The Office of the Complaints Commissioner (OCC) opened its doors in July 2004, and celebrated its 10th anniversary this week over 3 days, from 8-10 July inclusive.

A unique two and a half day course that will explore some of the pressing issues faced by professionals working in correctional facilities.

From July 7 to 10, the Québec Ombudsman played host to two delegations from the Ombudsman of the Republic of Djibouti and the Office of the Ombudsman of Haiti.

The Council of Europe’s European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published its annual report, calling for timely action against extremist organisations that promote racism to avoid an escalation of violence and related criminal activities.

The lives of members of a family were put at risk because the Home Office didn’t listen to their concerns about an overseas criminal and continually failed to put right their earlier mistakes, according to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.

The Spanish Ombudsman, Soledad Becerril, recalled that human rights know no borders, during her speech before the Turkish Parliament, on the occasion of the commencement of the twining project for support to the Turkish Ombudsman.

The former Ombudsman of Bermuda, Ms. Arlene Brock, was granted a Fulbright Scholarship on Thursday, July 3rd of 2014.

The Ombudsman, Soledad Becerril, submitted to Parliament the fourth report by the Institution in its capacity as the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture (MNP).