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2019-08-27Ombudswoman informs the public about alleged illegal police treatment of migrants
Since there has been no reaction so far to the Croatian Ombudswoman’s letter to the competent institutions (to State’s Attorney Office, Speaker of the Croatian Parliament, Chairpersons of the Committee on the Constitution, Standing Orders and Political System, the Committee on Human and National Minority Rights and the Domestic Policy and National Security Committee) regarding her request to conduct appropriate, efficient and independent investigation of the alleged illegal police treatment of migrants, which was received in a complaint by an anonymous policeman, in order to establish whether it was grounded, Croatian Ombudswoman Lora Vidović has now informed the public as the last resort stipulated by the Art 19 of the Ombudsman Law.
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2019-08-26Se eligió una nueva autoridad del Comité Nacional para la Prevención de la Tortura
El pasado martes 13 de agosto, Juan Manuel Irrazabal fue electo como presidente del Comité Nacional para la Prevención de la Tortura (CNPT) por los integrantes de ese cuerpo.
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2023-07-06In memory of Stephen Owen
It is with great sadness that the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) has learned of the recent passing of Stephen Owen, former Ombudsman of British Columbia and former IOI President, in Vancouver at the age of 74.
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2019-08-19Workshop on General Data Protection Regulation to be held in Riga
The Office of the Ombudsman of Latvia will host an IOI workshop on the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation from 16 – 17 October 2019 in Riga, Latvia. Registration is now open!
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2019-08-19Ombudsman Hong Kong probes Leisure and Cultural Services Department’s arrangements
On August 14, the Ombudsman Ms Winnie Chiu announced a direct investigation to examine the arrangements of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) for depositing layout plans of public pleasure grounds in the Land Registry (LR).
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2023-07-05NIPSO - Quarterly Bulletin June 2023 - EN
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2019-08-14Good cooperation of heads and employees at psychiatric institutions with NPM team
The NPM team visited yesterday two health care institutions in Niš. The visit was paid to the Psychiatric Clinic of the Clinical Center Niš after it was announced and in accordance with the plan of visits for 2019, while the visit to the Center for Mental Health at the Clinical Center Niš was visited by NPM members without previous announcement.
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2019-08-14Ombudsman Hong Kong announces direct investigation on implementation of Mandatory Window Inspection Scheme
The Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, today (14 August) announced the completion of a direct investigation by the Office of The Ombudsman on the Buildings Department (BD)’s implementation of the Mandatory Window Inspection Scheme.
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2013-03-05Asian Region: Regional By-laws (as of July 2009)
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2011-01-13Ombudsman supports military personnel
An active member of the military complained to the Ombudsman regarding the fact that he had made a request to the military unit where he was employed, requiring the concluding of the leasing contract for the apartment that had been assigned to him, but had not received any response by the date on which he turned to the Ombudsman.
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2010-12-01Informe Anual 2009 ES
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2019-08-12El Diputado del Común abre una investigación de oficio sobre seguridad en playas
El diputado del Común, Rafael Yanes, trasladó días atrás al responsable de la plataforma "Canarias 1.500 kilómetros de costa", Sebastián Quintana, la investigación de oficio para conocer el estado de los planes de seguridad de los ayuntamientos canarios costeros. Solo 33 ayuntamientos han aportado los datos de sus necesidades económicas para el plan de prevención.
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2012-11-29Ombudsman tables Annual Report
Ombudsperson Raymonde Saint-Germain called for greater transparency and equity from public managers given the many gaps between the commitments written into policies, programs and action plans and what citizens really experience. "Due to the lack of sufficient resources to meet public needs, the services truly offered often are less accessible than what is touted in programs. The result is delays, disparities, interrupted services and poor performance," said Raymonde Saint-Germain. The annual report contains numerous examples of the gaps between the slate of services supposed to be provided and what exists in the real world.
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2013-05-28European Ombudsman - full press release
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2019-08-09X. Asamblea General del ILO
El 18 y 19 de julio, en la Universidad Nacional de El Salvador, Ciudad de San Salvador, se llevó a cabo la Xᵃ Asamblea General del Instituto Latinoamericano del Ombudsman – Defensorías del Pueblo (ILO) bajo el lema “Defensorías del Pueblo. Migración, Sustentabilidad Ambiental y Democracia”.
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2019-08-08PDHJ hosted 2nd Technical Working Group of the South East Asian NHRIs Forum
The office of the Provedor for Human Rights and Justice of Timor-Leste hosted the 2nd Techincal Working Group Meeting of the South East Asia National Human Right Institutions Forum (SEANF) from 23 - 25 July 2019. SEANF is a Forum of National Human Rights Institutions from Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Timor-Leste.
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2019-08-08El Síndic de Greuges de Cataluña abre una actuación de oficio para garantizar la retirada de un vertedero ilegal
El Síndic se ha dirigido al Ayuntamiento de Tossa de Mar, a la Agencia de Residuos de Cataluña y a la Dirección general de los Agentes Rurales. En el año 2016 ya actuó de oficio al conocer la existencia de diecinueve vertidos incontrolados en la demarcación de Barcelona, con gran éxito.
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2023-06-29The Ombudsperson for Children holds two-day workshop on the situation of children in conflict with the law and deprived of their liberty
The Office of the Ombudsperson for Children invites Ombudsman and Mediator Institutions affiliated with the International Ombudsman Institute to participate in a 2-day Workshop on the theme “The role of Ombudsman and Mediators in monitoring the situation of children in conflict with the law and deprived of their liberty” to be held in the Republic of Mauritius on 5 and 6 September 2023. This workshop is mainly financed by the International Ombudsman Institute under the IOI Regional Subsidy Programme.
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2023-06-29Office of Ombudsperson for Children - International Workshop - Registration Form - EN
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2019-08-06Ombudsman reports on implementation of UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
In 2017, the Greek State enacted a mechanism for the external, independent monitoring of the implementation of the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities and assigned this responsibility, which it proclaimed a “promotional framework”, to the constitutionally-established Independent Authority of the Greek Ombudsman.