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2019-12-1110 years since the adoption of the Law on the Prohibition of Discrimination
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Law on the Prohibition of Discrimination in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Although the principle of equality and non-discrimination is an integral part of all treaties and human rights declarations, as well as the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the significance of the Law on the Prohibition of Discrimination is immeasurable.
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2019-12-11
Installation de nouveaux collaborateurs du Médiateur du Faso
Dans le cadre du renforcement des capacités des services du Médiateur du Faso pour plus d’efficacité, le Médiateur du Faso, Madame Saran SEREME SERE, a procédé à des nominations de collaborateurs au niveau du Cabinet et du Secrétariat général.
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2019-12-11
APT workshop - torture prevention makes headways in Panama
In a week of events in Panama City, torture prevention was at the centre of the agenda, under the aegis of the National Mechanism to prevent torture. Authorities, civil society organisations and others discussed the necessity to prevent torture, particularly when targeting the most vulnerable sectors of the society.
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2012-08-08
Symposium report on EU data protection reform
The 2012 Symposium of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) focused on the fundamental rights dimension of the Data Protection Reform package, which the European Commission proposed on 25 January 2012.
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2019-12-09
Se realizó la cuarta maratón de la Defensoría del Pueblo de Santa Fe
La competencia se realizó este domingo y en esta edición la consigna fue por los 10 años de la Feria de Organizaciones Sociales (FOS) y “Por el cuidado del medio ambiente”.
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2019-12-09
4th Issue of the Waka Tangata APOR E-news now available
The Waka Tangata E-News includes news and views from integrity organisations in the Pacific and Australasian Region. Issue 4of Waka Tangata is now available online.
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2012-08-01
Soledad Becerril new Defensora del Pueblo de España
As of 23 July 2012, Soledad Becerril Bustamante is the new national Ombudswoman of Spain. Her appointment was approved by both Congress and Senate on 17 and 18 July 2012. Becerril is the first woman to take over this position. She has longstanding experience in the political field. In 1981 she became the first female Minister by assuming the department of culture.
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2019-12-05
Members heard candidates for the next of EU Ombudsman
In a series of hearings, MEPs quizzed five candidates for the position of the European Ombudsman on what they could bring to the post by way of impartiality, visibility, transparency and ethics, if elected. Video recordings of each one-hour hearing now are available online.
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2019-12-05
Peter Tyndall reappointed as Irish Ombudsman and Information Commissioner
The Office of the Ombudsman of Ireland is delighted to announce that Peter Tyndall has been reappointed as Ireland’s Ombudsman and Information Commissioner for a second six year term-of-office.
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2019-12-04
Día internacional de las personas con discapacidad
El 3 de diciembre se celebra el Día Internacional de las Personas con Discapacidad. Este día tiene como objetivo promover una mayor sensibilización e implicación de la sociedad en su conjunto, y de los poderes públicos en particular, en el esfuerzo por remover los obstáculos de todo tipo que se interponen entre las personas con discapacidad y el pleno disfrute de los derechos que tienen reconocidos.
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2019-12-04
El Síndic presenta el informe anual sobre los derechos de los niños al Parlamento
El 25 de noviembre, el Síndic, Rafael Ribó, entregó en el Parlamento el informe anual sobre los derechos de los niños. El informe contiene los aspectos destacados de la actuación del Síndic en defensa de los derechos de los niños. Durante la presentación, el Síndic ha exigido más recursos presupuestarios para poder llevar a cabo las inversiones estructurales necesarias en el ámbito de la infancia.
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2012-07-27
Soledad Becerril nueva Defensora del Pueblo
Desde el 23 de julio 2012, Soledad Becerril Bustamante es la Defensora del Pueblo. Su nombramiento fue aprobado por los plenos del Congreso y del Senado los días 17 y 18 de julio. Becerril se convierte así en la primera mujer que será Defensora del Pueblo.
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2019-12-03
WorkCover needs wholesale change for long term injured workers
Victoria’s WorkCover scheme is failing to deliver just outcomes for long term injured workers, inflicting a huge emotional toll on them, their families and wider society, Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass has found.
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2019-12-02
Dr. jur. Niels Fenger has been elected new Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman
The Danish Parliament, Folketinget, has elected Dr. jur. Niels Fenger as new Parliamentary Ombudsman. He will succeed Mr. Jørgen Steen Sørensen who has taken up an appointment as a Justice of the Danish Supreme Court.
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2019-12-02
Building on 10 years of the Fundamental Rights Charter
Ten years ago on 1 December, the full force of the EU’s Fundamental Rights Charter came into play. This landmark bill of rights for the EU has the power to make a difference. One decade on, it is yet to reach its full potential. This is changing, slowly but surely.
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2019-12-02Quick Facts - BC´s Public Interest Disclosure Act
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2012-07-20
Catalan Ombudsman presents Annual Report
Throughout 2011, the Síndic de Greuges’s (Catalan Ombudsman’s) activities were especially marked by the financial downturn and budget cutbacks derived from it. The Catalan Ombudsman’s Office has worked throughout 2011 to achieve greater efficiency, while still vying to be more effective
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2012-07-19
Serbia hosts 9th Council of Europe NPM workshop
As of 1 July 2012 the Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) operates as National Preventive Mechanism within the OPCAT-regime. With regard to these new tasks the AOB attended the expert workshop on “Irregular migrants, Frontex and the NPMs” on 12 and 13 June 2012 in Belgrade as an observer.
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2019-11-27
Investigation into human resources and pay for elderly care
As Taiwan’s population rapidly greys, demand for healthcare and medical services has been increasing in step, yet human resources for elderly care remain in short supply. To ensure the rights of the elderly, the Control Yuan (CY) launched an investigation to make sure they receive the best care possible.
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2019-11-27
Más allá de la prisión: Paternidades, maternidades e infancias atravesadas por el encierro
En Argentina, la población privada de libertad y la cantidad de familiares de presos y presas viene aumentando año tras año. Más allá de la prisión: Paternidades, maternidades e infancias atravesadas por el encierro es una investigación realizada por la Procuración Penitenciaria de la Nación (PPN) con la colaboración de la Asociación Civil de Familiares de Detenidos (ACIFAD), la oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe de Church World Service (CWS) y con el apoyo técnico y financiero de UNICEF.