Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé today announced an investigation into how the province tracks and reviews the placement of inmates in solitary confinement in its correctional facilities, in light of serious issues raised in an increasing number of complaints.

L’Ombudsman de l’Ontario, Paul Dubé, a annoncé aujourd’hui une enquête sur la manière dont la province fait le suivi et examine le placement des détenus en isolement cellulaire dans ses établissements correctionnels, à la lumière de graves problèmes soulevés dans un nombre croissant de plaintes.

La Defensoría del Pueblo de la provincia de Santa Fe y el Registro General de la Propiedad firmaron este lunes un convenio para unificar el trámite de afectación de la vivienda (también conocido como Bien de Familia) y renovar el compromiso de cooperación entre ambas partes, que procura el intercambio de información y experiencia para mejorar la atención a la ciudadanía. El acuerdo fue rubricado por el Defensor del Pueblo, Raúl Lamberto, y el Subsecretario de Asuntos Registrales, Matías Figueroa, en la sede rosarina de la Defensoría, ubicada en Tucumán 1681.

The Federal Ombudsman conducted an investigation on the functioning of the Immigration Office 9ter Division which deals with applications for residence on medical grounds. That investigation report has now been presented to Parliament.

Le Médiateur fédéral a réalisé une enquête sur le fonctionnement de la section 9ter de l’Office des étrangers qui traite les demandes d’autorisation de séjour pour raisons médicales. Il a remis le rapport de cette enquête au Parlement.

The Office of the Hong Kong Ombudsman celebrated the 15th anniversary of becoming an independent statutory body at its press conference on 19 December 2016. At the same press conference, Hong Kong Ombudsman Connie Lau also announced the results of three investigation reports.

This year, the Annual Conference of People’s Advocate was focused on the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) at country level and the role of NHRI in this process.

On 28 and 29 November 2016, representatives from global and regional bodies organized, together with the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights in Poland, an expert meeting with representatives of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and academics to discuss the strengthening of the independence of NHRIs in the OSCE region.