La Defensoría del Pueblo de la provincia de Santa Fe y la Defensoría Provincial de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes (DNNA) advierten que en contexto de pandemia y aislamiento social preventivo y obligatorio por el Covid 19, se han profundizado las violencias sexuales contra niñas, niños y adolescentes en el ámbito familiar. Es imprescindible darles a las infancias un marco de credibilidad, confianza y protección.    

The conduct of the police with regard to fining persons for not wearing a mask or failure to wear it properly and their apprehension to police departments become concerning and, from a systemic point of view, result in incorrect developments.

El tribunal Oral Federal de Posadas resolvió favorablemente un incidente de prisión domiciliaria de una joven trans, por encontrarse en una situación de desprotección frente la intersección de vulnerabilidades que la atravesaban durante su detención.

Prison administrators and inmates serving as “helpers” at Kaohsiung Prison tortured an inmate to death. They were prosecuted for the serious human rights violation of torturing the deceased inhumanely. The two prison administrators were convicted of torture and death by Taiwan Kaohsiung District Court.

Dr. Ákos Kozma, Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary, presents the report regarding the activities of the office in 2019. It encompasses the full range of efforts made by Commissioner Kozma and his two Deputy Commissioners, namely the Ombudsman for the Rights of National Minorities and the Ombudsman for Future Generations to promote and protect the fundamental rights in Hungary. 

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman is calling for more to be done to help the adult social care sector capitalise on the valuable learning complaints can bring, in its annual review.

Pierre Heusser is the newly appointed Ombudsman of the City of Zurich. He was elected by the municipal council (local parliament) in January and succeeded Claudia Kaufmann in mid-August.

El Defensor del Menor de Andalucía, Jesús Maeztu, ha lamentado hoy que la pandemia sanitaria causada por la COVID 19 ha tenido consecuencias en los derechos y garantías de la infancia y la adolescencia, al tiempo que ha advertido de que estos problemas se agudizarán.