El pasado 30 de agosto de 2018, la Sala II de la Cámara Federal de La Plata resolvió favorablemente la concesión del arresto domiciliario de una joven mujer de nacionalidad paraguaya privada de su libertad hace 2 años y medio -por un pedido de extradición- en virtud del vencimiento del plazo legalmente previsto para la prisión preventiva.

 

We are pleased to share with you the OECD Report “The Role of Ombudsman Institutions in Open Government”. The report is the first of its kind as it documents the central that Ombudsman institutions play in the global open government agenda. It is based on the data from 94 Ombudsman institutions in a total of 65 countries worldwide. It was prepared by the OECD, with the assistance of the European Ombudsman and several Ombudsman Networks, among them the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI).

In November 2016 the case of the transfer of young people to a hastily configured youth justice and remand centre inside a maximum-security adult prison, became subject to Supreme Court proceedings. Later, the case was referred to the ombudsman by the Victorian Parliament’s Legal and Social Issues Committee. Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass has recommended no further action be taken after investigating the allegations.

Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier is calling on Whanganui Prison to take urgent steps to curb violence and intimidation among inmates at the facility.

After an increase in the number incidents, Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier is calling on Whanganui Prison to take urgent steps to curb violence and intimidation among inmates at the facility.

Following an investigation into two complaints, the European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, has found four instances of maladministration in the appointment of the European Commission’s Secretary-General in February 2018. The maladministration arose due to the Commission not following the relevant rules correctly either in letter or in spirit.

El síndic de greuges de la Comunitat Valenciana, José Cholbi, ha pedido al Ayuntamiento de Dénia que continúe trabajando en coordinación con la Confederación Hidrográfica del Júcar y el Servicio Provincial de Costas de Alicante para lograr que se adopten todas las medidas que sean necesarias a fin de mantener, en todo momento, la desembocadura del Rio Girona en un óptimo estado de limpieza y conservación.

The members of the IOI Board of Directors decided at their Board meeting in Toronto to continue the regional subsidy programme for the membership year 2018/2019.

The overall sum of subsidies to be released in 2018/2019 amounts to 42,000 Euro. The amount will be split equally between the regions (7,000 Euro per region) and will take into account that no subsidy granted should be less than 2,000 Euro.

Submit your application until 05 October 2018!

El Ombudsperson mexicano, Luis Raúl González Pérez, se reunió con jueces y comisionados de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos y la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, y les propuso acompañar y dar seguimiento a las sentencias y demás resoluciones que emitan del sistema regional.