‘A call for clarity!’ This is the title of the third joint annual report published by the National Ombudsman, the Ombudsman for Children and the Ombudsman for Veterans, and presented to parliament today by the National Ombudsman, Reinier van Zutphen.

En este informe se presentan los resultados del análisis de la información registrada por la Procuración hasta fines de 2019 de casos de violencia física, amenazas y hostigamientos y de los casos en que la violencia física desencadena otras situaciones violentas como aislamientos prolongados o la escasa o nula alimentación durante el aislamiento.

The Parliamentary Ombudsman has studied the use of restraint beds in Norwegian prisons in more detail over the past six months and has criticised the use of restraint beds in prisons following several visits. This article looks at some of the most important findings and what they mean.

A group of independent UN experts today recalled that "the prohibition of arbitrary detention is absolute even during times of public emergencies" and urged governments worldwide to prevent arbitrary deprivation of liberty in the context of the measures currently adopted for controlling the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

L’attention du Défenseur des droits et de son adjointe, la Défenseure des enfants, a été appelée par plusieurs parents d’élèves exerçant une profession médicale sur les conditions de la réouverture de certaines écoles maternelles et primaires.

Ballarat Council’s CEO and a Director gave personal associates and former colleagues preferential treatment in employment decisions, the Victorian Ombudsman has found.

Pension for Life, implemented on April 1, 2019, is a new financial compensation regime available to Canadian Armed Forces Veterans.  This investigation compared lifetime financial benefits under three compensation schemes:  Pension Act, the New Veterans Charter/Veterans Well-being Act, and the new Pension for Life.

Los Defensores europeos han debatido sobre la coordinación necesaria y los problemas comunes que está generando en la ciudadanía la epidemia de COVD19. En esta reunión on line, impulsada por la Defensora del Pueblo Europeo, Emily O'Reilly, participaron más de 35 defensores del pueblo nacionales y regionales de toda Europa, entre ellos, el Defensor del Pueblo andaluz, Jesús Maeztu, con el fin de compartir el trabajo que están realizando para defender los derechos de las personas en esta crisis.