On 8th November 2023, in a landmark event at the Royal Ambarrukmo Yogyakarta, the SEAOF+ Meeting brought together member institutions of the Southeast Asian Ombudsman Forum (SEAOF) and representatives from notable organizations. Invited participants included the Ombudsman of Hong Kong, Commonwealth Ombudsman, Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) Malaysia, and the National SDGs Secretariat of Indonesia.

Cada 19 de noviembre se conmemora esta jornada con el objetivo de visibilizar la problemática y fortalecer el compromiso prioritario de los Estados y las comunidades para llevar adelante políticas y acciones de prevención y atención.

El 21 de noviembre de 2023, el Defensor del Pueblo, Ángel Gabilondo, y el presidente de UNICEF España, Gustavo Suárez Pertierra, mantenaron un encuentro en la sede de la institución Defensor del Pueblo con un grupo de niñas, niños y jóvenes, de diferentes puntos del país, que forman parte del Grupo Asesor de Infancia de UNICEF España.

The UK Ombudsman is co-hosting the Launch of the European IOI Learning Academy on 16-17 January 2024, in Manchester. The roundtable will be held in person and remotely and have presentations from key IOI stakeholders on the need for a new academy, the issues to be addressed and the learning styles to adopt. Discussions will also be held around the progress made in Ombudsman Peer Review, Consultancy and working with vulnerable communities. To register kindly click here.

At the 26th Presentation Ceremony of The Ombudsman’s Awards on 15 November 2023, the Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, presented the Grand Award to the Immigration Department, an Award for Public Organisation to the Efficiency Office and the Hospital Authority separately, and the Award on Mediation to the Chief Secretary for Administration’s Office. Individual Awards were also given to 62 public officers.

The Ministry of Finance unfairly clawed back a key COVID-19 benefit that helped thousands of British Columbians offset employment losses during the pandemic, a new report released today by the Ombudsperson finds.

Over 10 months of 2023, the Ombudsman and Public Groups conducted 452 monitoring visits to places of detention. In the period of 10 months of 2022, this figure was 297.

At its session held on 18 October 2023, the Committee on Human and National Minority Rights of the Croatian Parliament unanimously voted in favor of the Ombudswoman’s Annual Report 2022. Parliamentary members of the Committee pointed out that the Report is comprehensive and well-argued, as well as that the analyses, data and the conclusions it contains are widely read and used.