The Defensor del Pueblo has argued that, facing the daily arrival of thousands of refugees in Europe, the European Union ought to present a common and coordinated response which guarantees humanitarian reception, relocation and integration of refugees in their host society.

On 23 February 2016, Mr Arman Tatoyan has been elected as Human Rights Defender of Armenia. Mr Tatoyan follows the former Human Rights Defender Karen Andreasian, who resigned in January 2016.

Le bilan du Médiateur du Faso pour l’année 2014 est satisfaisant. L’institution a travaillé dans un contexte particulier comme vous le savez. Contexte fait de tensions au niveau socio politique, qui s’est achevé par l’insurrection populaire dans le dernier trimestre de l’année.

Ottawa, March 10, 2016 – The 42nd Annual Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator was tabled today in Parliament. The Correctional Investigator, Mr. Howard Sapers, used this opportunity to take stock of the current state of corrections in Canada and highlight some important challenges.

Ottawa, le 10 mars 2016 – Aujourd’hui, le 42e Rapport annuel du Bureau de l’enquêteur correctionnel a été déposé au Parlement. Dans son rapport, l’enquêteur correctionnel, M. Howard Sapers, fait le point sur l’état actuel des services correctionnels au Canada et met l’accent sur certains défis de taille.

The United States Ombudsman Association (USOA) will hold its 2016 Annual Conference from 17 – 21 October 2016 in Arlington, Virginia, at the Westin Arlington Gateway.

From 7 – 10 March 2016, Mr. M. Salman Faruqui (Nishan-e-Imtiaz) the Federal Ombudsman of Pakistan and President of the Asian Ombudsman Association (AOA) visited Japan to participate in the 18th meeting of the AOA Board of Directors.

The Commissioner for human rights of the Republic of Azerbaijan submitted her 2015 Annual Report to the state authorities, namely the country President, Parliament, Cabinet of Ministers, and Constitutional as well as Supreme Court and to the Prosecutor General in conformity with the relevant Constitutional Law.