The Federal Ombudsman Syed Tahir Shahbaz by taking cognizance of the difficulties of senior citizens and widows has directed Director General National Savings (CDNS) to facilitate senior citizens, widows and pensioners as per banking standards.  He was chairing a high level meeting to review the progress on CDNS Reforms Report issued by the Wafaqi Mohtasib Secretariat(WMS).

La Cadena Cope realizó un programa en directo en la cafetería Regina de la calle Triana de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Parliamentary Ombudsman Petri Jääskeläinen has nominated Committee Counsel Matti Marttunen, Doctor of Laws and Master of Laws trained on the bench, as Secretary General of the Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman. Marttunen will take office on 1 March 2021.

An investigation on providing assistance to victims of domestic violence revealed a sad reality: assistance to victims of violence is often still unavailable, those who call the police are still left alone with the perpetrator, and assistance often includes purely formal oral consultations, despite the obvious need for specific assistance. These and other striking conclusions were drawn by the Seimas Ombudsman Augustinas Normantas, having summarized the results of the investigation into the provision of assistance to persons, who had experienced domestic violence.

Les hacemos llegar el 44. 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).

La APT ha trabajado junto a 16 mecanismos nacionales y locales de prevención (MNP/MLP) para preparar unas observaciones a la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos en la que se identifican medidas prácticas para promover la seguridad y la dignidad de las personas LGBTI privadas de libertad.

The Ararteko has issued a report with seven recommendations on the improvements needed in Basque public administration to ensure access to offices and services in pandemic times as well as effective enjoyment of rights and to fight digital exclusion.

El día 14 de enero de 2021 se desarrolló la Reunión Intersesional del Consejo de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas titulada “Reconstruir mejor: Integrando los derechos humanos en sustentables y resilientes. Recuperación de la pandemia de COVID-19", en la partició el Subsecretario General a cargo de la Defensoría del Pueblo de la Nación.