The Office of the Ombudsman has trained 68 Hospital Ombudsman from 34 health facilities in Salima and Rumphi districts. The trainings, according to Deputy Director for Investigations and Research, Temwa Mughogho, and Chief Investigations and Research Officer in the Northern Region, Mrs. Elleanor Kabisala, were aimed at empowering the Hospital Ombudsman with necessary skills and knowledge on how to handle patient complaints.

The Office of the Ombudsman of Ireland published its Annual report 2022. Among others, Ombudsman Ger Deering, hightlights the ‘shameful’ situation that there is still no suitable government support to help people with disabilities access personal transport. This is despite a commitment from government over ten years ago to develop an appropriate scheme, and reports from two government departments highlighting the need for such supports.

The Provincial Ombudsman Sindh, Mr. Ajaz Ali Khan, helped a complainant whose pension dues were not paid despite the completion of all required formalities, complaining that the department was delaying the matter on flimsy pretexts.

El Instituto Internacional del Ombudsman (IIO), en estrecha colaboración con la Asociación para la Prevención de la Tortura y la Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos de México, organizó un taller dirigido a los Mecanismos Nacionales de Prevención de Tortura (MNPs) en la región. El taller se llevó a cabo en la Ciudad de México y tuvo como eje la situación de las mujeres y personas LGTBI+ en los primeros momentos de detención.

The International Ombudsman Institute (IOI), in close cooperation with the Association for the Prevention of Torture and the National Human Rights Commission of Mexico, held a workshop for National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs) in the Latin American Region. The workshop was held in Mexico City and put a specific focus on the situation in the first hours of detention of women and LGBTI+ persons. 

Les hacemos llegar el 74. 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).

Professor Taole Mokoena was appointed as the second South African Health Ombud for the next seven years with effect from 1 June 2023.

El viernes 2 de junio, la síndica, Esther Giménez-Salinas, y la directora de la Agencia de la Vivienda de Cataluña, Sílvia Grau, han firmado un convenio de colaboración en relación con la Red de servicios de mediación en materia de vivienda.