Learning from the first wave and kicking into action mode. As part of an investigation that will wrap up in the fall of 2021, Québec Ombudsperson Marie Rinfret released her Progress Report on the government’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis in public and private Residential and long-term care centres (CHSLDs) during the first wave of the pandemic.

Dans le cadre d’une enquête sur la gestion de la première vague de COVID-19 dans les CHSLD du Québec, la protectrice du citoyen, Marie Rinfret, rend public un rapport d’étape donnant la parole aux personnes ayant vécu la crise sur le terrain.

Did you miss this event or were not able to join in due to the time difference? Re-watch the international webinar on Covid-19, hosted by the State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel, under the auspices of the IOI, on 24 November and see the numerious contributions from members across the globe

Mr. Şeref Malkoç has been re-elected as Chief Ombudsman of Turkey by the General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on 11 November 2020. Mr Malkoç, a 60-year-old prominent lawyer and former member of the Parliament, was sworn in on the 1 December 2020 at the Parliament. Performing this duty since 05 December 2016, Mr. Malkoç’s new mandate will be for another four years until 2024. 

Provincial Ombudsman Sindh, being the custodian of public interests has, taken suo motu action to ensure all safety measures to protect the prison inmates from the outbreak of a second wave of COVID-19.

In an investigation initiated upon learning from the media about the sexual abuse of a child from Zaječar, the Protector of Citizens determined that only after the monitoring by the Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veteran and Social Policy did the Zaječar Social Welfare Center react and place the child in a foster family, which was why disciplinary proceedings were initiated against the expert workers.

Como cada 10 de diciembre, el Ararteko conmemora el Día Internacional de los Derechos Humanos e invita a la ciudadanía y a las administraciones públicas vascas a sumarse a la celebración y a renovar su compromiso con la Declaración.

DIGNITY – Danish Institute against Torture invites you to join a webinar on monitoring health in places of detention, which includes the launch of the DIGNITY Health Monitoring Manual. The webinar will take place on Wednesday 13 January 2021. Online registration is now open.