On the occasion of the Parental Alienation Awareness Day, the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights published materials from the international conference on shared parenting which took place in Strasbourg on 22-23 November 2018.

Il y a 50 ans, le Protecteur du citoyen faisait ses débuts pour assurer le respect des droits des personnes dans leurs relations avec les services publics québécois. Depuis lors, il a traité plus de 910 000 demandes. Ces citoyens et citoyennes ont trouvé auprès de lui un recours indépendant, facile d’accès, gratuit et efficace pour faire valoir leurs droits auprès des ministères, organismes et instances du gouvernement du Québec.

The Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, received this afternoon Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The meeting addressed the concerns and recommendations that the Ombudsman, as National Human Rights Institution, has recently presented in the scope of the Universal Periodic Review.

Luis Raúl González Pérez, Presidente de la Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos, emitió el pasado 30 de abril de 2019 un mensaje en la sesión de reinstalación del sistema nacional de protección integral de niños, niñas y adolescentes.

The first-ever International Ombud Expo will be held in Abuja, Nigeria from 28 - 31 October 2019. It will bring together Ombudsman and grievance handling offices from all over the world in an exhibition of the role and operations of these unique institutions in facilitating better governance and driving performance in governments and organisations across the world. Kindly share this information widely with members of your network and other relevant organisations.

Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO) Marie Anderson presents the Office’s first Case Digest, providing summaries of a number of recent complaints received by the Office. It reflects the varied nature of the cases NIPSO deals with and the range of outcomes which can follow either an initial assessment or a full investigation. 

The Israeli Ombudsman is handling complaints relating the deletion of comments from social media pages of public officials and the blocking of access to them.

In its continued efforts in improving health service delivery the Office of the Ombudsman (OoO) in collaboration with the Quality Management Department of the Ministry of Health and Population is conducting a training for Hospital Ombudsman from the South East zone health facilities. The training was held at Palm Valley Lodge in Thyolo from the 17th to 18th of April, 2019.