The Defensor del Pueblo Annual Report 2015 presented before the Parliament reflects the changes in the manner of operation of this institution, as well as in the work itself. The principle intent of these changes has been to establish a better relationship with citizens based on their right to know the actions and reasons of public administration, and of all public institutions and affairs that affect or interest them.

 

In February 2016, Western Australian Ombudsman and Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Western Australia, Chris Field was a lead presenter in the University of Western Australia Faculty of Law short course Government Accountability: Law and Practice.

New Zealand’s Independent Monitoring Mechanism under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (comprising the Office of the Ombudsman, the Human Rights Commission and the Convention Coalition Monitoring Group), has published a guide on « Reasonable accommodation of persons with disabilities », which aims at assisting persons with disabilities to understand their rights to request reasonable accommodation.

En 2016, pour la première fois, l’Association pour la prévention de la torture (APT) et l’Institut des droits de l’Homme de Lyon organiseront une Université d’été francophone pour les Mécanismes nationaux de prévention de la torture.  L’ Université d’été se tiendra du 18 au 22 juillet 2016 à l’Institut des droits de l’Homme de Lyon, en France. Réservez la date !

El Defensor del Pueblo de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Alejandro Amor, anunció que la Defensoría ya cuenta con un espacio para atender las problemáticas de los inquilinos de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Actualmente, el 32,1% de los hogares en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires son alquilados, lo que representa unas 900 mil personas que padecen la falta de regulación estatal y las condiciones que impone el mercado inmobiliario.

The EU, as the first-ever regional body to ratify an international human rights treaty, must implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in its areas of competence.

During the conference "The National Human Rights Institution of Ukraine: from good to great" Ms. Valeriya Lutkovska presented the updated Strategic plan of activity of the Commissioner for 2016-2017 which was complemented this year by the additional strategic directions.

The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales has chaired a key meeting on youth homelessness between Hollywood star Michael Sheen, the Welsh Government and housing charities.