The United Nations Committee against Torture has called on the New Zealand Government to reduce the disproportionately high number of Māori in prisons and to improve the conditions of people in detention, noting that transformational change is needed. It also expressed concern about the use of pretrial detention, and lack of time limits for pretrial detention. Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier says the UN’s findings echo the concerns he has repeatedly raised in many of his inspection reports, including in prisons and health and disability facilities.

El defensor del Pueblo de la provincia de Santa Fe a cargo Gabriel Savino participó el martes, el 1 de agosto de 2023, como moderador de la exposición virtual sobre “Inteligencia Artificial y Derechos Humanos. El rol de los Defensores del Pueblo”, que estuvo a cargo de Juan Belikow, especialista en Relaciones Internacionales, Defensa y Seguridad Internacional.

On 9 August 2023, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina participated in the seminar entitled Ohranjanje psihofizičnega zdravja družin otrok s posebnimi potrebami (Preserving the psychophysical health of families of children with special needs), organised by Zveza Sožitje in Izola. Ombudsman Svetina believes that it is important that we are aware of the importance of preserving the psychophysical health of families every day, especially in these times when many families are facing the consequences of the natural disaster.

El Defensor del Pueblo andaluz, Jesús Maeztu, ha iniciado queja de oficio ante diversas quejas recibidas que denuncian la falta de cobertura de puestos de administración y servicios (administrativos, ordenanzas y personal de limpieza) en los Centros de Educación Secundaria de la Comunidad.

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.

Les hacemos llegar el 83. 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).

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. Kindly note that the registration deadline has been extended to 18 August 2023.

Depuis l'été 2022, de nombreuses personnes contactent le Médiateur fédéral pour un problème avec leurs primes énergie. Cette année, le Médiateur fédéral a déjà reçu près de 800 plaintes et questions concernant les primes énergie que le gouvernement accorde aux citoyens pour réduire le montant de leur facture d’énergie.