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2021-04-01The Seimas Ombudsman‘s Office has Submitted the Activity Report of the year 2020
The Seimas Ombudsman’s Office – the National Human Rights Institution – has submitted its Activity Report of 2020 to the Seimas highlighting human rights concerns of the last year. The COVID-19 pandemic, which shook the world in 2020, also impacted the activities of the Seimas Ombudsman, who repeatedly noted that during the pandemic it was especially important to ensure that residents of care homes and convicts had the opportunity to keep in touch with their family members. In other cases, when it was established that certain rights of individuals were violated due to the conditions of the pandemic, own-initiative investigations were started.
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2024-03-27
La Médiature a initié une campagne de communication dans la région de Kédougou
La Médiature a initié une campagne de communication dans la région de Kédougou où elle dispose d’un bureau régional. Celle-ci articulée autour de 3 langues parlées dans la localité (pular, bédick, et diakhanté) a pour but de mieux informer les populations sur les missions de l’institution.
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2024-03-27
Annual report highlights the Office of the Yukon Ombudsman is busier than ever
The Yukon Ombudsman, Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC), and the Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner (PIDC), Jason Pedlar, has released his first annual report that highlights an increase in cases, quick and effective resolution of files, and opportunities for change to better serve Yukoners.
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2024-03-27
How to tell people they owe the government money – Best practice principles for notifying people about debts
Prompted by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) re-activating or off-setting very old debts, on 26 March 2024, the Commonwealth Ombudsman, ACT Ombudsman and Inspector-General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman published: How to tell people they owe the government money – Best practice principles for notifying people about debts.
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2021-03-30
Ombudsman discusses freedom of the media and rule of law in Slovenia
On 26 March 2021, the Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group of the European Parliament which operates in the framework of the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs continued the discussion on the freedom of the media and the rule of law in Slovenia. Ombudsman Peter Svetina has accepted the invitation of the Group, headed by the Dutch MP Sophie in 't Veld, and participated in the second round of discussions in Brussels.
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2021-03-29
11. Reporte semanal “Derechos humanos en perspectiva internacional”
Les hacemos llegar el 11. Reporte Semanal de “Derechos Humanos en Perspectiva Internacional” (20 al 26 de marzo de 2021), elaborado por el Programa de Observación y Asistencia para el Fortalecimiento de las Defensorías del Pueblo, que forma parte de la Unidad de Política Institucional de la Defensoría del Pueblo de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Argentina).
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2021-03-29
Ombudsman Hong Kong announces results of investigation into Government’s handling of misconnection of private building sewers to stormwater collection systems
On March 29, the Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, announced the completion of a direct investigation into the Government’s handling of misconnection of private building sewers to the stormwater collection system (referred to as “sewer misconnection”) and has made eight recommendations for improvement having regard to the inadequacies found on the part of the Buildings Department (BD) and the Environmental Protection Department (EPD).
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2021-03-23
New Comparative Study on American Ombudsman Institutions by Buenos Aires Ombudsman
The Defensoría del Pueblo de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (DPCABA) has undertaken the task of examining the Ombudsman instititutions on the American Continent in a new comparative study.
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2021-03-22
ECRI highlights 2020: Inequalities related to COVID-19, growing religious intolerance, backlash against LGBTI people
The Council of Europe’s anti-racism commission (ECRI) in its 2020 annual report published today, ahead of the International Day against Racial Discrimination marked on 21 March, identified four key challenges Europe was facing last year. These are: mitigating the disproportional impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on vulnerable groups, tackling deep-rooted racism in public life, combating anti-Muslim racism and antisemitism in the face of terrorism, and addressing the backlash against the protection of human rights of LGBTI people.
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2021-03-22
Commonwealth Ombudsman reports into ACT Policing's engagement with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community
We would like to acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples, the traditional custodians of the Canberra region and pay our respects to Elders past and present. Today, the Commonwealth and ACT Ombudsman, Michael Manthorpe PSM, released a report of his investigation into ACT Policing's framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander engagement. The Ombudsman looked at whether the programs, policies, procedures and training ACT Policing has in place to manage its engagement with the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community are appropriate and well administered.
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2021-03-22
10. Reporte semanal “Derechos humanos en perspectiva internacional”
Les hacemos llegar el 10. Reporte Semanal de “Derechos Humanos en Perspectiva Internacional” (13 al 19 de marzo de 2021), elaborado por el Programa de Observación y Asistencia para el Fortalecimiento de las Defensorías del Pueblo, que forma parte de la Unidad de Política Institucional de la Defensoría del Pueblo de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Argentina).
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2024-03-22
Ombudsman attends IOI Regional Board meeting in Mexico City
The Ombudsman of Sint Maarten, Ms. Gwendolien Mossel, recently attended the Caribbean and Latin American Regional Board of Directors meeting of the International Ombudsman Institute, which was held from March 11-14, 2024 in Mexico City. Among other, a primary topic was the migratory wave in the region. Kindly clilck here the statement on the mobility crisis in the region and the crisis in Haiti, issued by the Ombuds institutions of the Caribbean & Latin American Region, which is available in alle three official IOI languages.
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2021-03-19
Involuntary hospitalized people will be able to benefit from an independent assessment of their mental health status
Involuntary hospitalized persons with mental and behavioral disorders from now on will be able to take advantage of an independent assessment of their state of mental health. Such a possibility is provided for in the Minister of Health’s procedure, which was approved taking into account the recommendations of the Seimas Ombudsman Augustinas Normantas.
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2024-03-21
Reminder: Webinar on "Promoting Human Rights: The Role of Ombudsman Institutions"
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. Please click here to see the invitation.
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2024-03-21
La Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec : Aucun citoyen ne doit être oublié
Un citoyen porte plainte contre la Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) qui a oublié d’ajuster son indemnité. L’homme vit avec un handicap majeur depuis un accident de la route.
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2024-03-21
Five unlawfully detained juvenile suspects released from police custody
Five juveniles were apprehended and arrested during the state of emergency period and detained by the Police Fox Unit at a Police Station for the alleged theft of copper wires within the vicinity of the buildings that were burnt down during civil unrest that took place on 10 January 2024. When the Ombudsman Commission learnt of the predicament it intervened on 22 January 2024 and commenced preliminary enquiry at the Police Station.
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2024-03-21
New casebook to help public sector agencies to improve decision-making
The Casebook 2024 of the Queensland Ombudsman highlights a range of outcomes achieved through investigations. This is the fourth issue of the annual casebook series that helps to inform the community about the work the institution does for all Queenslanders.
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2024-03-21
Ombudsman asks European Commission about artificial intelligence use in decision making
The Ombudsman has written to the European Commission to ask how it decides on and uses artificial intelligence (AI) in its decision making. The Ombudsman noted that while rapid developments in AI can improve the quality and efficiency of work they pose major challenges when it comes to accuracy, potential bias, explainability, and human oversight.
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2021-03-17
Knowledge of complaint procedures under international treaties important for human rights protection
The Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia addressed the importance of knowledge of individual complaint procedures under human rights treaties in a webinar hosed by the office in February 2021.
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2021-03-16
UNESCO calls for COVID-19 vaccines to be considered a global public good
UNESCO’s International Bioethics Committee (IBC) and the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) have called for a change of course in current COVID-19 vaccination strategies, urging that vaccines be treated as a global public good to ensure they are made equitably available in all countries, and not only to those who bid the highest for these vaccines. Both committees have a long track record in providing ethical guidance on sensitive issues.