The Honourable Wafaqi Mohtasib called on the Honourable President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Dr. Arif Alvi at Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad on Monday, 1st March 2019, and presented the Annual Report of the institution for the year 2018.

The Chief Ombudsman, Peter Boshier, is welcoming the opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of children and young people within the state care and youth justice system. Mr Boshier is responding to the government’s announcement of proposals aimed at strengthening the independent oversight of the Oranga Tamariki system and children’s issues.

 

During 15 – 19 March 2019, the Thai Ombudsman delegation visited the Republic of Korea to implement a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on bilateral cooperation between the Thai Ombudsman and the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) of Korea.

El Presidente de la Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos, Luis Raúl González Pérez, recibió el 8 de abril de 2019 a Michelle Bachelet, Alta Comisionada de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, con quien acordó mantener y fortalecer la comunicación y la colaboración en favor de una mejor defensa de los derechos humanos en el país.

Last July, the first comprehensive summer school for ombudspersons was held, following the example set by countries such as Canada and England, where a special training course for and about ombuds work already exists. The aim of this in-depth summer school was to highlight all the different aspects of the work an ombudsperson carries out.

Radio Ombudsman – the regular podcast of Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman (PHSO) – introduces Jenna Brown, Ombuds at the University of Denver and founder of the European Network of Ombudsmen in Higher Education (ENOHE).

Women throughout the EU face inequalities. But Roma women face additional challenges such as anti-Gypsyism, extreme poverty, exclusion and discrimination which reinforce their disadvantages, according to the latest report from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights. It underlines the urgent need for targeted, gender-sensitive measures that allow Roma women to realise their full potential.

El Ministro de Justicia y Derechos Humanos de la Nación, Germán Garavano, declaró la emergencia carcelaria por el término de tres años. La Procuración Penitenciaria fue convocada para ser parte de la Comisión de Emergencia en Materia Penitenciaria con el objeto de analizar la situación actual.