The second international seminar organized by the Catalan Ombudsman to address the human rights challenges in Europe will be taking place from 3 – 4 April 2017 in Barcelona. The Conference will be streamed live on the Website of the Catalan Parliament.

The summer school will equip members and staff of National Preventive Mechanisms with the knowledge to use and apply the revised Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Nelson Mandela Rules).

Students from various countries focused on human rights principles and international commitments at the discussion, which was organised by the Seimas Ombudsman's Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania.

Dans le cadre de ce contentieux contre l’arrêté de la Maire de Calais visant à interdire les occupations abusives, prolongées et répétées de plusieurs lieux, le Défenseur des droits, saisi par plusieurs associations d’aide aux étrangers, a présenté ses observations devant le Tribunal administratif de Lille.

La Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos (CNDH) considera necesario replantear la política migratoria de México. Fue presentado el libro “Migrantes. Voces, rostros y sueños compartidos”, que – según el Ombudsman nacional, Luis Raúl González Pérez, pretende reflejar el origen de la migración y analizar los principales factores que impulsan la migración.

The City of Toronto's new Ombudsman Susan Opler says her office is building on its accomplishments as it continues its work looking into problems with City services and recommending improvements.

On 23 March 2017, the Medical Council and the Office of the Ombudsman signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will allow for the exchange of information and complaints between both offices. The MoU will benefit both the public and health services. The agreement will also establish procedures to assist members of the public in accessing the services of both organisations.

As one of two representatives of the European Human Rights Institutions, Ombudswoman Lora Vidovic was elected as a member of the GANHRI Working Group on Ageing at the General Meeting of the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI), which she has been chairing since 2016.