The Control Yuan has called for the Executive Yuan and all government agencies under it to formulate a comprehensive new immigrant policy that is in line with the Constitution and related international human rights conventions and that takes into account demographic trends in the country.

The Parliamentary Ombudsman, Mr Anthony C Mifsud received the Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Mr Nils Muiznieks. The Commissioner was in Malta, for a two day visit, to monitor the human rights protection standards as part of Malta’s obligation as a CoE Member State. Such visits are aimed at providing Council of Europe Member States with guidelines to raise the standards of human rights protection, in accordance with his mandate.

A l’occasion de la journée internationale des droits de l’enfant, le 20 novembre, le Défenseur des droits, M. Jacques Toubon, et la Défenseure des enfants, Mme Geneviève Avenard, son adjointe, rendent public leur rapport annuel consacré aux droits de l’enfant. Intitulé « Droits de l’enfant en 2017 : Au miroir de la Convention internationale des droits de l’enfant », ce rapport est consacré au suivi des recommandations de l’ONU, en insistant sur les thématiques du droit à la santé et de l’éducation à la sexualité.

El 20 de noviembre, volveremos a celebrar el gran logro que supuso la firma en 1989, en el Pleno de la Asamblea de Naciones Unidas, de la Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño, el tratado internacional más ratificado y por el cual todos los Estados Parte firmantes se comprometen a trabajar para garantizar los derechos de niños, niñas y adolescentes.

Professor John McMillan AO, Acting New South (NSW) Ombudsman, released his annual report for 2016-17. During the reporting year, the office dealt with a broad range of issues, including public housing maintenance, water regulation, disability accommodation and support services, school student suspensions, debt recovery, guardianship, prisoner health services, and out-of-home care services for children.

The Acting Ombudsman and Convenor of the NSW Child Death Review Team (CDRT), Professor John McMillan AO, tabled the CDRT’s annual report for 2016-17. The work that the CDRT does is focused on one key outcome – to prevent the deaths of children. The report details the degree to which the CDRT’s recommendations to prevent or reduce the likelihood of child deaths have been accepted by government, and the progress being made by agencies to implement them.

El Procurador Penitenciario recomendó a la Presidenta del Consejo de Derechos de Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires que se reglamente los procedimientos de utilización de la fuerza por parte de los guardias de seguridad de los establecimientos de régimen cerrado para adolescentes.

The Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman (the Office) has produced three annual reports: Commonwealth Ombudsman Annual Report 2016–17, ACT Ombudsman Annual Report 2016–17 and the ACT Judicial Council Annual Report 2016–17 (not published online). This year marked the 40th anniversary of the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman. While it was an occasion to reflect on its many achievements of the past 40 years, the Office looks with excitement to the future.