On 25 May 2021 the IOI General Assembly was held by virtual means and hosted by the Office of the Irish Ombudsman Peter Tyndall. The General Assembly brought together 130 IOI member institutions to hear presentations from the IOI Board of Directors on the organization’s services, development and achievements in the past years and to adopt two major reform to the IOI By-laws, in order to guarantee that the IOI becomes a more inclusive, transparent and democratic organization.

The Canadian Council of Parliamentary Ombudsman (CCPO) issued a guidance document today aimed at provincial and territorial public sector organizations under the jurisdiction of Ombudsman across the country. This includes agencies and government ministries providing services such as public education, housing, and health services.

Le Conseil canadien des ombudsmans parlementaires (CCOP) a publié aujourd’hui un document d’orientation destiné aux organismes provinciaux et territoriaux du secteur public qui relèvent de la compétence de l’ombudsman dans l’ensemble du pays. Il est notamment question des ministères et des organismes gouvernementaux qui fournissent des services d’éducation, de logement et de santé.

Join us for our next webinar and learn about systemic investigation, which will be hosted be the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC) in collaboration with the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) on 8 June 2021. This Webinar will be an excellent opportunity to enhance the capacity of Ombudsman throughout the world in their tasks relating to systemic investigations.

2021 marks 90 years since the establishment of the Control Yuan, and on April 30, this anniversary was celebrated with a symposium comprising four panels: “Constitutionalism and Supervision,” “Supervisory Power and Legal Due Process,” “Supervision and Justice,” and “The Past of the Supervisory System and the Future of Human Rights.”

Irish Ombudsman and IOI President, Peter Tyndall, opened the IOI General Assembly from Dublin Castle. The Office of the Ombudsman is delighted to be hosting the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) 12t^h General Assembly and World Conference on behalf of IOI.

El Defensor del Pueblo (e.f.), Francisco Fernández Marugán, ha asegurado este martes que “el proceso de vacunación está desarrollándose de forma muy positiva” en nuestro país. En su comparecencia ante la Comisión Mixta de Relaciones con el Defensor del Pueblo, Fernández Marugán ha revelado que la Institución no ha recibido “ninguna queja” sobre dicho reparto.

La adjunta de Igualdad y Violencia de Género, Beatriz Barrera, y la asesora de la Diputación del Común, Amanda Armas, se reunieron por videoconferencia con la directora del Instituto Canario de Igualdad (ICI), Kika Fumero, en aras de establecer pautas de colaboración y coordinación entre ambas instituciones en aquellos casos relacionados con la Igualdad y la Violencia de Género en el Archipiélago.