Ombudsman Grace Tikambenji Malera led a delegation from her office to an Open Government Partnership (OGP) Status update meeting. The OGP is a unique partnership of civil society and Government founded and driven by a unity of purpose to promote transparent, participatory, inclusive and accountable governance.

The year 2024 marks the 35th anniversary of the establishment of the Office of The Ombudsman, Hong Kong, China. To commemorate this important milestone, the institution will be hosting for the first time an International Ombudsman Summit with the theme "Ombudsman in a Changing World: Learning from the Past; Preparing for the Future" on 3 December 2024 in the Hong Kong Palace Museum. Kindly click here to register for the event.

An investigation conducted by Control Yuan has found that after the end of Taiwan’s neritic squid fishing season in September 2023, employers and agents flexibly adjusted fishing manpower using “consensual termination of contract” to avoid requirements of the Labor Standards Act. As a result, 64 foreign fishermen were forced to take unpaid leave, denied the three-year guarantee of work in their contracts, and not given severance pay.

In October 2022, the Ombudsman Commission received a complaint in relation to continuous waters disruptions from a long-time resident in one of the suburbs in the National Capital District (city). The resident raised concern that her neighbourhood had been experiencing continuous water disruption for almost twenty years.

The office of the Western Australian Ombudsman has tabled its 2023-24 annual report in Parliament. The report outlines the work of the Office for the year, including receipt of 2,437 complaints and 12,079 enquiries, finalisation of 95% of complaints within 3 months and the acceptance of all recommendations.

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman is reiterating its call for care providers to be required to tell people about its service, after highlighting the relatively small number of cases it deals with about the independent sector.

El adjunto primero de la Diputación del Común, Antonio Alarcó, estuvo presente en el encuentro organizado por la cadena SER este miércoles, 25 de septiembre, con motivo del análisis realizado desde distintos ámbitos sobre los principales desafíos a los que se enfrenta el Archipiélago a la hora de acoger y atender a los menores migrantes llegados a las islas.

El 24 de septiembre de 2024, el Comité de Expertos de la Carta Europea de las Lenguas Regionales o Minoritarias del Consejo de Europa ha publicado el sexto informe de evaluación sobre la aplicación por parte de España de la Carta Europea de las Lenguas Regionales o Minoritarias.