The Office of Ombudsman has told Parliament that it has made significant progress in effectively managing its work to make sure people are treated fairly in New Zealand.

The Annual Report 2013 consists of an overview of the Chancellor of Justice's activities for the prevention of ill-treatment (OPCAT) as well as information on its activities as Ombudsman for Children and for the promotion of equality and equal treatment.

The Office of The Ombudsman held a press conference on Monday, 13 October to announce the OmbudsNews Issue No. 2 of the Reporting Year 2014/15, which includes the results of two direct investigation reports.

Pakistan is one of the countries in the Asian Region to have taken the initiative to establish institutional arrangements for tackling Women & Children related issues.

Invited by the national coordinator of regional Italian defenders and the defender of the region of Tuscany, Lucia Franchini, the Catalan Ombudsman Rafael Ribó, spoke before the Italian Parliament on the occasion of the presentation of the first Annual Joint Report that gathers up the work made by each region or autonomous province defender.

The 41st Annual Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator was tabled in Parliament on 08 October 2014. The report contains a special focus on safe and timely community reintegration of federally sentenced offenders.

Jim Martin, the Ombudsman, publishes his annual complaints report for 2013/14 about the local government sector today.

The Office of the Queensland Ombudsman has halved the time taken to finalise complaints, according to the 2012-13 annual report.