Mr Elton Georges, former Complaints Commissioner of British Virgin Islands, passed away in the evening of 4 April 2018. On behalf of the IOI community, President Tyndall, Secretary General Kräuter and Regional President Arduin expressed their heartfelt condolences to Mr Georges’ family, friends and colleagues.

El Defensor del Pueblo, Francisco Fernández Marugán, ha visitado hoy el CEIP Albolafia de Córdoba, un centro escolar de educación infantil y primaria en el que la mayor parte de sus alumnos son de etnia gitana. Para el Defensor del Pueblo es necesario erradicar la segregación escolar del alumnado gitano y asegurar la integración de estas niñas y niños.

The Ombudsman Sindh Mr Asad Ashraf Malik, who is also the President Asia Region of the IOI, welcomed a four member delegation of UN-Women, led by Mr Jamshaid Qazi, Country representative UN-Women Pakistan, on 8 April 2018.