On 6 February 2023, the Attorney-General tabled the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s report on agencies' compliance with the Crimes Act 1914.

 

The University of Applied Sciences Vienna (FH Campus Wien) has conducted a study on the role of Ombudsman institutions in the context of the growing digitalization of public services worldwide, to which IOI members contributed by filling in an online survey and by participating in interviews.

Prof.(FH) Dr. Julia Dahlvik, the researcher behind this study, has now published a first article on her preliminary findings in a scientific journal and also featured in a podcast episode of the "Law in Action" podcast. To access the article and podcast episode, kindly click here.

The Ombudsman's Office of Latvia has recently published its January 2023 News Summary containing news articles on its call for a review of the amount of child maintenance paid by the State, 11 urgent issues for the Parliament to consider, or the accessibility of banking services for people with physical, sensory, and mental impairments.

 

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman issued a guide to help care providers learn from its complaints involving record keeping. The new guide focuses on a number of case studies highlighting the common issues the Ombudsman sees, and also includes good practice tips to help providers avoid the problems from occurring in their own settings.

The Alberta Ombudsman’s office presents its 55^th Annual Report. In her last report, which covers the activities of the office for the period of 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022, Marianne Ryan bids farewell after five years as Alberta Ombudsman.

Deputy-Ombudsman Maija Sakslin has solved several complaints related to the inhuman treatment of older people and the use of strong restrictive measures during physical pain or terminal care or after surgery. The Deputy-Ombudsman has drawn attention to the fact that the complaints mention the same serious shortcomings.

Le Défenseur des droits publie une étude intitulée « La particulière vulnérabilité économique : éclairages sociologiques en vue d’une meilleure appréhension par le droit de la non-discrimination ». Cette étude met en lumière les freins et obstacles à la mobilisation juridique du critère de discrimination relatif à la particulière vulnérabilité résultant de la situation économique (PVE).

En el marco de la agenda sobre Empresas y Derechos Humanos, el Defensor del Pueblo de la Provincia de Santa Fe a cargo Gabriel Savino recibió a Alejandro Lartigau, Presidente del Capítulo Argentina de Fundación Internacional para Oficiales de Protección Hispanoamérica. Durante el encuentro se analizó la situación de la seguridad pública, seguridad privada y la seguridad electrónica, tanto en la provincia de Santa Fe como en general.