This year the National Ombudsman has also published his annual report as a Magazine.

The National Ombudsman has opted for the digital annual magazine in order to clarify the work of the National Ombudsman institute to professionals (e.g. complaint handlers, intermediaries, academics, etc.).

The High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Ms. Tatiana Moskalkova, will be hosting the V International Scientific and Practical Conference “Human rights protection in Eurasia: exchange of best practices of ombudsmen” on 12-13 October, 2021 in Moscow, Russia.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR), and the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) released the findings of a commissioned study regarding NHRIs experiences with COVID-19. 

El pasado sábado tuvieron lugar tres agresiones homófobas en varios lugares de Barcelona.

De acuerdo con la Ley 11/2014, el Síndic tiene la misión de supervisar y defender los derechos de las personas LGTBI.

La Défenseure des droits, Claire Hédon, et le président du Comité consultatif national d’éthique, le Professeur Jean-François Delfraissy se sont rendus le 3 juin auprès de personnes exilées et sans abri vivant dans des squats ou campements de fortune en Île de France.

Pour aller au plus près de cette réalité, la Défenseure des droits et le président du CCNE ont pris part à une maraude à Bobigny et sur l’Île Saint Denis et ont participé à une distribution alimentaire à la Porte de la Villette. Un temps d’échange a également eu lieu avec les associations œuvrant auprès de ces personnes.

As we approach Tax Time 2021, the office of the Inspector-General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman (IGTO) is busily preparing to support and assist taxpayers and tax practitioners during this period. Reflecting on the past 12 months, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be felt and there are still many individuals and small businesses needing assistance.

El Defensor del Pueblo (e.f.), Francisco Fernández Marugán, ha realizado una visita oficial a las ciudades autónomas de Ceuta y Melilla del 1 al 4 de junio para entrevistarse con autoridades y representantes de ONG.

Fernández Marugán ha querido conocer de primera mano la situación en ambas ciudades tras la entrada a nado en Ceuta de numerosas personas extranjeras la semana del 17 de mayo. Al Defensor le preocupa especialmente la acogida de los menores extranjeros no acompañados.

The Dublin Declaration sets out the contribution Ombudsman organisations will make to the UN Agenda 2030, especially the prerequisite of leaving ‘no one behind’ and ensuring that all persons can fulfil their potential in equality. The declaration commits to working towards achieving equality of access to vaccination, urging vaccines to be treated as a global public good to be made available equally around the globe.