On Wednesday 8 March, International Women’s Day, the IOI President Chris Field PSM issued a statement noting that the IOI recognizes and celebrates the exceptional women who lead, and all those women who work for, offices of the Ombudsman, Public Defenders, Mediators and other human rights institutions around the world.

The IOI President, Chris Field, had the privilege of attending an official reception on the occasion of his visit to Morocco at the Residence of the Australian Ambassador. 

IOI President Field’s third day in Morocco provided a very welcome opportunity for a formal bilateral exchange with the Mediator of the Kingdom of Morocco, Mr. Mohamed Benalilou.

En las XXX Jornadas Centrales de Derecho de Familia, organizadas por la Asociación Española de Abogados de Familia (AEAFAEl), el Defensor del Pueblo, Ángel Gabilondo, destaca el trabajo que realizan los abogados de familia y asegura que cumplen una labor “esencial para la sociedad”.

To fundamentally improve procurement cases, which have repeatedly involved illegal acts or derelictions of duty by personnel, and the operation of district offices in indigenous areas, the Control Yuan members have formed a special task group to conduct a comprehensive investigation and analysis of systemic issues.

En lo que representa un fallo sin precedentes en el tratamiento judicial de las prácticas sistemáticas de torturas en cárceles federales de Argentina, el Juzgado Federal N° 2 de Lomas de Zamora recientemente dispuso el procesamiento de 54 agentes del SPF en orden a los delitos de imposición y omisión de evitar torturas, entre otros.

Birmingham City Council has agreed to revisit the way it responds to complaints about respite care for children with disabilities after it wrongly told families to appeal to the Ombudsman.

Gabriel Savino estuvo en la reunión celebrada en la Sede de Gobernación en Rosario. Solicitó además avanzar con una Tarifa Social y con las micromediciones.