The IOI General Secretariat wishes you all a festive holiday season and a Happy New Year!

Le Secrétariat général vous souhaite d'excellentes fêtes de fin d'année et une très bonne année!

¡La Secretaría General del IIO les desea a todos unas fiestas llenas de felicidad y lo mejor para el año nuevo!

Tras una serie de dificultades advertidas en el proceso de vacunación contra el COVID-19 que se viene desarrollando a la población indígena de Loreto, la oficina de la Defensoría del Pueblo en esta región demandó a la Dirección Regional de Salud ejecutar, de manera eficiente y transparente, el presupuesto de S/ 1 276 575 que fue transferido por el Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas para garantizar el desplazamiento de las brigadas de vacunación hacia las comunidades nativas que se encuentran en zonas más alejadas y de difícil acceso geográfico

Ottawa, December 17, 2021 – Today, the Correctional Investigator, Dr. Ivan Zinger, released new data that shows that the proportion of incarcerated Indigenous women has continued to increase unabated, and is nearing 50% of all federally-sentenced women. On January 21, 2020, the Office of the Correctional Investigator reported that the proportion of Indigenous men and women in federal custody had reached a new historic high, surpassing 30% of the overall incarcerated population. The combined men and women Indigenous proportion in federal corrections is now 32%, and climbing.

On the sidelines of the 9th Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Dr. Muhannad Hijazi, JIACC’s Chairman met with Hassan Abdel Shafi Ahmed, Administrative Control Authority’s Chairman, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on mutual cooperation against corruption and its preventive measures.

On 1 December 2021, the Office of the Ombudsman of Israel, in association with the IOI and AOM, hosted an international online conference on the theme "Protecting the Rights of Older People in an Age of Longevity", in celebration of the Israel Ombudsman's jubilee year. Video recordings of the conference are now available online.

You can now watch the video record of the facilitated discussion on “Ethical Transparent and Accountable Leadership”, held on 14 December 2021, on YouTube and access the presentations from webinar speaker here.

In terms of Article 22(4) of the Ombudsman Act, the Ombudsman Mr Anthony C. Mifsud and the Commissioner for Environment and Planning, Perit Alan Saliba, have sent to the House of Representatives the Final Opinion in relation to a complaint on car damages suffered due to sea water flooding at Birżebbuġa.

Commemorating International Migrants Day. ''We have to realise a system that will offer refugees reliable protection, and which will ensure respect for the rights of all migrants!''