The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission recommended the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport to include day laborers at construction sites in the list of those eligible for additional points when selecting tenants of public rental housing in cases where they have worked as day laborers in the construction industry for at least one year, even if they have not put money aside for a deductible fund.

The Ombudsman’s special report Revenue NSW – The lawfulness of its garnishee order process has been tabled in Parliament today. The report follows the Ombudsman’s investigation of Revenue NSW’s conduct in administering its garnishee order system to recover unpaid fines and other debts due to the State.

The Inspector-General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman (IGTO) commenced an own-motion investigation into Tax identification (TaxID) fraud on 15 December 2023. This was in response to an increase in complaints and dispute investigations concerning TaxID fraud received by the IGTO.

The Institution of the Banking Mohtasib Pakistan (BMP) has provided relief amounting to Rs 1.26 billion to the Banking Customers by disposing of 25,493 complaints against commercial banks during the calendar year 2023.

The Office of the Ombudsman in Ireland has recently introduced a Human Rights-based approach to Ombudsman complaint handling. The Office has also developed a guide: ‘Human Rights: A guide for Ombudsman staff when investigating complaints’. The project was financed by the IOI as part of its Regional subsidy programme.

Le Défenseur des droits publie, ce 24 avril, deux études portant sur les difficultés rencontrées par les étudiants et les étudiantes pour faire respecter leurs droits à l’université, en partenariat avec l’Institut national de la jeunesse et de l'éducation populaire (INJEP).

En el caso particular de feminicidio, desde 2019 la Comisión de Derechos Humanos de la Ciudad de México (CDHCM) ha reiterado su llamado a emprender acciones urgentes para evitar la filtración de información sobre la investigación o la víctima a los medios de comunicación. Se cuenta con el registro de que la exhibición de información personal sucede en al menos 30% de los casos.

El Procurador de los Derechos Humanos (PDH), doctor Alejandro Córdova, participó en una reunión de la Instancia de Análisis para la Protección de Defensoras y Defensores de los Derechos Humanos, en la cual se presentó, por parte de autoridades en materia de seguridad ciudadana, el contexto y objetivos de la actividad.