The Office of the Ombudsman New Zealand has published the Ombudsman Quarterly Review – Summer 2017.

The Western Australian Ombudsman, Chris Field, has given a speech entitled, The role of the Ombudsman in reviewing Child Deaths and Family Violence Fatalities, at the Asia Pacific Coroners Society (APCS) Annual Conference, held in Perth, Western Australia

The Veterans Ombudsman has posted a status update on all the recommendations made by the Office since its inception. To date, it has made 57 recommendations and, of these, the Government has fully or partially implemented 37, leaving 20 still to be addressed.

According to the instruction of the Commissioner for Human Rights, Elmira Suleymanova Ombudsman’s National Preventive Group (NPM) conducted monitoring in Social Service Facility for children with limited mental and physical capacities without prior notification.

The Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman is celebrating its 40^th anniversary. For forty years, the office has provided assurance, integrity, influence and improvement for government, industry and the public.

Ce jeudi 23 février, le Défenseur des droits, Jacques Toubon a présenté le rapport annuel d’activité de l’institution en conférence de presse.

The 38^th USOA Annual Conference will be hosted by the Office of the Attorney General in Austin Texas and held at Drury Plaza Hotel San Antonio Riverwalk from 2 - 6 October 2017. The Conference Planning Committee is inviting submissions of proposals to present in the 38th USOA Annual Conference in Texas.

IOI President and Information Commissioner for Ireland Peter Tyndall participated at the Berlin Meeting of Freedom of Information Commissioners and Ombudsmen where delegates from all over Europe discussed their experiences of Freedom of Information, using civic technology to enforce the right to information or the use of FOI by NGOs.