The Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO) launches the winter edition of its Quarterly Bulletin. The Bulletin aims to provide readers with a short, easy-to-read summary of news from the office, drawing attention to NIPSO’s most recent investigation reports, providing updates on new initiatives, and highlighting other aspects of the Ombudsman’s work.

During the month of March 2020, most European countries introduced lockdowns of their populations to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Such measures can have an impact on the extent of crime and, indirectly, on the size of prison populations. In order to measure the side-effects of the pandemic on the prison populations the Council of Europe and the University of Lausanne launched the SPACE I – COVID-19 project to follow closely the effects of the pandemic on prisons, inmates and probationers across Europe.

On 18 November 2020, Tamar Gvaramadze, First Deputy Public Defender of Georgia, participated in the UN Human Rights Council’s 9^th high level online Forum on Business and Human Rights. The theme of the forum was "Preventing business-related human rights abuses: The key to a sustainable future for people and planet".

El miércoles 25 de noviembre a las 16 horas la Procuración Penitenciaria de la Nación (PPN) presentará la investigación “La atención a la salud en las cárceles federales. Percepciones de las personas detenidas, diagnóstico y recomendaciones". El evento podrá seguirse por el canal de youtube,  facebook  y la web institucional de la PPN.

El defensor del Pueblo de Santa Fe, Raúl Lamberto, presentó la exposición sobre la “Participación de la Economía Social y Solidaria en las cadenas de valor de la Producción”, que brindó este jueves Juan José Bertero, especialista en el tema de cadenas de valor y ex ministro de la Producción de la provincia de Santa Fe, a través de la plataforma Zoom.

The Public Defender of Georgia has the honor to invite you to the online conference on "Femicide Prevention and Monitoring", which will be held on 24 November 2020 at 09:00 AM (CET), with the technical support of UN Women.

The Control Yuan’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Examination Yuan’s National Academy of Civil Service (NACS) launched a cooperative education campaign to promote human rights awareness among civil servants.

The IOI signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Global Alliance for Ministries and Infrastructure for Peace (GAMIP) to strengthen the cooperation and foster the exchange of knowledge and best practices in the field of building a culture of peace.