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2021-03-19Involuntary 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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2015-01-14FRA Report: Victims of crime in the EU - the extent and nature of support for victims (Jan 2014) - EN
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2024-04-05
Racisme, antisémitisme et xénophobie : contribution du Défenseur des droits au rapport 2023 de la CNCDH
À l’occasion de la Journée internationale pour l'élimination de la discrimination raciale du 21 mars, la Défenseure des droits rend publique sa contribution au rapport annuel de la Commission nationale consultative des droits de l’homme (CNCDH) sur la lutte contre le racisme, l’antisémitisme et la xénophobie.
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2024-04-05
Commissioner for Older People launches new report ‘Are you ageist?’
The Commissioner for Older People says more needs to be done to tackle age-based discrimination in Northern Ireland, as his latest report finds almost half of older people have experienced ageism.
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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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2024-04-04
Intégrité des ministères et organismes publics : qu’est-ce qu’un acte répréhensible?
Au Québec, c’est le Protecteur du citoyen qui veille à l’intégrité des ministères et des organismes publics. Il traite les divulgations d’actes répréhensibles et mène des enquêtes rigoureuses pour vérifier si des actes répréhensibles ont été commis ou sont sur le point de l’être. Voici quelques pistes pour reconnaître et divulguer un acte répréhensible.
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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.
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2021-03-15
The President appreciated the timely compilation of the Federal Ombudsman’s annual report
President Dr. Arif Alvi has asked Wafaqi Mohtasib (Federal Ombudsman), Syed Tahir Shahbaz, to further strengthen the Institution of Ombudsman by using modern technology to effectively and efficiently redress the complaints against the maladministration of government agencies.
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2021-03-12
Best Practice Paper on “Giving Voice to Mental Health Patients” now available
The IOI is pleased to present the next issue of its Best Practice Paper series (BPP). Issue 5 puts a focus on the rights of mental health patients, especially those who are involuntarily detained in psychiatric facilities or required to take medical treatment. The BPP is based on observations made by the Ombudsman of Alberta and the British Columbia Ombudsperson.
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2015-08-07
Síndic de Greuges de Catalunya - Informe Anual 2014 - ES
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2021-03-11
Yuan de Control celebra exposición con motivo de su 90 aniversario
El Yuan de Control (YC) cumple su 90 aniversario en 2021. Desde el 29 de enero hasta el 30 de abril se celebra «Defensa de la justicia, exposición especial con motivo del 90 aniversario del Yuan de Control». Durante la ceremonia de apertura, Chen Chu, presidenta del YC, señaló que esta exposición no solo mira hacia el pasado, sino que también mira hacia el futuro.
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2021-03-10
Persistent challenge: violence against women
Women in Europe continue to face widespread harassment and violence. Many limit where they go and whom they meet out of worry of being attacked. And when attacked, they often do not report it. These are some of the findings of the Fundamental Rights Agency’s (FRA) recent survey into people’s experiences with different types of crimes. On International Women’s Day, FRA calls for better support for women to ensure they can access their rights.
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2021-03-10
Covid-19 - Ombudsman alerts the Government to delays in attributing support to companies
The Ombudsman sent a letter to the Secretary of State for Social Security and to the Deputy Secretary of State and for Fiscal Affairs, in which she requested that efforts be made in order to overcome the situation experienced by companies that have been awaiting, for several months now, attribution of extraordinary support for progressive recovery of activity, wherein the justification for the delay lies in the dynamics of articulation between the Institute of Social Security, IP and the Tax and Customs Authority.
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2014-02-10
Defensoría del Pueblo - Annual Report 2008 - ES
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2021-03-09
2020 Annual Report: 142 Recommendations for Stronger Human Rights Protection
Ombudswoman Lora Vidović has submitted to the Croatian Parliament her annual report for the year 2020 containing an analysis of the issues faced by the citizens in the exercise of their human rights and incidences of discrimination. Its value lies especially in its 142 recommendations, mostly issued to the competent state administration bodies and aimed at achieving stronger human rights protection in virtually all areas of life.
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2014-02-06
Ombudsman of the State of Iowa - Annual Report 2011 - EN
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2015-07-06
Les droits fondamentaux : défis et réussites en 2014
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2021-03-08
8. Reporte semanal “Derechos humanos en perspectiva internacional”
Les hacemos llegar el 8. Reporte Semanal de “Derechos Humanos en Perspectiva Internacional” (27 de febrero al 5 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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2021-03-08
Seoul Metropolitan Government Citizens' Ombudsman Commission celebrates 5th Anniversary
This year marks the fifth anniversary of the Seoul Metropolitan Government Citizens' Ombudsman Commission since it was launched for the first time among local governments of Republic of Korea in February 2016 as an independent collegiate administrative agency. As an ombudsman organization, the commission is responsible for monitoring the municipal administration and protecting the rights and interests of our valued citizens.
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2021-03-08
International Women’s Day 2021: making justice fair, accessible and safer for women
For the first time, 41 oversight bodies from across the globe joined with the APT on International Women’s Day to call for sustained government action to protect the rights of women in prison. The historic statement coordinated by the APT – the first time such a broad range of national and local oversight bodies have come together on this issue – addresses the risks of discrimination, abuse and ill-treatment faced by women in prison worldwide.