Irish Ombudsman Peter Tyndall has again expressed his concerns over the unsuitability of accommodation in Direct Provision. He said that the highly contagious nature of the COVID-19 virus has highlighted how unsustainable it is to have three or more people, who are not from the same family, living in the same room for a significant amount of time.

Monitoring places of detention is an essential preventive safeguard for the treatment of people who have been deprived of their liberty. The Chief Ombudsman is mindful of the need to enter facilities and carry out inspections in a way that is safe, effective and supportive and has established a set of principles to guide facilities and their staff in managing this crisis.

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, published today her annual activity report covering 2019. The report provides an overall picture of the main problems, challenges and opportunities that European countries are facing in the field of human rights.

L’année dernière, le bureau de l’Ombudsman de Montréal (OdM) a reçu 1 910 nouvelles demandes (105 de plus qu’en 2018) et lancé 259 nouvelles enquêtes qui se sont ajoutées aux 56 déjà en cours. Au total, ont traité 1 966 dossiers, mené 302 enquêtes et effectué 13 suivis pour assurer le respect d’engagements antérieurs.

En estos días el Banco de Sangre hace un llamamiento ciudadano para mantener el ritmo de donaciones, que siguen siendo necesarias durante la epidemia de la Covid-19 para tratamientos de cáncer, accidentes, partos con complicaciones, entre otras situaciones. El Síndic de Greuges de Cataluña es conocedor de esta situación y da su apoyo a la donación de sangre y plasma en unos días en que son imprescindibles.

The right to health is one of the fundamental human rights recognized in the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. As the institution responsible for protecting human rights, the Control Yuan (CY) emphasizes the right to health and issues derived therefrom, such as public health issues. By utilizing its powers, the CY safeguards the life and health of citizens, as well as their right to medical treatment in times of need.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the University for Peace and the United Nations University’s International Institute for Global Health jointly offer the fifth and sixth editions of the interactive and instructor-led e-learning module to train stakeholders on the normative, theoretical and practical importance of and mechanisms for operationalizing the Right to Development (RTD) in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

On 16 April 2020, the Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu declared a direct investigation into the regulatory regime for the safe operation of lifts and escalators administered by the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD).