El defensor del Pueblo de Santa Fe afirmó este miércoles que de este modo se puede trascender los países de habla hispana.

President Dr. Arif Alvi has asked Wafaqi Mohtasib (Federal Ombudsman), Syed Tahir Shahbaz, to further strengthen the Institution of Ombudsman by using modern technology to effectively and efficiently redress the complaints against the maladministration of government agencies.

AORC warmly invites you to participate in a facilitated discussion on understanding the concept of the Ombudsman and how the Ombudsman institution can be used as a tool to strengthen government institutions to be an efficient service provider responsible and responsive to the needs of the citizens. The event will be held on 30 March 2021 and registration is now open!

The IOI is pleased to present the next issue of its Best Practice Paper series (BPP). Issue 5 puts a focus on the rights of mental health patients, especially those who are involuntarily detained in psychiatric facilities or required to take medical treatment. The BPP is based on observations made by the Ombudsman of Alberta and the British Columbia Ombudsperson.

El Yuan de Control (YC) cumple su 90 aniversario en 2021. Desde el 29 de enero hasta el 30 de abril se celebra «Defensa de la justicia, exposición especial con motivo del 90 aniversario del Yuan de Control». Durante la ceremonia de apertura, Chen Chu, presidenta del YC, señaló que esta exposición no solo mira hacia el pasado, sino que también mira hacia el futuro.

Women in Europe continue to face widespread harassment and violence. Many limit where they go and whom they meet out of worry of being attacked. And when attacked, they often do not report it. These are some of the findings of the Fundamental Rights Agency’s (FRA) recent survey into people’s experiences with different types of crimes. On International Women’s Day, FRA calls for better support for women to ensure they can access their rights.

The Ombudsman sent a letter to the Secretary of State for Social Security and to the Deputy Secretary of State and for Fiscal Affairs, in which she requested that efforts be made in order to overcome the situation experienced by companies that have been awaiting, for several months now, attribution of extraordinary support for progressive recovery of activity, wherein the justification for the delay lies in the dynamics of articulation between the Institute of Social Security, IP and the Tax and Customs Authority.

The shocking story of the experience of a person who crossed the border of Lithuania reached the Seimas Ombudsman Augustinas Normantas: “I was detained while trying to obtain asylum and did not get an explanation for what reasons my freedom was restricted”. According to the person, the compulsory isolation procedure was more reminiscent of detention, since he was not provided with information in the language he could understand and his requests to isolate in a chosen place of residence were not taken into account.