The Office of the Ombudsman of Latvia has launched a new website, which is now more accessible and user-friendly. The website was developed in cooperation with Turn Digital, digital accessibility experts and users. 

Un equipo del Defensor del Pueblo andaluz ha recibido el 21 de julio 2022 a la Adjunta al Ararteko, Inés Ibáñez de Maeztu Izaguirre, en la sede de la Institución, dentro de las sesiones informativas que viene manteniendo con diferentes entidades para dar a conocer el servicio de mediación de la Defensoría andaluza.

On 13 July 2022, the European Commission published its third annual Rule of Law Report, providing an overview of the trends in this area in the European Union. For the first time, the Report contains specific recommendations to member states, including Croatia. One of them calls for Croatia to ensure a more systematic follow-up to recommendations and information requests of the Ombudsperson.

The European Network of Equality Bodies (EQUINET) published Issue 24 of its newsletter for the summer of 2022, which covers – among other things – equality data published by equality bodies in legal casework, artificial intelligence, gender recognition in Europe, or age discrimination.

Les hacemos llegar el 30. Reporte Semanal 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 Ombudsman addressed an alert to the competent authorities after receiving various complaints from foreign citizens reporting difficulties encountered with services provided by the Institute of Social Security (ISS, IP) that are not taking into account the exceptional rules in force in relation to the regularity of their stay in national territory, thereby blocking access to various social benefits.

Au regard des premiers résultats alarmants de la deuxième édition de l’enquête « Trajectoires et Origines » réalisée par l'Ined et l'Insee, la Défenseure des droits renouvelle ses inquiétudes face à l’ampleur des discriminations et la faiblesse persistante des recours.

The Office of the Ombudsman of Kenya has published Issue 5 of its newsletter, which covers the most important activities, achievements and developments in the period of April-June 2022. The Newsletter is available here.