On 5 December 2017, Malawi Ombudsman Martha Chizuma released a systemic report titled “Out of Sight, Out of Mind.” This is a report on an investigation into allegations of maladministration in the mental health service delivery and injustices on patients with mental disorders in the Central Region of Malawi.The full report is available here.

Norwegian Parliamentary Ombudsman Aage Thor Falkanger was re-elected for another term of four years by the Parliament in November 2017. The Ombudsman is appointed by the Norwegian Parliament to safeguard the rights of individual citizens in their dealings with the public administration.

On 8 December 8 2017, Ms Nino Lomjaria started performing her duties as the new Public Defender of Georgia. The Parliament of Georgia elected the sixth Public Defender for a five-year term on 30 November 2017.

In the eve of the International Human Rights Day on December 10, the Ombudsman presented its "Research on the inclusion of children and youth with special needs in the secondary education", prepared in cooperation with the NGO “Open the Gates” and financially supported by the UNICEF Office in Skopje.

Dieciséis internos interpusieron hábeas corpus por traslado sin previo aviso desde Buenos Aires a la Unidad Penal Nº11 localizada en Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, provincia de Chaco. El traslado debe ser notificado al detenido con antelación, dispuso un juez chaqueño.

Les membres de l’Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) et de l’Association des Ombudsmans et Médiateurs de la Francophonie (AOMF) ont tenu leur première conférence commune les 23 et 24 novembre dernier à Tunis (Tunisie).« Une réunion fondatrice d’un combat commun pour le droit et pour la démocratie » selon les mots de M. Toubon, Défenseur des droits de France et Secrétaire général de l’AOMF.

A young woman’s death from anorexia nervosa would have been prevented had the NHS provided appropriate care and treatment, according to a Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) report published today (Friday 8 December 2017).

Le Médiateur de la République a tenu du vendredi 17 novembre au 1er décembre 2017 sa session annuelle, édition 2017. Deux cent onze dossiers concernant vingt-cinq structures dont quinze ministères, cinq communes, trois préfectures et deux établissements publics étaient à l’ordre du jour.