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2019-07-11Ombudsman welcomes Venice Principles
On 2 May 2019, the Meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies of the Council of Europe endorsed the “Principles on the Protection and Promotion of the Ombudsman Institution” (“The Venice Principles”). The Gibraltar Public Services Ombudsman, welcomes the Venice Principles and fully supports the implementation of these internationally accepted standards.
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2019-07-11Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons highlights the essential role of NHRIs
A new report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs), Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, outlines the work of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in addressing internal displacement. It comes following a series of consultations with NHRIs and regional NHRI networks, including the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI).
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2011-11-09New admissions to the I.O.I.
At its 2011 meeting in Zambia, the Board of Directors unanimously approved the applications for institutional membership from a total of six ombudsman institutions from the Asian, the Caribbean & Latin American and the European Region.
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2019-07-10Homelessness is a real children’s issue
The Ombudsman for Children, Dr Niall Muldoon, appeared before the Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs today (Wednesday) to discuss the OCO’s No Place Like Home report and how homelessness is affecting children.
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2019-07-10Parliamentary Ombudsman Malta Annual Report 2018
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2019-07-10No Place Like Home Report 2019
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2019-07-09Czech Ombudswoman supports Polish Ombudsman who faces criticism for defending human rights in Poland
A number of international organisations and networks, namely ENNHRI, Equinet, GANHRI, IOI and OHCHR Europe, issued a statement in which they openly supported the Commissioner for Human Rights of Poland Adam Bodnar who is facing a strong criticism including the hateful campaign against him and hate speech for publicly protecting the right to a fair trial and the prohibition from inhumane and degrading treatment.
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2019-07-08Le Président a reçu le rapport d'activités 2018 du Médiateur de la République
Le Président de la République SEM Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta a reçu le rapport d'activités 2018 du Médiateur de la République.
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2019-07-08El Síndic de Greuges de Cataluña interviene en la conferencia anual de comisarios lingüísticos
Los días 26 y 27 de junio, en Toronto, tuvo lugar la Conferencia Anual de la Asociación Internacional de Comisarios Lingüísticos (IALC), bajo el lema “Protegiendo minorías lingüísticas, construyendo sociedades más fuertes”.
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2019-07-08commissioner-for-older-people-act-northern-ireland-2011
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2019-07-08legal foundation - mozambique ombudsman office
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2019-07-08establishment-of-the-office-of-the-ombudsman-for-the-city-of-johannesburg-by-laws
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2019-07-05establishment-of-the-office-of-the-ombudsman-for-the-city-of-johannesburg-by-laws
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2019-07-03Aumento de garrafas: audiencias públicas para proteger a los más vulnerables
El defensor del Pueblo santafesino reiteró su planteo de que los incrementos en el precio del gas envasado se definan con la participación de los usuarios, ya que afectan principalmente a los sectores de menores ingresos, que no cuentan con gas por red. Fue tras la cuarta suba de este servicio en lo que va del año. En términos interanuales el aumento alcanza el 124 por ciento.
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2019-07-03New IOI Secretary General appointed
On 1 July 2019 Werner Amon took office as new Austrian Ombudsman and was appointed Secretary General of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI).
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2019-07-03Sobrepoblación en la cárcel de Marcos Paz
La Cámara Federal de Casación Penal de Argentina prohíbe el ingreso de nuevos detenidos al CPF II y ordena medidas para reducir la sobrepoblación del establecimiento.
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2019-07-03Abordaje institucional de los NNyA que cumplen 18 años privados de libertad
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2019-07-02FRA publishes Fundamental Rights Report 2019
The year 2018 brought both progress and setbacks in terms of fundamental rights protection. The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) has published its Fundamental Rights Report 2019 and FRA´s opinion on the main developments in the thematic areas covered. The report reviews major developments in the field, identifying both achievements and remaining areas of concern.
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2019-07-02Cyprus Report Accessibility to the beach_GR
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2019-06-28IOI issues joint statement in Support of the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights
Together with ENNHRI, Equinet, GANHRI, OHCHR Europe and RPO, the IOI publishes a joint statement in support of Dr. Adam Bodnar, the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights, as he is currently facing severe backlash from some politicians and segments of the media for speaking up on behalf of the National Prevention Mechanism (NPM) on an individual case.