The Human Rights Defender as National Preventive Mechanism has prepared and published an ad hoc report on “Ensuring rights of persons with mental health issues in psychiatric institutions”. The report presents in a systemized way the gross violations identified during the unannounced visits to psychiatric institutions conducted by the NPM subdivision and experts (lawyers, psychologist, psychiatrist, physicians and sociologist) in 2017.

 

El Defensor del Pueblo santafesino Raúl Lamberto reiteró la necesidad de contar con una tarifa preferencial para las pymes. En declaraciones periodísticas, volvió a insistir además en la necesidad de “desagregar el precio mayorista en la factura de energía eléctrica”, y de establecer un diálogo entre “la secretaría de Energía y la Legislatura para buscar alternativas ante esta situación”.

El Yuan de Control investiga el plan de promoción de las motos eléctricas e insta a los organismos pertinentes a reforzar las medidas de apoyo para mejorar la calidad del aire, ya que las quejas recibidas muestran la sincera esperanza de la población de que mejore la calidad del aire.

Ce mercredi 21 mars 2018, à l’invitation du Président de l’AOMF, Marc BERTRAND, Médiateur de la Wallonie et de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, un groupe de travail s’est réuni à Bruxelles, dans les locaux des Médiateurs fédéraux.

La Procuradora del Ciudadano de Puerto Rico, Iris Miriam Ruíz Class, quedó electa presidenta de la Federación Iberoamericana del Ombudsman (FIO) hasta el 2019, en la XXII Asamblea General de dicho organismo.

Toronto Ombudsman released a report on an Enquiry into the City of Toronto Winter Respite Services during the 2017-18 winter season. Ombudsman Susan Opler made 18 recommendations to improve the quality, fairness and communication of these services.

A Control Yuan (CY) joint committee recently issued its investigation report on the Kanjin aboriginal community located on the banks of the Dahan River in Taoyuan County. The community moved to the area several decades ago in search of work, building makeshift homes on the river’s shores. It is located in a flood zone where housing is technically prohibited, so residents have long been denied household registration.

The Commonwealth Ombudsman published its State of the Health Funds Report for 2017. The purpose of this report is to provide consumers with additional information to assist them to make decisions about private health insurance.