On 23 February the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC) hosted a Webinar, in collaboration with the IOI, to discuss the UN Resolution on Ombudsman and Mediators. IOI President Peter Tyndall spoke at the webinar, along with IOI Secretary General Werner Amon, and the Médiateur of the Kingdom of Morocco, Judge Mohamed Benalilou.

The United States Ombudsman Association (USOA) hosted a four-hour virtual training on 22 October 2020, entitled “Poverty, Race, and Consciousness”. The presenters were Dr. Shariff Abdullah and Dr. Donna M. Beegle.  There were 98 individuals registered for the event, 17 of which were IOI members. The event was funded by an IOI subvention. 

Les hacemos llegar el 6. Reporte Semanal de “Derechos Humanos en Perspectiva Internacional” (13 – 19 de febrero de 2021), 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).

The Ombudsman for Children Dr Niall Muldoon has been formally re-appointed to his role for another term by the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins.

La Procuración Penitenciaria de la Nación presenta un nuevo reporte estadístico a enero de 2021 sobre la situación de las personas privadas de la libertad ante la actual emergencia sanitaria. El documento muestra una estabilidad de la población encarcelada en el SPF desde hace más de 6 meses, luego del descenso producido en los primeros dos meses de la pandemia y, por otro lado, alerta sobre un nuevo récord de personas alojadas en centros de detención no penitenciarios de la Policía de la CABA.

The University of KwaZulu-Natal and the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC) cordially invite you to a Zoom Webinar on 23 February 2021 to hear presentations on the newly adopted “UN Resolution on Ombudsman and Mediator Institutions” as well as the Venice Principles, the first global standards for the protection and promotion of Ombudsman and Mediator institutions.

The Ombudsman sent a letter to the Secretary of State for Education and the Secretary of State for Social Security, in which she requested consideration of solutions for employees in the telework regime who are faced with situations that are incompatible with the demands of their family lives, in particular when they have dependent children or children under 12 years of age studying at home.

The Ombudsman of the Republic of Vanuatu, Mr Hamlison Bulu yesterday reminded all persons who are classified as leaders pursuant to Article 67 of the Constitution of the Republic of Vanuatu and Section 5 of the Leadership Code Act that they only have 13 days to submit their annual returns.