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.

Defensores del Pueblo del país se reunieron con autoridades de la Secretaría de Viviendas de la Nación. El defensor del Pueblo de la provincia de Santa Fe, Raúl Lamberto, fue uno de los que participaron de la reunión. Conformarán una mesa de diálogo para evaluar posibles soluciones.

The Queensland Ombudsman’s report on “The Sunshine Coast Regional Council regulatory enforcement report: An investigation of actions taken by Sunshine Coast Regional Council in response to complaints about power boat noise” was published under the authority of the Speaker of the Queensland Parliament.

Técnicos del Mecanismo Nacional de Prevención de la Tortura, que depende de la ONU, con la adjunta del Diputado del Común, Milagros Fuentes, visitaron los centros penitenciarios de La Palma y Tenerife 

On behalf of the Hungarian Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights as a National Human Rights Institution, Anna Martinez-Zemplén attended the Geneva-based regional forum of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, which was aimed at creating an opportunity for a direct, personal exchange of experience and best practices related to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, as well as the discussion of challenges.