The Federal Ombudsman of Belgium presented its Annual Report 2011. The Annual Report in French language is now also available on the IOI website.

In March a man died after being tasered by the Police in the Sydney. The NSW Police Force set up a critical incident investigation team to investigate the death and announced that the NSW Ombudsman will provide independent oversight of the investigation.

At the IOI World Conference held in Wellington, New Zealand in November 2012, institutional members in good standing will be requested to vote on the IOI’s new by-laws. A first draft of these new by-laws, has been sent to members requesting them to send their comments and remarks.

In a press release the Hungarian Commissioner for Fundamental Rights published his findings on how the police handled two demonstrations held in Budapest in 2011.

New Ombudsman and Health Complaints Commissioner of Tasmania will take up office in March 2012.

The Council of Europe has published factsheets on “Protecting the Rights of Roma” to draw attention to the marginalization of the Roma people in Europe and promote their full integration.

A updated electronic version of the IOI Directory is now available and can be downloaded free of charge from this website.

Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of Azerbaijan submitted Annual Report 2011.