As part of its strategies to contribute towards realisation of the right to access to justice by Kenyans, the Commission has carried out free legal aid forums in Makueni County. The public forums, conducted in three different towns, are aimed at creating and enhancing citizens’ awareness on administrative justice and on their right to access to information and how it promotes access to justice.

Marianne Ryan, Alberta’s ninth Ombudsman, welcomes legislative changes that expand her office’s jurisdiction to include municipalities. The updated legislation takes effect April 1, 2018 and includes ‘municipalities’ to the jurisdiction, alongside Alberta government departments, designated professional organizations and the Patient Concerns Resolution Process of Alberta Health Services.

The Ombudsman, Ms Connie Lau, held a press conference on April 17 to announce the results of two direct investigations, namely “Water Supplies Department’s Maintenance of Government Water Mains and Risk Management” and “Government Departments’ Handling of the Problem of Air-conditioner Dripping”.

La Defensora de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes de Santa Fe, Analía Colombo, participó este miércoles y jueves de la firma de convenios con centros residenciales. Las actividades se llevaron a cabo en las ciudades de Rosario y Santa Fe y contaron la presencia de la subsecretaria de los Derechos de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes de Santa Fe, Andrea Travaini.

At the meeting with experts on human rights and mental health, the Seimas Ombudsmen Augustinas Normantas and Raimondas Šukys discussed the conformity of the amendments to the Law Mental Health Care with the international obligations of the country in the field of human rights.

Ce mercredi 11 avril, le Défenseur des droits, Jacques Toubon, présente son rapport annuel d’activité. Il sera remis au Président de la République ainsi qu’aux présidents de l’Assemblée nationale et du Sénat. Le Défenseur des droits a reçu de nouvelles missions, son activité continue à augmenter sensiblement, il prend fréquemment position et présente des propositions aux décideurs publics, sa voix se fait entendre de plus en plus fortement. 

Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier today released his Final Opinion on five complaints concerning the New Zealand Defence Force’s withholding of information related to Operation Burnham in Afghanistan in 2010. Peter Boshier found the NZDF was justified in withholding most of the requested information under the Official Information Act.

El defensor del Pueblo de la provincia de Santa Fe, Raúl Lamberto, participó este lunes en una reunión con trabajadores de la refinería de Oil en San Lorenzo e integrantes del Sindicato Unido Petroleros e Hidrocarburíferos (Supeh), a quienes informó de las actuaciones realizadas por la institución en el marco de la crisis que vive la empresa y que pone en riesgo ambiental a la zona.