La Procuración Penitenciaria de la Nación (PPN) expresa su preocupación por el incremento de la sobrepoblación carcelaria en el Complejo Penitenciario Federal de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (CPFCABA), ubicado en Villa Devoto. En las últimas semanas, se dispuso el traslado de más de 100 detenidos, sin tener en consideración que esa cárcel federal ya se encontraba sobrepoblada previamente.

In recent years, the Czech Ombudsman repeatedly warned about shortcomings in the procedure of the Ministry of Education (hereinafter “the Ministry”) in reviewing the results of school-leaving examinations (the “maturita” exam used in numerous types of secondary schools). Based on the Ombudsman’s comments, the Ministry has amended the so-called “maturita decree” and modified certain procedures and forms so that the students would now have better information on where and how to lodge a complaint.

In continuation of his Courtesy calls on the Diplomatic and Consular Corps in Freetown, the Ombudsman of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Leon Jenkins-Johnston has paid a visit to the Embassy of Ireland in Sierra Leone, where he met with the Second Secretary Niamh Kavanagh and Program Advisor – Governance Josephus Ellie.

The Public Protector welcomes the Eastern Cape High Court’s dismissal on Thursday, March 08, 2019 of an application by provincial government Director-General, Ms. Marion Mbina-Mthembu, to have Adv. Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s findings on the plundering of public resources in the name of the funeral and memorial services of the late former President, Nelson Mandela, reviewed and set aside.

Al participar en la Reunión Anual de GANHRI, Luis Raúl González Pérez, Ombudsperson mexicano, condenó los altos niveles de violencia contra las mujeres y convocó a sus homólogos a cuidar en cada país el cumplimiento de los mecanismos de defensa. Luis Raúl González Pérez aseguró que los principales retos para contrarrestar la violencia contra la mujer, siguen siendo las políticas públicas, la voluntad política de los gobiernos y los presupuestos.

The Ombudsman for Bermuda, Ms Victoria Pearman, has been elected to represent the Caribbean and Latin America as Caribbean Director of the IOI. She will serve as Regional President for the IOI’s Caribbean & Latin American Region. In this role, she will participate in meetings of the IOI Executive Committee and work closely with the two Directors for Latin America to manage regional matters and coordinate activities.

The Australian Government, with input from the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman, has established new Student Redress Measures to address the large number of complaints about the former VET (Vocational Education and Training) FEE-HELP program.

 

On the 5th of March the Azerbaijani Ombudsman’s Annual Report for the year of 2018 was heard at the Parliament. During the hearing the Ombudsman summarized the annual activities on restoration of the violated rights, public awareness, international cooperation and protection of the rights of all strata of the society.