On June 20, voting day for snap parliamentary elections in the Republic of Armenia, the Office of the Human Rights Defender received 59 alarming calls and complaints concerning the electoral process and 570 social media and media publications were examined.

The Ombudsman’s work in 2020 was marked by the COVID-19 situation and a relatively large number of complaints, among other things. This is evident from the newly published Annual Report.

The Catalan Ombudsman is organizing an online side event to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to discuss freedom of expression in accordance with the European Convention of Human Rights.

El martes 15 de junio se realizó una visita en la Alcaidía Comunal N°8 ubicada en el barrio de Villa Lugano. Es el establecimiento con mayor número de personas privadas de libertad en la órbita de la Policia de la CABA.

The IOI is pleased to share the research study on "Issues of Girls' Education in Sindh" conducted on the initiative of the Provincial Ombudsman Sindh in collaboration with Sindh Education Foundation (SEF). The study, which was published in December 2020, has been supported by the IOI's Regional Subsidies programme.

The IOI has been informed about the rejection of the annual reports and the subsequent dismissal from office on 16 June 2021 of the People’s Advocate of Romania, Ms Renate Weber, by a vote in Parliament and therefore disseminates a statement by the office of the People’s Advocate explaining the situation.

Le Défenseur des droits est en charge de la mission de lutte contre les discriminations et de promotion de l’égalité. A ce titre, l’institution alerte depuis des années sur l’insuffisante mobilisation des pouvoirs publics et a publié de nombreuses propositions de réformes et recommandations afin de mieux prévenir et sanctionner les discriminations. Les près de 5000 appels et 1500 tchats initiés sur la plateforme antidiscriminations.fr depuis son lancement en février dernier par le Défenseur des droits démontrent à nouveau les attentes et besoins de la population.

Following a three-year investigation Ombudsperson Jay Chalke finds the use of separate confinement in B.C.’s youth custody centres is unjust, unsafe and disproportionately impacts Indigenous youth.