In a special report released on March 21, 2018, the Québec Ombudsman spoke out against the detention conditions of people serving intermittent sentences in Québec correctional facilities. The increase in intermittent sentences has exacerbated the problem of overcrowding in many facilities, especially on Saturdays and Sundays. 

Dans un rapport d’enquête spéciale publié le 21 mars 2018, le Protecteur du citoyen du Québec dénonce les conditions de détention des personnes incarcérées avec une peine discontinue (peine purgée de façon intermittente) dans les établissements de détention québécois. La hausse des peines discontinues amplifie le problème de surpopulation qui affecte plusieurs de ces établissements, particulièrement les samedis et dimanches.

La Defensora de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes de la provincia de Santa Fe, Analía Colombo, fue designada como coordinadora general de la Red de Niñez y Adolescencia de la Federación Iberoamericana del Ombudsman. El nombramiento fue realizado el pasado 14 de marzo en el marco de la XII Sesión de la Red de Niñez y Adolescencia de la Federación Iberoamericana del Ombudsman en la ciudad de Panamá.

A l’occasion de la Journée internationale pour l'élimination de la discrimination raciale, le Défenseur des droits fait le point sur la Mobilisation Egalité Contre Racisme lancée par l’institution en septembre 2015. Ce 21 mars, le Défenseur des droits diffuse également six affiches pédagogiques qui illustrent six mots autour du racisme.

Ms Glass tabled her report into a matter referred to her by the Legislative Council in November 2015 this week. The Legislative Council asked the Ombudsman to investigate allegations of ALP MPs’ misuse of staff budget entitlements before the 2014 state election. She found 21 ALP Members of Victorian Parliament - including 11 serving and 10 former MPs - breached Parliament’s Members’ Guide by certifying payments to electorate officers used for party political campaigning.

On February 27, 2018, the Ombudsman for Future Generations, together with the Hungarian Clean Air Action Group, in partnership with the German Umwelthilfe and the Danish Ecological Council organized an international conference on the problem of air pollution caused by domestic heating. Nearly 80 experts attended this event, representing the competent ministries, environmental authorities and non-governmental organizations.

A lo largo de 2017 se han atendido un total de 13.437 actuaciones, (incremento de la actividad del Ararteko en esta anualidad de un 22%) de las cuales 9.545 corresponden a quejas y consultas y 37 a expedientes de oficio. Se han realizado un total de 10.168 servicios en las oficinas de atención directa: 3.600 han sido a través del servicio telefónico y 6.568 las personas que han acudido a alguna de las tres oficinas, demandando información y asesoramiento.

Vulnerable patients with mental health conditions are being badly let down by the NHS, causing them and their families needless suffering and distress, according to a Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report published today. The Ombudsman has also found that NHS mental healthcare staff can lack the capacity, skills and training they need to do their job effectively, and do not always have the support they need to learn from mistakes.