Gibraltar laid its Annual Report 2015 before the Parliament on Wednesday 29th June 2016.

Le Médiateur de la République, M. N’Golo Coulibaly a reçu au siège de la Médiateur, une délégation de la Commission Nationale des Droits de l’Homme en Côte d’Ivoire (CNDHCI), conduite par sa nouvelle présidente, Mme Namizata Sangare.

Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé today called on the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services to save lives by requiring police across the province to use de-escalation techniques in conflict situations before resorting to lethal force.

The Council of Europe (CoE) has launched the first EU/CoE “HELP in the 28” course on "Fight against racism, xenophobia, homophobia and transphobia". This is a free online course and it has been designed for legal professionals or anyone interested to legally fight discrimination.

On 9 June, Justice of the Supreme Administrative Court Elisabeth Rynning was elected unanimously by Parliament to be the new Chief Parliamentary Ombudsman.

The Ombudsman, Ms Connie Lau, announced the completion of a direct investigation into the Government's provision of public columbarium niches.

The officers for prevention of torture from 16 European countries converged in Vilnius on 21-23 June 2016 where the training on prevention of torture was held on the occasion of the 10-th anniversary of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT).

Grâce au tarif social énergie, certaines catégories de personnes ou ménages à revenus modestes reçoivent une facture de gaz et/ou d’électricité allégée. Depuis l’informatisation du processus, des milliers de personnes bénéficient automatiquement du tarif social, sans qu’elles ne doivent le demander. Mais pour les personnes handicapées, ce processus automatique pose un problème.