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2020-04-17Transparency and access to information in the context of a global pandemic
The impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) brings unprecedented challenges for our society, both nationally and globally. Public authorities must make significant decisions that affect public health, civil liberties and people’s prosperity. The public’s right to access information about such decisions is vital.
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2020-04-17
Ombudsman Shahbaz directs investigating officers on safety measures
Federal Ombudsman Syed Tahir Shahbaz chaired a meeting to direct investigating officers and senior officers to facilitate complainants by observing all safety measures.
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2020-04-17
Ombudsman's statement on the State of Emergency
At this very serious moment in our collective life, many citizens are wondering about the meaning and scope of the State of Emergency, decreed on the 18 March 2020 by His Excellency the President of the Republic. The questions, associated with natural feelings of unease and apprehension, are in themselves more than justified. Never before, during the almost forty-four years of the Constitution of the Republic, had the need been felt to resort to this exceptional instrument of ordering social relations. The need has now arisen.
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2020-04-15
Social Care institutions are monitored through Social Media
The Seimas Ombudsman Augustinas Normantas has begun the monitoring of social care homes through social media. Having launched a private Facebook group named "A Quarantine in social care institutions," the Human Rights Division of the Seimas Ombudsmen's Office started monitoring of social care institutions by providing the assistance to caregivers and collecting information on challenges with which the institutions face.
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2020-04-15
Annual Report 2019 of the Ombudsman institution now available
The Office of the Ombudsman of Turkey is pleased to share with you the abridged English version of the 2019 Annual Report of the Ombudsman institution. The year 2019 was marked by significant number of complaint applications which reached 20.968 in 2019.
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2020-04-15
New date for 12th IOI World Conference
We are pleased to announce that a new date has been agreed for the 12th IOI World Conference and General Assembly. The conference will now take place from 23 - 28 May 2021.
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2020-04-15
Nueva fecha para la 12ª Conferencia Mundial del IIO
Tenemos el agrado de comunicar que se ha fijado una nueva fecha para la 12ª Conferencia Mundial y Asamblea General del IIO. La conferencia se llevará a cabo los días 23 – 28 de mayo de 2021.
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2025-04-10
Journée internationale pour l’élimination de la discrimination raciale : la Défenseure des droits à la rencontre des organisations syndicales et des lycéens
Le 21 mars, à l’occasion de la journée internationale pour l'élimination de la discrimination raciale, la Défenseure des droits participait à une rencontre avec les organisations syndicales réunies à la Bourse du travail de Paris. L’après-midi, Claire Hédon intervenait pour présenter l’institution et sensibiliser les élèves de terminale de la maison d’éducation de la Légion d’honneur à l’égalité et à la lutte contre les discriminations.
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2020-04-14
Ombudsman community mourns death of former Spanish Ombudsman Enrique Múgica
The international Ombudsman community mourns the death of Enrique Múgica Herzog, former Spanish Ombudsman, President of the Federation of Ibero-american Ombudsman FIO and founder of the Association of Mediterranean Ombudsman (AOM), who passed away on Saturday, 11 April 2020, apparently victim of COVID-19.
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2020-04-14
Human Rights Defender monitors situation of domestic violence during the State of Emergency
Immediately after declaring the State of Emergency in Armenia, the Human Rights Defender has started the monitoring of the situation with regard to domestic violence. Reason for comprehensive monitoring is that the restrictions imposed during the State of Emergency increase the risk of violence in the family. In this respect, women, children and the elderly are the most vulnerable groups.
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2020-09-07ONU Info/Anshu Sharma
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2020-04-10
Le Défenseur des droits alerte sur des refus d’accès aux supermarchés opposés aux enfants
Le Défenseur des droits a eu connaissance de situations dans lesquelles l’accès à des supermarchés a été refusé à des enfants. Alors que de nombreuses familles sont monoparentales, ces refus ont pour effet soit de rendre impossible l’accès à des biens de première nécessité, soit de porter atteinte à l’intérêt supérieur des enfants en imposant qu’ils soient laissés seuls à la porte du magasin.
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2020-04-10
Parliamentary Ombudsman nominates new Human Rights Delegation
On 27 March 2020, Petri Jääskeläinen, the Parliamentary Ombudsman, nominated a new Human Rights Delegation to serve a term from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2024. The Delegation has 38 members; a total of 134 people applied to join the Human Rights Delegation.
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2020-06-23
Republic of Serbia - Special Report on the Protector of Citizens' activities during COVID-19 pandemic
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2020-04-09
CPT issues “Statement of principles relating to the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty”
The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has published a statement of principles relating to the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty in the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. This statement is now also available in French and Spanish.
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2020-06-22
Derechos Humanos en Perspectiva Internacional - Reporte semanal (13-19 junio 2020)
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2020-06-22
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2020-04-06
SPT issues advice to states parties and NPMs relating to the Coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus (COVID-19) has had a profound impact on daily life, with many facing restrictions upon personal movement and personal freedoms to enable the authorities to better combat the pandemic. Advice issued by the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic is now available in English, French and Spanish.
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2020-04-06
Ombudsman addresses relevant institutions to ensure urgent needs of Persons with Disabilities during COVID-19
The Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Sabina Aliyeva addressed to the relevant state bodies, the public and private sector actors the message drawing the attention to the issue of ensuring the urgent needs of persons with disabilities as they are among the high-risk groups of the population during the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19.
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2020-04-06
Human Rights Defender’s legal position of draft laws restricting the privacy of correspondence and other rights
The Human Rights Defender examined the Draft Laws on Making Supplements to the Law on the State of Emergency and on Making Supplements to the Law on Electronic Communication in an urgent manner.
