This year, the Ontario Ombudsman’s annual investigative training course, “Sharpening Your Teeth” (SYT) was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from the 5^th to the 7^th of November 2018. Senior Ombudsman staff have trained hundreds of ombudsmen, investigators and other watchdog staff at this Toronto course and at customized, on-site SYT courses throughout the world – most recently in Manitoba, Canada; The Hague, Netherlands; and Anchorage, Alaska.

 

Le Médiateur de la République du Bénin reste toujours attaché à la qualité du système éducatif béninois. C’est fort de cela, qu’à l’occasion de la 14ème réunion des Académies Africaines des Sciences (AMASA) couplée avec la rentrée solennelle de l’Académie Nationale des Sciences, Arts et Lettres du Bénin (ANSALB), l’Institution le Médiateur de la République est présente à la cérémonie d’ouverture placée sous le haut parrainage du Président de la République Patrice Talon.

Radio Ombudsman is a regular podcast featuring conversations on a range of topics such as National Health Service (NHS) investigations, good complaint handling and improving public services. Hosted by Ombudsman Rob Behrens, it generates lively discussion and interesting ideas.

Two more criminal cases have been launched based on the ad hoc public report of the Human Rights Defender on violations in psychiatric establishments.

 

The partnership between the Ombudsman of Portugal and his Turkish counterpart was officially launched on Monday 12^th of November in Ankara with a kick-off meeting between the teams from both institutions. The meeting followed the Portuguese Ombudsman selection by the European Union for a twinning project to reinforce the technical training of the Turkish Ombudsman staff.

There is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to local inclusion but four key elements can boost the chances of success, finds the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights’ latest report.

La CNDH reconoce la determinación tomada por el pleno de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la nación en el sentido de invalidar la Ley de Seguridad Interior y llama la atención sobre la necesidad de que la prevención y el fortalecimiento de las instituciones civiles como responsables principales de la seguridad pública, se desarrollen en el Plan Nacional de Paz y Seguridad 2018-2024.

Ombudsman Peter Tyndall has expressed his disappointment that the HSE has not fully implemented the recommendations made in his 2015 investigation into the health care system.