On Thursday 6 July, the Chief Ombudsman released his Report on an unannounced inspection of Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison. As a National Preventive Mechanism under OPCAT, the Ombudsman inspects and monitors places of detention to ensure people held there are treated humanely and with dignity. The new practice of publishing these reports has been started in the interests of transparency and accountability.

The Victorian Ombudsman will inspect the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in July 2017. This inspection follows the April announcement of the Ombudsman's investigation into changes needed in Victoria to implement the UN's Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT).

L’AOMF a organisé les 19-21 juin à Bruxelles, à l’invitation du Délégué général aux droits de l’enfant et avec le soutien de l’OIF, une visite d’étude de son groupe de travail sur les enfants migrants. En parallèle, le Comité AOMF sur les droits de l’enfant, présidé par Geneviève Avenard, en a profité pour se réunir.

Following her election by the People’s Assembly of Albania, Mrs. Erinda Ballanca took oath before the Albanian Parliament and was introduced to the PA staff by her predecessor, Mr. Totozani, on Monday, 19 June 2017. 

 

The Council of Europe Action Plan on Protecting Refugee and Migrant Children in Europe (2017-2019) complements the work of other international institutions such as the UNHCR, UNICEF, WHO and the EU and concentrates on the norms and added values of the Council of Europe.

Le Plan d’action du Conseil de l’Europe sur la protection des enfants réfugiés et migrants en Europe (2017-2019) complète les travaux d’autres organisations internationales telles le HCR, l’Unicef, l’OMS ou encore l’UE, et se concentre sur les normes et valeurs ajoutées du Conseil de l’Europe.

At the General Meeting held on 13^th June 2017 Ms. Victoria Pearman was elected the new President of the Caribbean Ombudsman Association (CAROA) and a new CAROA Council was appointed effective on 1^st July 2017.

Save the Date: The Estonian Chancellor of Justice will host a capacity-building IOI workshop „Human Rights in the Digital Age“ from 23 to 24 January 2018 in Tallinn, Estonia.