Toronto’s two largest school boards have taken steps to prevent another bus driver shortage this fall, after an investigation by Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé revealed their “actions and inactions” led to thousands of students being stranded as school began last September.

 

The Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights (CHR) opened a “Human Rights Tent” offering numerous workshops, lectures and legal advice at the 23rd edition of the Przystanek Woodstock festival. Guests at the tent included representatives from various institutions and non-governmental organizsations.

Every democratic society needs its police force to embody the highest professional standards, and to respect human rights and the law in all its activities. This publication produced  by  the  Criminal  law  Co-operation  Unit  of  the  Directorate  General  of  Human  Rights  and  Rule  of  Law,  gives  a  snapshot  of  police  oversight  mechanisms  across  the forty-seven member States as of February 2017.

The Office of the Ombudsman New Zealand has published the new Ombudsman Quarterly Review this month.

El defensor Raúl Lamberto y la delegada del Instituto Nacional contra la Discriminación, la Xenofobia y el Racismo (Inadi) en Santa Fe, Caren Schibelbein, se reunieron este martes en Rosario y acordaron que la oficina de atención comenzará la próxima semana. Destacaron que en un mismo edificio funcionarán oficinas de tres organismos dedicados a proteger los derechos fundamentales de las personas.

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.