The Ombudsman Maria Lúcia Amaral was heard by the UN Committee against Torture on the implementation of the Convention against Torture and other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in Portugal.

As Taiwan’s population rapidly greys, demand for healthcare and medical services has been increasing in step, yet human resources for elderly care remain in short supply. To ensure the rights of the elderly, the Control Yuan (CY) launched an investigation to make sure they receive the best care possible.

En Argentina, la población privada de libertad y la cantidad de familiares de presos y presas viene aumentando año tras año. Más allá de la prisión: Paternidades, maternidades e infancias atravesadas por el encierro es una investigación realizada por la Procuración Penitenciaria de la Nación (PPN) con la colaboración de la Asociación Civil de Familiares de Detenidos (ACIFAD), la oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe de Church World Service (CWS) y con el apoyo técnico y financiero de UNICEF.

Join a webinar on “Opening Justice: using OGP to advance access to justice”, which will be hosted by the Open Government Partnership (OGP) on Friday, 6 December 2019.

This is the first time the office has published a collection of cases the Ombudsman has dealt with where human rights matters have either been raised as part of the original complaint or have been pivotal to the findings.

Certains détenus se sont plaints auprès du Médiateur fédéral de la manière dont ils sont fouillés à nu. Mal vécues par les détenus car humiliantes, les fouilles à nu augmentent le risque de tensions en prison. Le Médiateur fédéral a enquêté sur l’organisation des fouilles à nu dans les prisons belges et publie aujourd’hui son rapport d’enquête.

The Chief Ombudsman says his latest report into official information practice at local authorities is a wakeup call for all council leaders about the importance of an open and transparent workplace culture – and their accountability for achieving that.

Este lunes la Defensoría del Pueblo realizará acciones en el marco del Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Violencia contra la Mujer.