Ontario Ombudsman André Marin today urged the provincial government to make better use of his "multipurpose" office in untapped areas of oversight, and address "unfinished business" arising from his recent investigations.

On 24 June 2013, the Defender of Rights sent a report on the situation of migrant Roma in France and the implementation of the departmental circular related to “the implementation and the follow-up of operations of evictions from illegal camps” to the French Prime Minister.

On 18 June 2013 Mrs Grace Phiri, Investigations Officer at the Zambian Commission for Investigation for 16 years, passed away in Paris on her way to the AOMA Exco Meeting in Burkina Faso. She was travelling with the Investigator General of Zambia, Mrs. Caroline Sokoni.

The European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, has called on the European Commission to follow the OECD principles for transparency and integrity in lobbying when revising the "Transparency Register".

For the first time, a case is brought before the Constitutional Court of St. Maarten by the Ombudsman for review and the annulment of articles provided for in the new Penal Code.

Following an investigation, the City of Toronto’s Ombudsman, Fiona Crean, says the Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) is failing to protect its seniors from unfair evictions.

On Thursday, 4 July 2013, Human Rights Ombudsman Vlasta Nussdorfer handed over her annual report to Parliamentary Speaker Janko Veber and presented her report to President Borut Pahor as well.

This year's IOI training is directed specifically towards ombudsman staff of institutions with an anti-corruption mandate. A few places are still left! The deadline for registrations is 18 August 2013. Register now!