Public Defender of Rights of the Czech Republic, Anna Šabatová, has recently published three annual reports on her activities.

After holding consultation days in Vorarlberg and Tyrol Ombudsman Guenther Kraeuter followed an invitation from the South Tyrol Ombudsman, Gabriele Morandell, this week. As part of a public event in Bolzano Kraeuter presented the Austrian institution and explained the main tasks of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI).

The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights is pleased to present the electronic version of the first “Comprehensive Annual Report of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights on the Activities of the OPCAT National Preventive Mechanism in 2015”.

The South Australian Ombudsman investigated a complaint about the treatment of a young man held in custody by the Department for Correctional Services. The young man was held under the Mental Health Act 2009.

On 2 August 2016, the Correctional Investigator of Canada, Mr. Howard Sapers, released his investigation into the extent and manner in which the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) discloses information with family members of an inmate who has died in federal custody.

On 4 August 2016, the Gibraltar Public Services Ombudsman, Mr Mario Hook and his staff including our Health Complaints Handling team were outside Parliament House distributing their 16th Annual Report for the year 2015.

The Ombudsman, Ms Connie Lau, today invited members of the public to provide views and information on the support services offered by the Social Welfare Department (SWD) for persons with mental health problems and their families, carers and neighbours.

La Procuración Penitenciaria de la Nación (PPN) publica el Boletín Estadístico de Nº 3 con información actualizada al segundo trimestre de 2016. Esta publicación tiene por objetivo visibilizar algunas de las principales características estructurales del sistema carcelario argentino que han sido abordadas por el organismo como ejes prioritarios de su trabajo.