Ann Abraham holds the post of Parliamentary Ombudsman and is also the Health Service Ombudsman for England. She heavily criticizes the Ministry of Defence and the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency’s treatment of a family who were interned by the Japanese during the Second World War.

Ontario Ombudsman André Marin now has the jurisdiction to investigate complaints about Niagara Health System, following the provincial government’s appointment of a supervisor for the institution.

Slovenia's second largest hospital UKC Maribor opened the first national forensic psychiatric centre, which will house up to 66 prisoners from the entire Slovenia. Head of the UKC Maribor Gregor Pivec said on the occasion that the first residents would arrive on 1 October.

The I.O.I. congratulates the reappointed incumbent of its Tanzanian member institution. The Retired Principal Judge of the High Court of Tanzania, Amiri Ramadhani Manento (63) has been appointed Chairman of the Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance (CHRAGG) for another period of three years.

The International Ombudsman Institute welcomes the Ombudsman of Botswana, Mr Ofentse Lepodise, back as a member.

The Ombudsman of Gibraltar, Mario M Hook recently announced the launching of his new website: www.ombudsman.org.gi. It will provide better functionality and interaction to its users and importantly allows complaints to be submitted electronically through an online complaint form.

The I.O.I. welcomes the new incumbent of its Japanese member institution. On August 26th 2011, Hideo Arai has been appointed Director-General of the Administrative Evaluation Bureau at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC).

Ombudsman Eduardo Vega expressed his satisfaction and welcomes the decision of the Congress to adopt the Law on Consultation of the Indigenous Peoples on 23 August 2011. Vega called the act “a provision which constitutes a seminal step for the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples and for institutionalising the intercultural dialogue between them and the authorities”.