El jueves, el 12 de septembre de 2024, el Defensor del Pueblo, Ángel Gabilondo, clausuró en CaixaForum de Madrid el III Observatorio de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) ‘Las PES del triple impacto: plantea-personas-prosperidad’.

The Ombudsperson participated in the 57th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council by intervening in a panel discussion, which took place on September 11, 2024, in Geneva, on how to “Promote and protect economic, social and cultural rights in the context of combating inequalities”.

Almost half a million pounds in compensation has been secured following investigations by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman for people wrongly denied payment by the Windrush Compensation Scheme.

By 1 September, each year, the Althingi Ombudsman submits his annual report to Althingi on activities in the previous year. An excerpt of the annual report in English has now, for the second time, been made available online. The excerpt contains several main points of some of the most important cases dealt with in 2023, statistical information and the OPCAT summary.

The Chief Ombudsman’s latest self-initiated investigations into official information practices will include two council-controlled organisations for the first time. Peter Boshier has announced investigations of Auckland Transport and Wellington Water along with the Wellington City Council, Queenstown Lakes District Council and Marlborough District Council.

Según la Comisión de Derechos Humanos de la Ciudad de México, en el Día Nacional de las Mujeres con Discapacidad es oportuno visibilizar la brecha de desigualdad y discriminación que aún persiste en ese grupo de atención prioritaria. Ejemplo de lo anterior, es el uso y aprovechamiento de las nuevas tecnologías y sistemas de inteligencia artificial.

On Tuesday, 3 September 2024, the Federal Public Defenders' Office (DPU), the Attorney General's Office (AGU), and the National Association of Federal Public Defenders (Anadef) took part in a public hearing at the Federal Senate. The session aimed to discuss and present the results of the ‘Caravan of Rights: Reconstruction of Rio Grande do Sul’ programme.

Based on the initiative of Commissioner for Fundamental Rights Dr. Ákos Kozma, the agencies and organizations – such as the Hungarian Prison Service, the Police and the state-owned forest enterprises – participating in the renovation and refurbishment-related programme aimed at several residential child care communities donated school supplies to the residents of these facilities, including the ones that had been renovated through mutual effort.