The Commissioner for Human Rights Ms. Valeriya Lutkovska, presenting the Special report on  violations of human rights during the events that took place in Ukraine from 21 November 2013 till 22 February 2014.

The ombudsman’s activity aims at providing adequate protection to vulnerable groups of society, whose rights are especially susceptible to infringement is one the ombudsman’s priorities.

In preparation of the 2014 meeting of the IOI Board of Directors, the Ombudsman of the Province of Santa Fe, Dr. Edgardo José Bistoletti, recently met with the Ambassadors of New Zealand and Austria in Argentina to invite them to attend the official opening ceremony of the meeting.

The Austrian Ombudsman Board welcomed a delegation from Tunisia with the main objective of assisting Tunisia with the establishment of a National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) for the protection and promotion of human rights.

Not one complaint had been pending for longer than a year at the office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland at the end of 2013. The number of incoming complaints during the year was again a record, over 5,000.

Prof. Irena Lipowicz, the Human Rights Defender of Poland requests help for those in our direct neighbourhood who right now need it most – the people of Ukraine. Please feel free to distribute it.

The investigative report released by the Office of the Correctional Investigator on 17 February 2014 raises significant issues about how the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) meets its legal obligation to investigate the factors and circumstances that led to death regardless of cause.

The conference is hosted by the African Ombudsman Research Center (AORC) on 25 and 26 February 2014 covering the topic "Strengthening Good Governance in Africa Through the Role of the Ombudsman".