The Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces (SCOAF), Ms. Mariette Hughes, presents the Annual Report for 2021.

The Ombudsman has published the 2021 Annual Report. The report presents information on the progress made in such areas as civil and political rights, social, economic and cultural rights and children’s rights. Key developments in raising public awareness and international cooperation are also listed.

The Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, today (12 May) announced the launch of a direct investigation to examine the e-book lending service of public libraries under the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD).

The Dutch National Ombudsman, the Ombudsman for Children and the Ombudsman for Veterans have today presented their Annual Report 2021 to the House of Representatives. In it, they note that the resignation of the Dutch government in early 2021, the March elections and the long process that followed in forming a government resulted in a year of government silence and official introspection.

Les hacemos llegar el 19. 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 May 5, 2022, Nino Lomjaria, Public Defender of Georgia, and Tamar Gvaramadze and Giorgi Burjanadze, Deputies of the Public Defender, met with Matteo Mecacci, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).

El 30 y el 31 de marzo, el Comité de Asuntos Domésticos y Étnicos y el Comité de Asuntos Financieros y Económicos realizaron una visita de inspección al Consejo para los Asuntos Hakka y al Consejo de Agricultura del Yuan Ejecutivo, con el objetivo de conocer la efectividad de sus trabajos y las prioridades futuras. La delegación estuvo compuesta por 15 personas, entre ellas la presidenta Chen Chu y miembros del Yuan de Control.

New Zealand’s first female Ombudsman, Nadja Tollemache OBE, has passed away at her home in Auckland. Ms Tollemache, who served as Ombudsman from 13 May 1987 to 30 June 1992, died peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones.