A 10 años de la aprobación de los Principios Rectores de Naciones Unidas, la Defensoría del Pueblo de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, la Red Argentina del Pacto Global y el Proyecto CERALC de la Alta Comisionada de Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos presentan una publicación sobre ese programa desarrollado entre octubre de 2020 y julio de 2021.

Victoria – In the wake of an investigation into a municipal tax sale which resulted in a vulnerable 60-year-old woman losing her home, the City of Penticton has today agreed to compensate the former property owner as recommended by the Ombudsperson.

The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission and the Victorian Ombudsman have written to all leaders of Victorian political parties seeking recommendations for legislative change to deter the misuse of public funds.

The Commissioner for Administration and the Protection of Human Rights, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the introduction of the institution of the Commissioner in the Republic of Cyprus, is organizing an information and awareness campaign on human rights.

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has published its Annual Report and Accounts 2020-21, welcoming the resilience of its staff in a challenging year for everyone. Roughly covering the first year of COVID-19 (April 2020 – March 2021), the report shows the impact of the pandemic on the Ombudsman’s work particularly in the first quarter of the year.

Les hacemos llegar el 48. 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 Inspector-General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman (IGTO), Ms Karen Payne, has announced three new review investigations that her office will be progressing throughout 2022. A brief summary of the three review investigations is set out here.

The Parliamentary Ombudsman directs criticism towards Kalmar Regional Council for charging patients that have declined the covid-19 vaccine for not arriving to their scheduled appointment. If a patient, that has a booked appointment to receive vaccination against covid-19 has refused the vaccine that has been offered, Kalmar Regional Council has charged a fee for missed visits pursuant to chapter 17, section 1 of the Health and Medical Services Act.