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2013-08-13New Ombudsman elected
Professor José de Faria Costa was elected by Parliament as the new Portuguese Ombudsman (Provedor de Justiça) on 24 July 2013 and succeeds former Ombudsman Judge Alfredo José de Sousa in this office.
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2020-06-25
Russian Ombudswoman meets the CoE Commissioner for Human Rights
On June 23, in a videoconference mode, High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova met with Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović.
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2013-08-07
Catalan Ombudsman calls for action to guarantee right of children to adequate food
Catalan Ombudsman Rafael Ribó submitted a report on “Child malnutrition in Catalonia”, in which he alleges that - according to the ICS diagnostic codes of June 2013 - 50,000 children have food deprivation and 750 suffer from malnutrition and poverty and calls for urgent Government action to guarantee the right of children to adequate food.
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2013-08-07
El Síndic pide acciones urgentes para garantizar el derecho de los niños a una alimentación adecuada
El Síndic de Greuges de Catalunya Rafael Ribó presenta el informe “La malnutrición infantil en Cataluña”, en el cual denuncia que 50.000 niños tienen privaciones alimenticias y 750 sufren malnutrición y pobreza (según los códigos diagnósticos del ICS de junio de 2013) y pide acciones gubernamentales urgentes para garantizar el derecho de los niños a una alimentación adecuada
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2013-08-06
Changes in the Seimas Ombudsmen’s office
On 16 April, upon the nomination of the Speaker, the Seimas (Parliament) appointed Augustinas Normantas to investigate activities of officials of state institutions and agencies instead of investigation of activities of officials of municipal institutions and agencies that he has been responsible for since 2005.
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2020-06-22
Human Rights Defender monitors interrogation of parliamentary opposition leader
On Sunday early morning the Human Rights Defender carried out comprehensive monitoring following the interrogation of the parliamentary opposition “Prosperous Armenia” fraction leader. The criminal proceeding involving the “Prosperous Armenia” fraction leader Mr. Gagik Tsarukyan is at the center of the Human Rights Defender’s attention within his legal mandate prescribed by law.
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2020-06-22
Reporte semanal - Derechos Humanos en Perspectiva Internacional
Les hacemos llegar el reporte semanal “Derechos humanos en perspectiva internacional”, elaborado por el Programa de Observación y Asistencia para el Fortalecimiento Institucional de las Defensorías del Pueblo, que forma parte de la Unidad de Política Institucional de la Defensoría del Pueblo de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires.
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2013-07-29
New acting President at the JOB
As of mid-June, 2013, the term-of-office of His Excellency Abdelilah Al Kurdi, President of the Ombudsman Bureau, has ended. The Acting President currently for the Jordanian Ombudsman Bureau is His Excellency Mr. Ala’eddin Armouti.
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2020-06-18
La Defensoría del Pueblo realizó un webinar sobre el Rol de las instituciones de derecho frente a los DESCA
En el marco de las celebraciones por el 30 aniversario de la Defensoría se realizó el segundo de cinco encuentros programados. Los derechos económicos, sociales, culturales y ambientales (DESCA) y el rol de las instituciones marcaron el eje del encuentro.
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2020-06-18
Ombudsman's Office informs about work in the field of fight against poverty
The Ombudsman of the Republic of Latvia Juris Jansons has already submitted five applications to the Constitutional Court on the unconstitutionality of the amount of several state-determined benefits to vulnerable groups in the fight against poverty. Ombudsman Mr. Juris Jansons pointed out that poverty causes social exclusion, therefore it is the duty of a socially responsible state to create a social assistance system that ensures a dignified standard of living and allows a person to fully integrate into society.
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2013-07-25
ACRC promotes cooperation with Ombudsman of Thailand
The ACRC promotes various cooperative activities based on the bilateral MOU signed by the ACRC and the Ombudsman of Thailand in December 2011.
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2020-06-17
Défense des droits de l’enfant: Alioune Badara Cissé appelle à une poursuite du combat
Le Médiateur de la République, Alioune Badara Cissé, a rappelé, mardi, à l’occasion de la Journée internationale de l’enfant africain, "la nécessité de poursuivre la défense et la promotion des droits de l’enfant". L’institution affirme que la défense des droits de l’enfant constitue "une de ses priorités". "Cet objectif se retrouve dans différentes déclarations de l’Association des Ombudsmans et Médiateurs de la Francophonie, Association dont nous sommes membres", rappelle-t-elle.
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2020-06-17
Waka Tangata – issue 5 of the APOR E-news now available
The Waka Tangata APOR E-News includes news and views from integrity organisations in the Pacific and Australasian Region. Issue 5 of the Waka Tangata APOR E-news is now available online.
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2020-06-17
PHSO Survey on challenges to Ombudsman offices
The UK Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) requests your input and kindly asks Ombudsman offices to consider completing an online survey on leadership in crisis and the challenges Ombudsman offices around the world face. The survey is accessible online and your active participation will lead to useful learning for all IOI members.
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2020-06-15
National Preventive Group of the Ombudsman carried out a visit
The members of the National Preventive Group (NPG) carried out a visit without prior notice to Guba city Boarding School for Children deprived of Parental Care, subordinated to the Ministry of Education, upon the instruction of the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Sabina Aliyeva.
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2013-07-18
Signing of cooperation agreement with Ombudsman of the Russian Federation
On 12 July 2013, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Ms. Valeriya Lutkovska and the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, Mr. Vladimir Lukin, met in Moscow to discuss possible ways of cooperation.
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2013-07-17
Local Government Ombudsman published annual report
The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) has published its annual report and accounts for 2012- 2013. In a year of unprecedented change, the focus has been to raise standards within the LGO and of the complaints system and public services.
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2013-07-15
Defender of Rights reports on situation of migrant Roma in France
On 24 June 2013, the Defender of Rights sent a report on the situation of migrant Roma in France and the implementation of the departmental circular related to “the implementation and the follow-up of operations of evictions from illegal camps” to the French Prime Minister.
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2013-07-15
Rapport du Defenseur des droits sur la situation des Roms en France
Le Défenseur des droits, Dominique Baudis, vient d’adresser au Premier Ministre le bilan de l’application de la circulaire interministérielle du 26 août 2012 relative à « l’application et l’accompagnement des opérations d’évacuation des campements illicites ». Ce rapport observe la situation des Roms migrants en France.
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2013-07-12
Passing away of Mrs Grace Phiri
On 18 June 2013 Mrs Grace Phiri, Investigations Officer at the Zambian Commission for Investigation for 16 years, passed away in Paris on her way to the AOMA Exco Meeting in Burkina Faso. She was travelling with the Investigator General of Zambia, Mrs. Caroline Sokoni.