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2011-07-22Public Defender publishes first report on NPM activities
Enthrusted with the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture (NPM), the Spanisch national Ombudsman Institution – the Public Defender – has conducted 231 inspection visits of places of deprivation of liberty during its first working year. The Office of the Public Defender headed by María Luisa Cava de Llano has accordingly published a first MNP Report.
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2019-06-13
Special Procedures, Treaty Bodies and the UPR – a connectivity analysis
This policy report calls for a fundamental rethink of the international compliance system: instead of the three main implementation mechanisms being perceived (and, in the case of Treaty Bodies and Special Procedures, perceiving of themselves) as separate, distinct, unconnected and – even – as operating in tension; they should be seen as three complementary parts of a single human rights compliance engine.
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2019-06-13Seimas Ombudsmen's Office - Annual Report 2017 - Summary EN
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2019-06-13
Seimas Ombudsmen's Office - Annual Report 2018 - Summary EN
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2019-06-12
Government prepares decision for joining Optional Protocol to the Convention of the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure
Currently, Hungary is not yet party to the Optional Protocol to the 30-year-old Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure. It is thus a significant development that upon Commissioner for Fundamental Rights László Székely’s appeal, the Minister of State for Family and Youth Affairs at the Ministry of Human Capacities has indicated: they have begun to prepare the decision necessary for Hungary’s joining the optional protocol.
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2011-07-14
European Region organises OPCAT workshop
On 13 and 14 September 2011 an OPCAT workshop (Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture) for Ombudsman institutions will take place in Warsaw, Poland. I.O.I. Europe cooperates with the Polish Ombudsman Institution in the organisation of this event.
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2019-06-11
Ombudsman publishes Annual Report 2018
In 2018, the Ombudsman's Office received a total of 48,129 requests through the various channels available to citizens, including 36,111 entries of complaints and other communications. During the year, 9338 new procedures were instituted, five of them from the Ombudsman's initiative, which translates into an increase in the handling of complaints of 20% over the previous year.
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2019-06-11
Don du Médiateur de la République au centre d’insertion de l’association « Action Sénégal »
Le Médiateur de la République du Sénégal a offert un chauffe-eau solaire au Centre d’insertion de l’association « Action Sénégal » de Saint-Louis, le vendredi 12 avril 2019.
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2019-06-11
Réunion de coordination de la Commission Nationale Anti-Corruption au sein du Ministère de l’Intérieur
L’Institution du Médiateur du Royaume a pris part le 28 mai 2019 à Rabat, au siège du Ministère de l’Intérieur, à une réunion de coordination organisée par la Commission Nationale Anti-Corruption (CNAC) pour entrevoir les axes et projets prioritaires d’un des dix programmes relatifs à la Stratégie Nationale de Lutte contre la Corruption à savoir, celui relatif à : « l’amélioration du service au citoyen » pour l’année 2019.
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2011-07-11
Annual Report of the European Court of Justice
Since the establishment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in 1952, it constitutes the judicial authority of the European Union and, in cooperation with the courts and tribunals of the Member States, it ensures the uniform application and interpretation of European Union law. The annual report provides a synopsis of the case-law and much statistical information. It is available in all official EU languages.
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2011-07-06
FRA Report on Migrants in an irregular situation employed in domestic work
The report is the result of a project by the European Union Fundamental Rights Agency on the situation of migrants in an irregular situation in the EU.
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2019-06-07
USOA’s 2019 annual conference – registration now open
The Hawaii Office of the Ombudsman and the United States Ombudsman Association (USOA) Board of Directors invite you to join the 40th Annual USOA Conference, which will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii from 18 – 20 September 2019. Registration is now open!
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2011-07-04
La reunión de la Junta Directiva del I.I.O. 2011 se celebrará en Livingstone, Zambia
La reunión anual de la Junta Directiva del I.I.O. se celebrará en Livingstone, Zambia, del 30 de octubre al 2 de noviembre de 2011. El I.I.O. espera con interés sus fructíferas discusiones y decisiones y quiere expresar su agradecimiento a la Sra. Caroline Sokoni, Investigadora General de Zambia, por acoger este evento.
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2019-06-06
Ombudsman provides training for prison inspections in Vanuatu
A recent example of the training our Office can provide in the Pacific was the visit of three of our staff to Vanuatu in late March, to deliver training in prison investigations and inspections.
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2019-06-06
Partnership support for Ombudsman to improve Vanuatu Prisons
The Vanuatu Office of the Ombudsman has built expertise to conduct prison inspections through a learning exchange with the New Zealand Office of the Ombudsman. The workshop was funded by the Government of Australia and New Zealand Office of the Ombudsman with technical assistance provided by the United Nation’s Development Programme (UNDP).
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2019-06-06
Ad hoc public reports of the Human Rights Defender
The Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia published two ad hoc reports and a concept note in the capacity of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM).
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2019-06-06
Yanes solicitará a los ayuntamientos la creación de una concejalía de accesibilidad y movilidad
Representantes de la Asociación de Discapacitados Visuales y Auditivos de Fuerteventura (ADIVIA) se reunieron en la mañana de hoy con el Diputado del Común, Rafael Yanes, con el fin de trasladarle la necesidad de que los Ayuntamientos de Canarias creen una Concejalía específica de Accesibilidad y Movilidad.
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2019-06-06
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights comments on environment and human rights
Today, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms Dunja Mijatović, published a comment on the interdependence between human rights and the environment.
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2019-06-06
Council of Europe publishes Antirumours Handbook
This handbook is a practice-oriented sequel of the “Cities Free of Rumours” Guide published in 2015 by the Council of Europe. The lessons learned in recent years coupled with the growth in the number of cities that have joined the ARS and the interest it has generated since then, call for an update and further systematization of the antirumours approach and methodology. The handbook also provides practical examples to help and inspire cities and other stakeholders interested in learning more about this initiative and how to put it into practice.
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2019-06-06
Ombudsman participated in international scientific-practical conference in Dushanbe
The Azerbaijani Ombudsman participated in an international scientific-practical conference on the topic of “The Commissioner for Human Rights in the Republic of Tajikistan: achievements and perspectives” organized by the Commissioner for Human Rights of Tajikistan in Dushanbe.