The Institute of Latin-American Ombudsman (ILO) invites you to participate in an international webinar on the experiences of comprehensive reparation for crimes against humanity committed on the basis of race or racist ideology on 24 March 2021. Learn from the experiences of South Africa and Colombia and register now.

La Défenseure des droits, Claire Hédon, rend public son premier rapport annuel consacré à l’activité de l’institution en 2020.

Involuntary hospitalized persons with mental and behavioral disorders from now on will be able to take advantage of an independent assessment of their state of mental health. Such a possibility is provided for in the Minister of Health’s procedure, which was approved taking into account the recommendations of the Seimas Ombudsman Augustinas Normantas.

On 18 March 2021, the Ombudsman of Hong Kong, Ms Winnie Chiu, announced the launch of two direct investigations to examine the Government’s control of illicit fuelling activities as well as the Civil Aviation Department's regulation of paragliding activities.

The Defensoría del Pueblo (Ombudsman) of Buenos Aires invites all interested parties to the presentation of its Comparative Study of Ombudsperson Institutions throughout the American Continent. Among others, this study examines  the framework, structure, functions, and public relations of 135 Ombudsman Offices throughout the American Continent. The discussion, which will be held on 22 March 2021, is now open for registration!

The Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia addressed the importance of knowledge of individual complaint procedures under human rights treaties in a webinar hosed by the office in February 2021.

UNESCO’s International Bioethics Committee (IBC) and the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) have called for a change of course in current COVID-19 vaccination strategies, urging that vaccines be treated as a global public good to ensure they are made equitably available in all countries, and not only to those who bid the highest for these vaccines. Both committees have a long track record in providing ethical guidance on sensitive issues.

Parliament appointed Mr Mokhammad Najih as the new Chairman of the Office of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia. Mr Najih, who succeeds Prof. Rifai in the position as Chairman of the institution, assumed office on 22 February 2021 together with Vice-Chairman Bobby Hamzar Rafinus and nine Ombudsman colleagues, who were all appointed by Parliament for the term 2021-2026.