On 19 January 2022, the Northern Ireland Assembly approved the complaints handling Statement of Principles from the Northern Ireland Public Servises Ombudsman (NIPSO). The six principles set out the basic approach public bodies should take when dealing with complaints from members of the public.

The IOI follows recent developments, which could pose a threat on the independence of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights with great concern and underlined its full support for the office in a letter to the Speaker of Parliament, which was signed by IOI President Chris Field, IOI Secretary General Werner Amon, and the Regional President of IOI Europe Andreas Pottakis.

 

The Annual Report 2021 of the Chancellor of Justice of Estonia is now available in English. The report covers the period from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021 and it gives an overview of the activities of the Chancellor of Justice in the areas such as the rule of law, the rights of the child, the rights of persons with disabilities, and many others.

Le Médiateur du Faso, madame Fatimata SANOU/ TOURE, a reçu en audience dans la matinée du 11 janvier 2022, madame Victoria OUEDRAOGO/ KIBORA, Ministre de la Justice, des Droits Humains et de la Promotion Civique, Garde des sceaux.

The Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsmen of Sweden has published the English version of its Annual Report 2020-21. During the financial year, almost 10,300 complaint cases were closed, which is about 900 more than in the previous year. Around 700 of these are estimated to have been wholly or partly related to the corona pandemic.

Mr. Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi took oath as the 8th permanent Federal Ombudsman of Pakistan. The Hon’ble President of Pakistan, Dr. Arif Alvi, administered oath to Mr. Ejaz Ahmed Qureshi as Federal Ombudsman of Pakistan in Aiwan-e-Sadr on 27 December 2021.

On 14 January 2022, Public Protector Adv. Busisiwe Mkhwebane welcomed Free State Premier Ms. Sisi Ntombela’s handover of the Estina Integrated Dairy Farm project to members of the Vrede community who were meant to benefit from the project when it was first launched in 2013.

The Jordanian Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission (JIACC) published its annual report for the year 2020, which includes the Commission’s activities and achievements, presenting its performance against the strategic objectives in the fight against corruption under the leadership of His Majesty King Abdullah II and his recommendations.