Denmark’s seven partly closed residential institutions for children and young people should do more to ensure that the institutions have sufficient knowledge of the special rules and legal safeguards that apply when force is used in these institutions. This appears from the Ombudsman’s new thematic report on institutions for children after carrying out monitoring visits to Denmark’s seven partly closed residential institutions and partly closed wards in residential institutions.

This year, the ombudsmen of the four countries that make up the Kingdom of the Netherlands gathered in The Hague for their annual meeting. Jurima Bryson, Ombudsman of Aruba, Keursly Concincion, Ombudsman of Curaçao, Gwendolien Mossel, Ombudsman of Sint Maarten; and Reinier van Zutphen, the National Ombudsman of the Netherlands, came together to share experiences and discuss the challenges they face in their work.

Kindly click here to read an introductory message from the new IOI President and Ombudsman of Montreal in Canada, Ms Nadine Mailloux.

El Defensor del Pueblo, Eduardo Leblanc González, presentó ante el Comité de Apoyo a la Aplicación y Cumplimiento del Acuerdo de Escazú (CAAC) los avances de la Defensoría del Pueblo en la promoción y defensa del derecho humano a un ambiente sano.

Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé invites the ombudsman community to join him for a virtual symposium featuring two exemplary ombudsman panels, as they mark Ombudsman Ontario's 50th anniversary. The symposium takes place on Wednesday, 12 November 2025. Kindly click here for more information.

Paul Dubé, l’Ombudsman de l’Ontario invite la communauté des ombudsmans à se joindre à lui pour un symposium virtuel et deux panels d'ombudsmans exemplaires, à l'occasion du 50e anniversaire de l'Ombudsman de l'Ontario. Le symposium aura lieu le mercredi 12 novembre 2025. Veuillez cliquer ici pour plus d'informations.

La institución ha recibido quejas de aspirantes que desean acceder a la prueba psicotécnica y la Administración no lo permite.

The International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) Asian Regional Meeting and International Conference 2025 were successfully held in Lahore, marking a historic milestone as Pakistan hosted this prestigious global gathering for the first time.