The International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) issued an open letter in support of the Ombudsman of the Kingdom of Lesotho, who was recently subjected to a public search by State police in the room where he was conducting hearings.

Recently, there have been situations when advocates defending people of negative reputation or negative public perception are insulted and threatened on social media. The Human Rights Defender asks social media account holders to take into consideration that the performance by advocates of their professional duties is indispensable to the process of administration of justice. It is impossible to have justice without proper performance by advocates of their professional activities, which is based on the rule of law.

Ombudsman Peter Tyndall received 3,021 complaints about providers of public services last year. The Ombudsman’s annual report for 2017 was published on Wednesday 20 June and shows that the sectors that were the most complained about in 2017 were: Government Departments/Offices (953 complaints), Local Authorities (852 complaints) and Health and social care sector (608 complaints).

 

The General Inspection Organization (the GIO) of Islamic Republic of Iran hosted Deputy Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Director of the Anti-corruption Directorate with the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan during June 17 - 21, 2018. Both organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding to boost cooperation in the fields of complaint management and anti-corruption activities.

On June 15, the representatives of the RA Human Rights Defender’s Office conducted an unannounced visit to the “Nubarashen” penitentiary institution to study the situation on ensuring the rights of foreigners. This was executed in the framework of cooperation with the UNHCR Representation in Armenia. 

The United States Ombudsman Association (USOA) will hold its 2018 Annual Conference from 26 – 28 September 2018 in Portland, Oregon at the Marriott Courtyard Portland City Center.

Se presenta una nueva infografía con los principales resultados del procesamiento de la Base de datos de Casos de Tortura y Malos Tratos Investigados por la PPN, con información actualizada a 2017. Esta base de datos se ocupa principal, aunque no exclusivamente, de las agresiones físicas sufridas por las personas privadas de su libertad por parte de agentes penitenciarios y/u otras fuerzas de seguridad. 

Por iniciativa de la Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos (CNDH) de México, a la que se sumaron las Instituciones Nacionales de Derechos Humanos (INDH) de Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala y Honduras, se solicitó a la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) este pasado 18 de junio del 2018 que requiera al Gobierno de los Estados Unidos de América interrumpir la separación de niñas, niños y adolescentes migrantes de sus familias, y adoptar todas las medidas necesarias para proteger sus derechos a la integridad personal, la familia y la libertad personal, en relación con los derechos de la niñez.