The Swedish Parliament recently elected Stefan Holgersson as the new Parliamentary Ombudsman, to take over after Parliamentary Ombudsman Lilian Wiklund. Stefan Holgersson started his new position as Ombudsman on 1 April 2016.

Personal de las Defensorías del Pueblo de Ecuador y Perú se reunieron hoy –vía teleconferencia- para intercambiar experiencias sobre el trabajo defensorial en materia de ayuda humanitaria en favor de las víctimas del terremoto que afectó varias localidades ecuatorianas el pasado 16 de abril y, que ha representado importantes pérdidas humanas y materiales.

El Síndic de Greuges de Catalunya ha publicado su boletín mensual de abril 2016.

Honourable Justice Mr. P.P. Naolekar, Lokayukt MP inspected subordinate office at Jabalpur from 29.04.2016 to 03.05.2016. The visit was centered around inspection of Special Police Establishment (SPE) Office and Divisional vigilance Committee (DVC) Office as also on the efforts put in by prosecuting officers and the investigative agencies in ensuring early disposal of cases in various courts.

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights issued a statement in memory of the thousands of innocent people who lost their lives on 20 April 1986.

Between 21 and 22 April 2016, experts from Ombudsman Institutions of South Eastern Europe gathered in Salzburg.

Ombudsman Peter Tyndall has today issued guidelines to public service providers on the importance of giving a proper apology if things go wrong. 

Austrian Ombudsman Peter Fichtenbauer welcomed Kyrgyz Ombudsman Kubat Otorbaev at the premises of the Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) in Vienna on 26 April 2016.