People warming their hands over fire built in petrol drums in refugee camps should be able to find help and humanity in Europe, whose economy is second in the world and where countries are not at war. This is explained by the Ombudsman of Spain in a case study on “Asylum in Spain: International protection and reception system resources” presented and defended recently at the Spanish Parliament.

In December 2016, the Norwegian Parliamentary Ombudsman published a thematic report under the NPM mandate on the conditions for female prisoners in Norway.

 

The Office of the Turkish Ombudsman will hold the 4th International Symposium on Ombudsman Institutions in Ankara from 2 – 3 March 2017. Under the motto “Migration and Refugees” this year’s symposium will tackle issues such as countries’ policies on refugees, vulnerable groups, xenophobia, racism and islamophobia.

The Ombudsman, Ms Connie Lau, today (January 19) announced the completion of a direct investigation into the arrangements on the display of publicity materials (“PMs”) in public housing estates.

Dr. Ivan Zinger has been appointed as the Acting Correctional Investigator of Canada. The duration of this appointment is for a term of one year or until such time that a new Correctional Investigator is appointed. Mr Zinger followed Howard Sapers, who was appointed Independent Advisor on Corrections Reform to the Ontario provincial government and who had served as the Correctional Investigator from 2004 to 2016.

La presidenta del Parlamento vasco, Bakartxo Tejeira, recibe al síndic de Greuges de Cataluña Rafael Ribó y a su homólogo vasco, el ararteko Manuel Lezertua. El síndic participa en San Sebastián en el acto de presentación de la fundación Auxiba, sobre los derechos de las personas mayores.

Como parte de su colección de Cuadernos Temáticos, la Procuración Penitenciaria de la Nación (PPN) acaba de publicar su volumen Nº 10, titulado " El derecho al trabajo en las prisiones federales argentinas". La elección del trabajo carcelario para este estudio radica en la notoria reconfiguración cuantitativa y cualitativa de las relaciones laborales al interior del sistema penitenciario federal, evidenciada en los últimos años.

The Seimas Ombudsman, Augustinas Normantas, has met with the head of the Prison Department and the governors of prisons. At the beginning of the gathering, Mr. Normantas, the head of the Seimas Ombudsmen's Office, drew the attention of the managers of penitentiaries towards pressing problems in prisons, including poor incarceration conditions.