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2018-12-05The Ombudsperson published a recommendation report regarding the right to education of convicted persons
The Ombudsperson published a recommendation report for the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and the Ministry of Justice regarding the right to education of convicted persons.
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2018-12-05
Man overcharged for hospital stay complains to Ombudsman
A man complained to Ombudsman Peter Tyndall after he was charged 1,500€ for a number of hospital stays. This was despite a cap of 750€ on such charges at the time. The man, who suffers from a severe kidney condition, was admitted to two different hospitals over 12 months. He spent a total of 30 nights in hospital. At the time there was a 75€ per day charge for a hospital stay.
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2018-12-04
Towards the effective protection of LGBTI persons deprived of liberty - a monitoring guide
The Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) launched a new guide, which aims to strengthen the protection of LGBTI persons in detention settings. "Towards the effective protection of LGBTI persons deprived of liberty: a monitoring guide" offers practical guidance on how to account for sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics in a torture prevention framework.
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2018-12-04
Belize Ombudsman Delivers Speech at Control Yuan
Ombudsman of Belize, Lionel Arzu, visited the Control Yuan (CY) on 30 October 2018. During his visit, he delivered a speech in which he introduced the Belizean Office of the Ombudsman’s promotion of good governance and protection of human rights. He also engaged in open and friendly discussions with CY members and staff.
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2024-09-25
La Défenseure des droits en déplacement à Tours
Mercredi 18 septembre 2024, Claire Hédon était en déplacement à Tours pour une rencontre avec les acteurs de la Justice du territoire. À l’occasion de ce déplacement, Claire Hédon a pu s’entretenir avec le préfet d’Indre-et-Loire, et profiter d’un temps d’échange sur les particularités du territoire.
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2018-12-03
FRA survey reveals: Being black in the EU often means racism, poor housing and poor jobs
According to findings from a major repeated survey by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), black people in the EU face unacceptable difficulties in simply finding somewhere to live or getting a decent job because of their skin colour. Racist harassment also remains all too common.
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2018-12-03
USOA annual conference – Honolulu, September 2019
The United States Ombudsman Association’s (USOA) holds a conference every year. USOA’s 40th Annual Conference will be held from 18 – 20 September 2019, at the Hilton Waikiki Beach Hotel in Honolulu. Pre-conference workshops will be offered from 16 - 17 September 2019.
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2018-12-03
Recomendación sobre la Investigación de Violaciones Graves a los Derechos Humanos del "Caso Iguala"
Como consecuencia de la privación de la vida de 6 personas, la alteración de la salud y lesión física de otras 42 y la desaparición de 43 estudiantes de la Escuela Normal Rural "Raúl Isidros Burgos" de Ayotzinapa, la Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos inició de oficio un expediente de queja con objeto de investigar presuntas violaciones a derechos fundamentales que se habrían cometido.
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2017-12-14Northern Ireland Ombudsman - Annual Report 2013/2014 EN
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2018-11-30
The Québec Ombudsman delivers its findings in its 2017-2018 Annual Report
On the occasion of the tabling of her Annual Report in the National Assembly of Québec on November 29, 2018, Ombudsperson Marie Rinfret called on Québec’s public services to honour their commitments.
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2018-11-28
The role of national parliaments in the global human rights implementation agenda
The Universal Rights Group (URG) and the Commonwealth Secretariat published a policy brief within a series of publications exploring how universal human rights standards are translated through the actions of governments, parliaments, NHRIs and NGOs. The URG is a small, independent think tank situated in Geneva and dedicated to analysing and strengthening global human rights policy.
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2018-11-28
Children’s Advocate appointed
The Ombudsman of Namibia announced the appointment of Ms Ingrid Husselmann as the Deputy Chief, effective 1 November 2018. As the Deputy Chief, Ms Husselmann will lead and oversee the operational management of the Division: Human Rights and Legal services. She will also serve as the Children’s Advocate in the Office of the Ombudsman.
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2018-11-28
Meeting of the Slovenian and Hungarian National Preventive Mechanisms
Commissioner for Fundamental Rights László Székely, who fulfills the role of the Hungarian National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) and his Slovenian partner, Slovenian Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih, fulfilling the responsibilities of the Slovenian NPM, as well as NPM representative Robert Gačnik paid a visit to the Zala County Remand Prison on November 13-14, 2018, where they met with acting Prison Commander Colonel István András Fülöp, and Lieutenant-Colonel Szabolcs Porubszky.
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2019-02-25
CNDH - Comunicado de Prensa sobre protección del patrimonio cultural de pueblos indígenas
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2018-09-20
Public Defender of Rights - Annual Report - 2017 - EN
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2018-11-26
Thai and Indonesian Ombudsman strengthen bilateral ties through second-phase MOU signing
During 10 – 12 October 2018, Thai Ombudsman Viddhavat Rajatanun welcomed a delegation from the Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia led by Ombudsman Amzulian Rifai, to sign a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Ombudsman of the Kingdom of Thailand and the Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia.
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2018-11-26
Advisory Council on the Prevention of Torture discussed system of the deprivation of liberty
Current challenges on guarantying the rights of persons deprived of liberty were discussed during the extended session of the Advisory Council on the Prevention of Torture. Particularly, fundamental issues with regard to the new procedure of the early conditional release were dealt with, such as ensuring the right of access to court.
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2018-09-05
Opcat Report on Whanganui Prison New Zealand August 2018
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2019-05-24
Mayan pyramid of Chichen Itza
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2019-02-22
Conference opening remarks Mr. Tyndall - Athens 2019
