On 4 March 2024, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr Volker Türk gave an update to the Human Rights Council. In his update he focuses on the scourge of war and the imperative of peace; and second, on the open space that is needed for societies to flourish – particularly in this mega election year. 

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On 28 February 2024, the Ombudsman of the Republic of Angola, Dr. Florbela Rocha Araújo, assumed the Presidency of the African Ombudsman and Mediators Association (AOMA), in a solemn ceremony held in Durban, South Africa.

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Join the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC), the research and training arm of the African Ombudsman and Mediators' Association (AOMA) for the thought-provoking webinar on "Promoting Human Rights: The Role of Ombudsman Institutions" on Tuesday, 26 March 2024 at 10 am (GMT+2), organised in collaboration with the International Ombudsman Institute. Kindly click here to register for the webinar.

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The Austrian Ombudsman Board leads by example: 70% of the team is female. Ombudsperson Schwarz calls upon the business world to put the principle of ‘fifty-fifty in leadership positions’ into practice and encourages women to be brave.

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En cumplimiento de su deber legal de proteger los derechos humanos de las personas alojadas, la PPN se presentó como amicus curiae para solicitar en carácter urgente la prisión domiciliaria de un varón de 38 años que se encuentra detenido en el CPF I de CABA y que padece una grave enfermedad.

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In her report Investigation into healthcare provision for Aboriginal people in Victorian prisons tabled on 6 March 2024, Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass finds the lack of input by Victoria’s First Nations people into healthcare policy in prisons is having devastating effects on the health outcomes for them.

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On 3 March 2022, the Ombudsman Commission received a Complaint regarding the alleged delay in the transfer of the title for a deceased estate and overcharging of administrative fees by the office of the Public Trustee of Papua New Guinea. It was alleged that the Office of the Public Trustee had charged excessive fees and had delayed the transfer of a title of a deceased estate to the beneficiaries.

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El Senado de la República, el Tribunal Constitucional (TC) y el Defensor del Pueblo, celebraron el evento “Aventura de una Constitución”, que busca impulsar la educación cívica para que los niños conozcan sus derechos y deberes.

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Le 27 février 2024, le Défenseur des droits a publié les résultats d’une étude menée auprès des policiers et des gendarmes sur leurs attitudes vis-à-vis des relations avec la population, de la déontologie et des instances de contrôle interne et externe. Confiée à des chercheurs du Centre de recherches sociologiques sur le droits et les institutions pénales et du laboratoire Pacte avec le soutien du Défenseur des droits et du Centre de recherche de l’École des officiers de la gendarmerie nationale, cette étude conforte les recommandations portées par la Défenseure des droits.

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National institutions for human rights, such as the Ombudsman institution in Croatia, play a key role in realizing the fundamental rights of citizens and in promoting EU values: fundamental rights, democracy and the rule of law. This role was recognized and further strengthened with the help of the project “Supporting National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in monitoring fundamental rights and the fundamental rights aspects of the rule of law “.

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On 28 February 2024, the Public Defender addressed the director of one of the public schools of the Khelvachauri municipality with a general proposal relating to the case of incitement to discrimination on the basis of sex/gender and called on him to not allow discriminatory treatment on the basis of sex or other grounds at school and to implement a policy of equality, and in relation to the school uniform, to ensure students' freedom of choice.

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In a new report, Ombudsperson Jay Chalke calls on the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) to address problematic road legislation that has real-life consequences for many British Columbians.

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El 1 de marzo de 2024 tenía lugar el acto de celebración del 5.º aniversario del Pacto contra la segregación escolar, que impulsaron en 2019 la institución del Síndic de Greuges de Catalunya y el Departamento de Educación, con la voluntad de promover políticas de lucha contra ese fenómeno.

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La Defensora del Pueblo de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, María Rosa Muiños, participó de la audiencia pública convocada por la Secretaría de Energía de la Nación, que determinará los criterios por los cuales un hogar recibirá o no subsidios parciales o totales a los servicios de gas y luz.

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