The Alberta Ombudsman’s 2012/2013 annual report is available for download.

Voice of the vulnerable: the role of ombudsman has traditionally been to speak for those who cannot, to give ordinary citizens access to justice through independent, impartial investigations of government services. With the help of his social media followers, the office selected the Ombudsman’s top 10 stories of 2013.

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During its meeting held on 10 December 2013 at Karachi, Pakistan, the Board of Directors of the Forum of Pakistan Ombudsman has unanimously elected its new office-bearers.

On 10 December 2013 at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw the 25^th anniversary of the Polish Ombudsman was celebrated combined with the annual celebrations of the International Human Rights Day.

At its New York meeting in September 2013, the IOI Board of Directors acknowledged that the Ombudsman for the Ministry of Interior of Bahrain fulfilled the criteria set out in the IOI By-laws and accept the institution as Voting member of the IOI.

People with disabilities were in the spotlight Tuesday, 3 December 2013, as a series of events was held to mark the International Day of People with Disability.

More than 80 people, representing dozens of ombudsmen, mediators and “watchdog” agencies from more than 20 countries across Africa, participated in the Ontario Ombudsman’s “Sharpening Your Teeth” training course in Lusaka, Zambia, from November 11 to 16, 2013.