The Office of The Ombudsman received a record-breaking 29,814 complaints in the year 2020-21, according to its Annual Report published on 7 July.

La jornada se ha celebrado en el marco del Día Internacional de Apoyo a las Víctimas de la Tortura, que tiene lugar el 26 de junio.

National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) are key players in the promotion and protection of human rights, democracy and the rule of law, as state-mandated bodies acting independently of government with a broad human rights mandate. This report of the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) brings together reporting from NHRIs in Europe on the rule of law situation in their country, collected in February and March 2021. It identifies key trends across the region and details the specific situation in each country, including in the context of governments' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Australian Federal Police agreed to make changes to how they access and use telecommunications data in line with a recent investigation report from the Commonwealth Ombudsman.

The University of KwaZulu-Natal and the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC), a research and training arm of the African Ombudsman and Mediators’ Association (AOMA), successfully delivered a webinar on “Recalcitrant Respondents” on Tuesday, 29 June 2021. The recording and speaking notes of the panellists are now available.

It is with a deep sadness that we have learned of the early and unexpected passing of Dr. Carlos Alberto Ferreira Pinto, former Ombudsman of the Republic of Angola, by natural cause on 2 July 2021 in Luanda.

Les hacemos llegar el 25. 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).

Se recuerda que en el Perú persisten estereotipos que afectan a dicha población, haciéndolas especialmente vulnerables ante la violencia y discriminación. Al conmemorarse hoy el Día Internacional del Orgullo, la Defensoría del Pueblo exhorta a las próximas autoridades del Ejecutivo y del Congreso a discutir las iniciativas legislativas sobre matrimonio igualitario, identidad de género y la prohibición de terapias de reconversión, respecto de las cuales la institución ha emitido opinión favorable y aún no han sido sometidas a aprobación.