The Ombudsman community and stakeholders came together at a seminar at Aberystwyth University.

On October 25, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia presented a special report on Combating and Preventing Discrimination and the Situation of Equality. 

The Ombudsperson for Quebec, Madam Raymonde Saint-Germain, is one of the six new independent senators whom Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recommended to the Governor General of Canada on November 2, 2016, for nomination.

La Protectrice du citoyen du Québec, Mme Raymonde Saint-Germain, fait partie des six nouveaux sénateurs indépendants dont le premier ministre canadien, Justin Trudeau, a recommandé la nomination auprès du Gouverneur général du Canada le 2 novembre 2016.

Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé has released the first annual report of his office’s new, expanded mandate, which was doubled in the past year to include more than 1,000 public sector organizations – provincial government bodies, municipalities, universities and school boards.

El Defensor del Pueblo de Navarra, Francisco Javier Enériz Olaechea, ha expuesto hoy en Valladolid, en el marco una jornada organizada por el Procurador del Común de Castilla y León bajo el título "Las instituciones propias como garantía de calidad democrática" , una ponencia sobre "Los Defensores del Pueblo Autonómicos como servicio público".

The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s report published today (31) contains 100 cases it has resolved. They include complaints about avoidable deaths, GP out-of-hours care, delayed cancer diagnosis, poor hospital discharge and incorrect medicine dosage being given to patients.

The European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, is pleased to present the first issue of Network in Focus, the annual newsletter of the European Network of Ombudsmen.