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2019-09-12Ombudsman requests poverty policy for elderly in the Caribbean Netherlands to be a priority
Elderly who live on or below the poverty threshold in the Caribbean Netherlands face several problems. They hardly have money to cover their basic needs, there are too few (care) facilities and they don’t know which benefits they might be entitled to.
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2019-09-09
Parliament adopted legislative package based on monitoring of Human Rights Defender
Under the new Constitution of 2015 the mandate of the Human Rights Defender (HRD) has been expanded by including the power to facilitate the improvement of the regulatory legal acts related to human rights and freedoms. Following the Constitutional Amendments, a new Constitutional Law on Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia was adopted in December 2016. Within this constitutional function, a new practice of reflecting monitoring results in draft laws by the HRD Office is being exercised.
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2019-09-09
Ombudsman proposes collaboration with State Migration Service and IOM country office
The Ombudsman of Azerbaijan received the Chief of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Mission to Azerbaijan Mr. Vladimir Giorgiyev.
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2019-09-09
Reducción del presupuesto 2020 de Defensoría del Pueblo requerido para lucha contra violencia hacia la mujer
La Defensoría del Pueblo de Perú expresó hoy su protesta contra el Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas (MEF), por haber reducido en un 76% el presupuesto solicitado para impulsar acciones dirigidas a enfrentar la lucha contra la violencia hacia mujeres, niñas y adolescentes en nuestro país durante el próximo año. Así lo contempla el Proyecto de Ley de Presupuesto General de la República para el año 2020 presentado por el Ejecutivo al Congreso de la República.
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2019-09-05
“Unlawful and wrong” - solitary confinement and isolation of young people in Victorian prison
Children and young people in Victorian prisons and youth justice systems are being damaged rather than rehabilitated through excessive use of isolation and separation, Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass has found.
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2019-09-05
Dutch Ombudsman hosts Poldershop on “Ombudsman Tools”
Dutch National Ombudsman Reinier Van Zutphen will host another Poldershop in The Hague on Friday, 1 November 2019. This edition of the Poldershop is about how Ombudsman assess the actions of the government and on what basis they reach their decisions. Input and results from this Poldershop will inform an IOI Best Practice Paper to be published next year.
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2019-09-05
AOMA condamne la violence xenophobe contre les entreprises des migrants africains en Afrique du Sud
L’Association des Ombudsman et Médiateurs Africains (AOMA) est préoccupée par les attaques xenophobes en course en Afrique du Sud où des pillages et des incendies de magasins appartenant à des étrangers africains ont été signalés à Johannesburg et Pretoria, quelques jours avant. L’AOMA exhorte toutes les parties concernées à utiliser les voies diplomatiques pour trouver une solution viable pour tous les citoyens d’Afrique touchés par la violence.
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2019-09-05Poldershop "Ombudsman Tools" - Invitation & Programme
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2019-09-05
Poldershop "Ombudsman Tools" - Registration Form
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2019-09-02
Unintended consequences for prisoners as Northland continues with old regime
The Chief Ombudsman of New Zealand Peter Boshier says the Northland Regional Corrections Facility is persisting with policies that are preventing it from achieving its full potential. Mr Boshier has tabled his latest report in Parliament on an unannounced inspection of the Prison conducted in February.
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2019-09-02
Report unannounced inspection of Northland Regional Corrections Facility_Ombudsman of New Zealand
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2019-08-29
Family failed by Trust’s decision to remove specialist care
Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust failed in its duty to provide good clinical care for a boy with a life-threatening condition, an investigation by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has found.
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2019-08-29
Council of Europe publication on “Unboxing AI – 10 steps to protect human rights”
Artificial intelligence (AI) driven technologies are increasingly present in our daily life, including in home appliances and social media applications. This brings great opportunities but also involves risks with real and serious consequences for individuals, including potential breaches of their human rights.
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2019-08-29
Council of Europe: Unboxing Artificial Intelligence - 10 steps to protect Human Rights (May 2019)
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2019-08-29
Conseil de l'Europe : Décoder l'intelligence artificielle - 10 mesures pour protéger les droits de l'homme ( mai 2019 )
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2019-08-28
NPM visited 21 places of detention until August
From the beginning of this year until mid-August, the National Prevention Mechanism (NPM) of Portugal has carried out 21 monitoring visits to places of deprivation of liberty. Of the 21 visits made, 13 went to prisons, four to Temporary Settlement Centers and Matched Spaces (EECIT), two to Educational Centers and two to places of detention by the police.
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2019-08-28
IOI Europe quadrennial conference - papers available online
On the occasion of its 20th anniversary, the Office of Federal Ombudsman of Belgium hosted the quadrennial conference of the IOI’s European Region in Brussels in October 2018. The event invited Ombudsman colleagues to discuss “The Ombudsman in an open and participatory society”. Conference presentations and papers are now available online in the “Member Area” of the IOI website.
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2011-12-14
CNDH presenta informe anual 2010
La Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos ha entregado su informe annual correspondiente al año 2010. Puede descargar la versión española aquí.
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2019-08-27
Ombudsman engages Sierra Leone police
The Ombudsman of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Leon Jenkins-Johnston esq. and team from the Office of the Ombudsman has engaged Senior Police officers at various divisions in the western Area. The engagement is part of the ongoing sensitization drive that the ombudsman started few months ago to meet with MDA’s.
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2019-08-27
IOE 2019 – Special event on women leaders in Ombudsman and oversight institutions
For the first-time ever, the International Ombud Expo 2019 scheduled to hold in Sheraton Abuja, Nigeria from 28 – 31 October, 2019 will include a special event dedicated to showcase through pictures, sharing of experiences, and expert discussions the contributions of women leaders in these institutions. Women have contributed immensely towards the development and impact of ombudsman and related oversight institutions across the globe. But this influence has remained largely unnoticed. More so, there is no systematic data available anywhere on this. The special event is aimed at closing this gap