Join Ontario Ombudsman and IOI North America Regional President Paul Dubé for a virtual discussion on 29 March 2022 to discuss possible ways to leverage internationally endorsed standards for Ombudsman, such as the Venice Principles and the respective UN Resolution to strengthen and protect your institution.

L’Association « Faso demè » qui œuvre pour le bien être des populations a conduit un groupe d’élèves de l’école « Sababougnouma » de Bobo Dioulasso au siège du Médiateur du Faso.

The Public Protector South Africa (PPSA) and the Gauteng Provincial Government are set to enter into an agreement aimed at ensuring that requests for investigation-related information, among other things, are responded promptly to expedite investigative processes. Public Protector Adv. Busisiwe Mkhwebane and Premier David Makhura will sign a Memorandum of Understanding on the sidelines of a PPSA Stakeholder Roadshow meeting at the City of Tshwane offices in Pretoria on Friday.

The Ombudsman, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan participated in an awareness campaign on the role, mandate, jurisdiction, and importance of the OmbudsmaniInstitution. The campaign was organized by the Ombudsman Secretariat and co-sponsored through the IOI's rgional subsidies program.

On 14.12.2021, the State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel, Matanyahu Englman, presented to the parliament (Knesset) a special report on its activity during the third and fourth waves of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Association of Mediterranean Ombudsman (AOM) expresses its deep concern about the suffering caused by the war in Ukraine and asks all parties involved to take immediate action to safeguard in an effective and comprehensive way the fundamental rights of the civilian population.

Con motivo del Día Internacional de las Mujeres, el Ararteko quiere llamar la atención, este año, sobre la importancia de superar los estereotipos de género, que someten a las mujeres a roles predeterminados conforme a criterios sexistas y propician su discriminación.

Gender equality is one of the fundamental principles of the European Union. However, despite the great progress that has been made in recent decades, gender gaps still exist today. In the labour market, women still remain predominant in lower-paid sectors, are under-represented in leading positions, and are also subjected to violence and harassment. "We need to eradicate the idea that it is permissible to encroach on women's rights," said Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina on the occasion of International Women's Day, which is celebrated on 8 March.