The Inspector-General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman of Australia (IGTO), Ms Karen Payne, today announced the launch of two new investigations into aspects of the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) systems and procedures.

La Presidenta de la Comisión de Derechos Humanos de la Ciudad de México (CDHCM), Nashieli Ramírez Hernández, presentó cinco cursos en línea, desarrollados en conjunto con la Coordinación de Universidad Abierta y Educación a Distancia de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (CUAED-UNAM).

Defensor del Pueblo: Tribunal Constitucional debe admitir demanda competencial y resguardar el ejercicio del poder en parámetros de la Constitución. Ambos poderes pudieron evitar esta situación anómala presentando, en su oportunidad, una demanda competencial ante el TC y no lo hicieron.

The NSW Ombudsman, Mr Michael Barnes, today tabled the OCHRE Review Report in Parliament.

El Yuan de Control investiga la protección de la privacidad en los casos de niños delincuentes y propone medidas correctivas a la Agencia Nacional de Policía para que cumpla con la Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño

From 16 to 17 October 2019 an IOI Europe workshop was held in Riga (Latvia).The workshop focused on the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation and the different aspects to be considered by human rights institutions in their work. The workshop consisted of three sessions: GDPR and supervision, GDPR at national level and GDPR and individual.

The Council of Europe Convention on Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, also known as “the Lanzarote Convention” was ratified by the Parliament of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The Ombudsman of Azerbaijan addressed a letter to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan thanking him for his initiative regarding the ratification.   

The Ombudsman of Ireland has recently published the latest edition of the Ombudsman’s Casebook. The idea behind this Casebook is to promote learning from complaints. There is a wide variety of case summaries which are intended to help service providers to avoid making the mistakes of others or to improve systems to prevent unintended consequences.