A total of 1991 complaints were received in the 2nd quarter of 2017, which is 54 less than in the same period last year. The ombudsman was approached by 1373 persons in matters falling within her competence under the law, which is 46 more than in the second quarter of the past year. Thus, the proportion of complaints falling within the Ombudsman’s mandate increased to 68% (the figure for the last year was 66%).

The Ombudsman for Children’s Office and the Children’s Hospital Group Board have come together with the three children’s hospitals; Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin; Temple Street Children’s University Hospital and the National Children’s Hospital, Tallaght Hospital to design and carry out a consultation process to capture the views of children, young people, their parents and hospital staff.

The complainant, widow of a deceased official of Revenue Department, approached the Provincial Ombudsman Sindh Mr. Asad Ashraf Malik for transfer of pension of her deceased husband in her favour as family pension. The department was allegedly delaying the transfer of family pension.

Con el objetivo de visualizar la problemática de las políticas de drogas y encarcelamiento que sufren las mujeres, el próximo  5 de septiembre se realizará la jornada “El impacto de las políticas prohibicionistas de drogas: la guerra contra las mujeres” en el  Auditorio Ides a partir de las 13.30hs.

El pasado 28 de julio aproximadamente a las 20 horas agentes penitenciarios pertenecientes a la División Control y Registros del Complejo Penitenciario Federal de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires realizaron una requisa sorpresiva en las instalaciones del Centro Universitario Devoto (CUD) y en el Centro Educativo de Nivel Secundario (CENS), fuera del horario de funcionamiento de estos espacios y en pleno receso invernal.

Las dos instituciones firmaron convenios de cooperación que permitirán que personal del organismo nacional tenga a partir de la próxima semana un espacio en la oficina de la defensoría para recibir denuncias vinculadas con actos discriminatorios, xenófobos o racistas en la ciudad y su zona de influencia.

In its efforts to further increase the regional impact of the IOI, the members of the IOI Board of Directors decided at their recent Board meeting in Vienna to continue the regional subsidy programme for the membership year 2017/2018. Institutional members wishing to apply for a regional subsidy can submit project proposal until 1 September 2017.

The office of the Ombudsman organized a one day sensitization workshop as part of the Ombudsman’s preparations to visit prisons, police cells and other detention centers. The workshop was attended by fifty eight participants from the Police, Immigration and Prisons departments as well as staff of the Ombudsman and Press officers and was held at Senegambia Hotel on 10th August 2017.