Join the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC), the research and training arm of the African Ombudsman and Mediators' Association (AOMA) for the thought-provoking webinar on "Enhancing Productivity and Safeguarding Confidentiality in Ombudsman Institutions: Leveraging Grammarly and ChatGPT for Quality Investigation Reports" on Tuesday, 5 December 2023 at 10 am (GMT+2), organised in collaboration with the International Ombudsman Institute. Kindly click here to register for the webinar.

Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass tabled her report Investigation into a Building Permit complaint in Parliament refering to the story of a 72-year-old widow, who has spent the last six years entangled in a bureaucratic nightmare with two local councils.

An independent investigation is initiated by the Greek Ombudsman on the Pylos shipwreck incident. The Ombudsman, Mr. Andreas Pottakis, addressed two letters to the Commandant of the Hellenic Coastguard requesting a thorough internal investigation on any acts or omissions by Coastguard officers in connection to the tragic incident of 14 June 2023.

On Friday 10 November 2023, Ombudsman of the Republic of Malawi, Grace Tikambenji Malera, pressed on government authorities across African nations and beyond to support the role of Civilian Oversight entities over military and other security bodies.

El Instituto Latinoamericano del Ombudsman-Defensorías del Pueblo (ILO) celebró su XIV Asamblea y Seminario en el marco de su 40° Aniversario.

On 7 November 2023, the Austrian League for Human Rights submitted the midterm report of civil society regarding the UPR of Austria to the UN. In a scientific cooperation with the Austrian Ombudsman Board and partially financed by the Future Funds of the Republic of Austria, the League brought to life an online montitoring tool. In future, this tool shall provide an up-to-date status of the implementation of the human rights recommendations in Austria at all times. 

La síndica de greuges de Cataluña, Esther Giménez-Salinas, se ha desplazado a Bruselas para asistir a la Conferencia Anual de la Red Europea de Defensores del Pueblo (European Network of Ombudsmen, ENO), que se celebra en la sede del Parlamento Europeo y que lleva por título “Enfoques para hacer frente a los desafíos actuales”.

La oficina de la Defensoría del Pueblo en Junín dio cuenta de los conflictos sociales que se registran en la región al mes de octubre, advirtiendo que son 10 activos y 1 latente, según el Reporte Mensual de Conflictos Sociales n.° 236 de la institución.