Dr. Marcin Wiącek, who was elected as the new Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of Poland on 23 July 2021, took office. He succeeds Mr Adam Bodnar, who completed his term of office earlier this year.  

Dudley council has agreed to refund care home top-up fees for concerned families whose relatives were not offered an affordable placement, because of a Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman investigation. The agreement has come following a complaint from a man about care home top-up fees he paid for his mother’s care.

On Friday, August 20, the President of Latvia Egils Levits presented the Order of the Three Stars to the Ombudsman Juris Jansons for meritorious service to Latvia at a solemn ceremony at Riga Castle.

The IOI General Secretariat is pleased to announce the results of the recent election of two Asian Directors on the IOI Board of Directors. We congratulate Mr Ajaz Ali Khan, Provincial Ombudsman Sindh, Pakistan, and Mr Somsak Suwansujarit, Chief Ombudsman of Thailand, on their election.

Les hacemos llegar el 32. 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).

On 29 July 2021, the Control Yuan officially released “The Control Yuan 90^th Anniversary Special Issue.” 2021 marks the 90^th anniversary of the establishment of the Control Yuan (CY). At the end of 2020, President Chu CHEN instructed CY Secretary General Judy, Fu-meei JU to start compiling an anniversary special issue in the hopes of showcasing the positive work that the CY does in helping the workings of government.

 

La Defensoría del Pueblo, junto a la Defensoría de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes y a la ONG Faro Digital, organizaron un taller virtual abierto bajo la consigna “Cuidá a los más chicos del abuso en internet: El groomer puede estar más cerca de lo que pensás”.

Du 18 au 23 août 2021, le Comité des droits des personnes handicapées des Nations-Unies examinera le rapport initial de la France sur la mise en œuvre de la Convention relative aux droits des personnes handicapées (CIDPH). Le Défenseur des droits, a remis dans un rapport parallèle faisant état d’un bilan contrasté de la mise en œuvre de la CIDPH en matière d’effectivité des droits des personnes handicapées.