Les hacemos llegar el 85. Reporte Internacional de “Derechos Humanos en Perspectiva Internacional” elaborado por el Programa de Observación y Asistencia para el Fortalecimiento 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 (Argentina).

El defensor del Pueblo de Santa Fe a cargo de la Defensoría de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes Gabriel Savino, participó el viernes, el 18 de agosto de 2023 de una reunión con representantes del Poder Judicial, del Ministerio de Seguridad de la provincia y autoridades de la Unidad Regional II con el objetivo de articular acciones para el abordaje integral y protocolizar prácticas que cuenten con el enfoque de niñez y adolescencia.

On 9 July 2023, the staff of the Office of the Ombudsman participated in a symposium on the topic "Accessibility and Customization of the Investigation Procedure for Persons with Disability". The symposium, which took place at the main office of the Ombudsman in Jerusalem, focused on the verbal and written communication between staff of the Office of the Ombudsman and complainants with disability. The symposium was chaired by a blind staff member of the Office of the Ombudsman.

The Hon'ble Provincial Ombudsman, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Syed Jamalud Din Shah, inaugurated the Ombudsman Regional Office on August 08, 2023. Alongside the inauguration, an awareness campaign to the public about the role and responsibilities of the Ombudsman Institution took place at the University of Swat. This awareness raising campaign was supported by the IOI's Regional Subsidies Program.

The Difensore Civico della Regione Lazio (Ombudsman of the Lazio Region) is organizing the International Conference of Ombudsman titled "The Role of Ombudsman in the world: Between reality and possibility", which will take place from 21 to 22 September 2023 in Rome. The programme is available now.

Join the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC), the research and training arm of the African Ombudsman and Mediators' Association (AOMA) for the thought-provoking webinar on "Addressing Gender-based violence and Harassment: The Ombudsman's Role in Ensuring Women's safety and empowerment" on Tuesday, 29 August 2023 from 10 am - 11:30 am (GMT+2), organised in collaboration with the International Ombudsman Institute. The programme is now available. 

Advocate Stephen Tiroyakgosi, the Ombudsman and Human Rights Commissioner of the Republic of Botswana, is pleased to announce that the Second International Ombud Expo will be held in Gaborone, Botswana from 29 July to 2 August 2024. For the announcements in English, French and Spanish kindly see the download section in the article.

On 17 August 2023, the Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, announced at a press conference the completion of a direct investigation into the Pilot Scheme on Community Care Service Voucher for the Elderly and made 11 recommendations to the Social Welfare Department for improvement.