A partir de un monitoreo de rutina, integrantes de la PPN tomaron conocimiento de la situación de vulnerabilidad de una joven lactante que permanecía alojada en el Centro de Contraventores de la CABA. Ante esta situación, el organismo se presentó como amicus curiae acompañando la solicitud de prisión domiciliaria realizada por la defensa.

La Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos (CNDH) advirtió, en este caso, violaciones a los derechos humanos a la protección a la salud y vida, al trato digno y al acceso a la información en materia de salud. La comision acreditó que personal de salud de la Unidad de Medicina Familiar número 19 y del Hospital General de Zona número 1 “Venados”, de la Ciudad de México, otorgaron atención inadecuada a un paciente, persona adulta mayor, quien cursaba con exacerbación de EPOC, y al no ser tratado de manera adecuada y oportuna, lamentablemente falleció.

On 22 March 2024, the Veterans Ombud Colonel (Ret’d) Nishika Jardine released a report on the unfairness inherent in Veterans Affairs Canada’s (VAC) Pain and Suffering Compensation (PSC) benefit. The PSC benefit compensates Veterans for disabilities related to their service. How VAC pays the PSC benefit directly affects what happens to Veterans’ compensation when they die.

The Yukon Ombudsman, Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC), and the Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner (PIDC), Jason Pedlar, has released his first annual report that highlights an increase in cases, quick and effective resolution of files, and opportunities for change to better serve Yukoners.

Prompted by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) re-activating or off-setting very old debts, on 26 March 2024, the Commonwealth Ombudsman, ACT Ombudsman and Inspector-General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman published: How to tell people they owe the government money – Best practice principles for notifying people about debts.

The Ombudsman of Sint Maarten, Ms. Gwendolien Mossel, recently attended the Caribbean and Latin American Regional Board of Directors meeting of the International Ombudsman Institute, which was held from March 11-14, 2024 in Mexico City. Among other, a primary topic was the migratory wave in the region. Kindly clilck here the statement on the mobility crisis in the region and the crisis in Haiti, issued by the Ombuds institutions of the Caribbean & Latin American Region, which is available in alle three official IOI languages.

Kindly click here to read an article by Judge Emeritus Joseph Zammit McKeon, Parliamentary Ombudsman of Malta, reflecting on his first year in office.

El subdirector de Transporte y Telecomunicaciones de la Defensoría del Pueblo del la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Javier Altrudi, participó en representación del organismo de la audiencia pública convocada por el Ente Único Regulador de Servicios Públicos porteño para tratar la modificación del cuadro tarifario y el valor del “Pase Diario”.