Le IXe Congrès des membres de l’Association des ombudsmans et médiateurs de la Francophonie s’est conclu par l’adoption de la Déclaration de Québec, appelant au renforcement et à la consolidation des institutions de médiation en tant que promotrices des valeurs démocratiques, de l'État de droit et du respect des droits de l'Homme.

La Defensoría del Pueblo de la provincia de Santa Fe y la Defensoría Provincial de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes, en conjunto con la Cátedra del Agua de la Universidad Nacional de Rosario, presentaron una propuesta para garantizar el acceso al agua sana, pública y gratuita en bares, restaurantes y lugares públicos.

The severe conditions which children and families with children have to endure in Bělá-Jezová constitute a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Objectively speaking, children in the facility have worse living conditions than inmates in Czech prisons. Bělá-Jezová is a former military facility where the living conditions are, in many ways, much worse than those in Czech prisons.

In Dame Beverley Wakem’s last full year in office as Chief Ombudsman, the public has shown increasing confidence in seeking independent redress through the Office of the Ombudsman.

Hyderabad Development Authority paid service dues to a retired government employee on the orders of Mr. Asad Ashraf Malik, Provincial Ombudsman Sindh.

El Ombudsman mexicano, Luis Raúl González Pérez, quien presidió los trabajos del encuentro, afirmó que los principios de los derechos humanos, así como la paz y la seguridad, son ejes fundamentales para el desarrollo sostenible, incluyendo no sólo a las personas sino a nuestro planeta en su totalidad

In the context of its work in the area of migration, asylum and borders, FRA is today publishing a new paper, Alternatives to detention for asylum seekers and people in return procedures. The paper seeks to provide guidance to policy makers and practitioners on the use of measures for asylum seekers and people in return procedures that do not unnecessarily deprive them of their right to liberty.

Manitoba Ombudsman has developed a user friendly Privacy Impact Assessment Tool that encourages organizations to think about privacy when evaluating an existing or proposed program, service or activity. This Privacy Impact Assessment Tool replaces the Compliance Review Tool for Manitoba’s Information Privacy Laws, developed by Manitoba Ombudsman in 2003.