Le Président de la République, S.E.M. Alassane OUATTARA, a assisté, ce jeudi 24 Mai 2018, au Palais de la Présidence de la République, à l’Audience solennelle de Prestation de Serment du Médiateur de la République, M. Adama TOUNGARA, nommé le 04 Avril 2018.

The Ombudsman, Ms Connie Lau, on June 4 announced her Office’s initiation of a direct investigation to examine whether there was maladministration in the Government’s decisions and actions in respect of its felling of two trees in front of Tang Chi Ngong Building of the University of Hong Kong on May 20, 2018.

Problemáticas sobre un posible traslado de la cárcel Devoto. El Procurador Penitenciario de la Nación (PPN) y su Adjunto Interino fueron invitados a exponer su visión respecto del posible traslado del centro de detención ubicado en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires ante la Comisión de Relaciones Interjurisdiccionales.

En el marco del primer plenario de 2018 de la Asociación de Defensores del Pueblo de la República Argentina, el Defensor del Pueblo porteño, Alejandro Amor, suscribió un convenio de cooperación con el Defensor del Pueblo de la Provincia de Santa Fe, Raúl Lamberto.

Ombudsman Peter Tyndall Monday opened a new family and patient room at the Mater Hospital, Dublin. The family room is part of the Mater’s “end of life” care service and will give families who are losing a loved one a quiet, comfortable and private space where they can also stay the night.

En el marco de una jornada que giró en torno a la consigna “La Defensoría del Pueblo en la Reforma Constitucional” el defensor expresó la importancia de darle rango constitucional a la Defensoría del Pueblo y de incorporar garantías que protejan los derechos de los ciudadanos.

Commonwealth Ombudsman Michael Manthorpe released a report on the 15 May 2018 into the National Disability Insurance Agency’s (NDIA) handling of reviews of decisions under the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013. The report discusses systemic issues highlighted by complaints and stakeholder feedback including significant backlogs, delays in decision making and poor communication practices.

 

In April 2018, the Office of the Ombudsman in the Kingdom of Tonga published its first report. Although the Office had been established in 2001 (formerly as the Office of the Commissioner for Public Relations), the respective Act did not allow for reports to be published. An amendment to the Act effective in December 2016 now allows for the Ombudsman to publish reports.