The European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) has launched a new paper outlining how NHRIs in Europe promote and protect the human rights of migrants at borders. The paper serves as a starting point for European NHRIs to put forward recommendations to national and regional authorities to ensure greater respect for human rights.

The head of the sector for the Protection of the Rights of Military Servants of the Ombudsman Office, Fazail Hasanov and the Chief Advisor of this Sector, Adil Hajiyev visited jointly with the representative of the Ministry of Defense the main clinical hospital of the Armed Forces.

Pour éviter le recours aux tribunaux, Revenu Québec peut conclure des transactions, c’est-à-dire des ententes à l’amiable, avec certains contribuables. Dans un rapport d’enquête publié le 27 février 2020, le Protecteur du citoyen du Québec révèle que les droits de la partie adverse ne sont pas toujours respectés par l’organisme lors d’une telle transaction.

To avoid the involvement of the courts, Revenu Québec may enter into transactions (settlements) with certain taxpayers. In an investigation report released on February 27, 2020, the Québec Ombudsman revealed that the opposing party’s rights are not always upheld when these transactions are made.

El 8 de enero de 2020, el presidente anunció la formulación de la Ley Orgánica de la Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos del Yuan de Control. El Yuan de Control establecerá la Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos conforme a la ley. Por el momento, se ha creado un grupo especial para llevar a cabo los trabajos preparatorios.

Save the date! African Ombudsman training and meetings to be held in Madagascar  from 4 – 7 May 2020.

East Sussex County Council has been asked to review its policy for providing home to college transport for young adults with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), after the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman criticised the way it dealt with a family’s situation.

El Defensor del Pueblo, Francisco Fernández Marugán, ha recomendado a la Dirección General de la Policía que garantice la intimidad de las mujeres que acuden a las clínicas de Interrupción voluntaria del embarazo.