Ante la llegada creciente de adolescentes migrantes no acompañados y la falta de recursos disponibles, el Síndic insiste en la necesidad de habilitar nuevos espacios que funcionen como centros de emergencia, con la imprescindible colaboración de todas las administraciones implicadas, tanto los distintos departamentos de la Generalitat de Catalunya como los ayuntamientos y la Administración del Estado.

The timely intervention of Provincial Ombudsman Sindh, Mr Asad Ashraf Malik, made sure that a retired government servant was paid the outstanding dues by the Karachi Development Authorities (K.D.A.).

A special meeting on “Implementation of women’s economic rights” has been initiated among the representatives of the Defender, state and self-government bodies and NGO’s in Khachik village, Armenia on 22 September 2018.  One of the key guarantees to tackle various issues in the named field is to ensure women’s economic enhancement and autonomy.

Ombudsman Peter Tyndall today published his report into the developments in end-of-life care in Irish hospitals. The Ombudsman’s report was jointly launched with the Irish Hospice Foundation and the HSE who published an information booklet for the public: “When someone you care about is dying in hospital – What to expect”.

Una investigación del Yuan de Control sobre los informes realizados por los funcionarios de los barrios y villas sobre los casos de ayuda a las personas desfavorecidas hizo que se reportaran 8.531 casos en los últimos dos años.

The Ombudsman South Australia (SA) has made a statement on an investigation into the Department for Child Protection and the alleged failure to protect young people from sexual exploitation. The Ombudsman has concluded a lengthy own initiative investigation concerning the actions of Families SA and the Department for Child Protection.

Austrian Ombudsman and IOI Secretary General Günther Kräuter had a much-noticed appearance at the meeting of Petitions Committees and regional Ombudsman institutions in Germany. The annual meeting was held in Stuttgart (Germany) from 23 – 24 September 2018.

A new EU announcement on freedom of expression and peaceful assembly made at the OSCE high-level conference in Warsaw underlined the positive work of the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia as an excellent example of democracy promotion.