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.

The Ombudsman for Children’s Office is proud to support “How’s your Head? A guide to staying afloat post COVID-19”, a mental health manual created by young people, for young people.

Manitoba Ombudsman has initiated an investigation into a privacy breach affecting approximately 9,000 children who are clients of Children’s DisABILITY Services (CDS) in Manitoba Families.

The Ministry of Education will apologize to students and compensate any students who were financially harmed by the issuance of incorrect provincial exam results in 2019 as a result of a B.C. Ombudsperson investigation.

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) contacted the Human Rights Defender of Armenia on their own initiative to discuss the procedure for the ongoing judicial appointment process for the Constitutional Court and an agreement was reached to closely monitor the process.