A un mes del inicio del año escolar 2019, la Defensoría del Pueblo entregó al Ministerio de Educación (MEDUCA) así como a los maestros y profesores agremiados en la Unión de Educadores de Panamá (UNEP) y en la Unión Nacional de Educadores por la Calidad de la Educación Panameña (UNECEP), su Informe sobre el estado físico y operativo de ciento seis (106) escuelas públicas a nivel nacional.

The Catalan Ombudsman participated in the Annual Conference of the European Ombudsman leading a working group on the Regulation on data protection (GDPR). The meeting, which took place at the headquarters of the European Parliament, has also addressed issues such as participation in public affairs and social rights.

The Azerbaijani Ombudsman continues public awareness activities in the schools on gender equality and prevention of violence. In the event which was held at one of the schools of Baku city the specialized advisor of the Ombudsman spoke about the main directions of the activities in the field of gender equality and drew the attention of audience to the concerns on effective combating the violence.    

 

Manitoba Ombudsman has released an investigation report under the Personal Health Information Act (PHIA) related to the unauthorized disclosure of personal health information of 91 patients who received magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans within the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) between 2008 and 2016. The patients’ health information was disclosed in violation of PHIA to several media organizations.

On 5 – 7 March 2019, a delegation from the Thai Ombudsman office, headed by Mr. Raksagecha Chaechai, Secretary-General, went on a working visit to Hanoi, Vietnam, and met with key officials of the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam (GIV), fellow Ombudsman colleague in another member State of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Following the appeal of the Public Defender of Georgia, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) published a legal opinion relating to the draft law on the appointment of Supreme Court judges on 17 April 2019.

El Observatorio de cárceles federales de la Procuración Penitenciaria presentó un nuevo Boletín Estadístico con el objeto de reflejar el registro y la producción de información sobre las condiciones de detención bajo la órbita federal.

On 17 – 18 April2019 the Protector of Citizens of the Republic of Serbia, Mr Zoran Pašalić, paid a visit to the Austrian Ombudsman Board. Ombudsman Pašalić was accompanied by the Head of the Serbian NPM Section, the Serbian advisor on “Urgent Actions” and other staff members from the office. The delegation was welcomed in Vienna by Ombudswoman Gertrude Brinek and Ombudsman Günther Kräuter.