Croatian Parliament voted on 15 February 2013 and on 1 March 2013 Ms Vidovic took over the postition as the new parliamentary commissioner for protection and promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms for a term of eight years.

The Office of Ontario Ombudsman André Marin published its monthly Newsletter “The Watchdog”. The February issue informs about the Ombudsman’s investigation into the Ontario’s services for adults with developmental disabilities.

The Forum of Canadian Ombudsman and the Association of Canadian College and University Ombudspersons are holding their biennial joint conference in Halifax from 9 to 12 June 2013.

Correctional Investigator of Canada, Howard Sapers, has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal on 25 February 2013 to recognize his long track record of public service.

On 22 January 2013, the City of Toronto Ombudswoman Fiona Crean presented the Annual Report for 2012 pursuant to section 173 (2) of the City of Toronto Act 2006 and the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 3.

The Secretariat of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights took part in a round-table on the protection of housing and property rights of children discussing the problems of observing the rights of children during foreclosure of the debtor's property.

On 18 February 2013, Law 17/2013, introducing a third amendment to the Statute of the Portuguese Ombudsman, was published in the Portuguese Official Journal.

Higher State Prosecutor Vlasta Nussdorfer took over as Human Rights Ombudsman from Dr. Zdenka Cebašek Travnik on Friday, 22 February 2013 and will start her six-year-term on Saturday.