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2018-09-27Visit to the Coast Regional Commissioner and Mombasa Governor
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2019-10-02
The Queensland Ombudsman of Australia has recently releases its annual report of 2018-19
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2020-04-06
SPT: Advice to states parties and National Preventive Mechanisms relating to the Coronavirus pandemic (adopted on 25 March 2020)
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2018-05-16Public Protector worried about the safety of whistle-blowers
Following reports of continued political killings in KwaZulu-Natal, Public Protector Adv. Busisiwe Mkhwebane has raised concerns about the safety of whistle-blowers linked to an investigation she is conducting in one of the province’s municipalities. Last October, Adv. Mkhwebane launched an investigation into allegations of maladministration, corruption and imprudent use of public funds by the Umzimkhulu Local Municipality. The investigation is in connection with the appointment and payment of service providers for the refurbishment of the dilapidated Umzimkhulu Memorial Hall.
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2020-04-03
Human Rights Defender: Guide on FAQs about Coronavirus and the situation of human rights in a State of Emergency
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2016-09-30
Tabling of the 2015-2016 Annual Report of the Québec Ombudsman
After a decade as the Ombudsperson, today Raymonde Saint-Germain presented her findings on the occasion of the tabling of the Québec Ombudsman’s 2015-2016 Annual Report in the National Assembly.
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2016-01-20
Priorities of the Office of the Veterans Ombudsman
Veterans Ombudsman Guy Parent addresses short-term key issues for his office in 2016. With a new year and a new government, the Ombudsman briefed the Minister and Parliamentary Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the priorities and ongoing work of his office, as well as the major issues that need to be addressed in the short term. Read about this perspective in the latest blog of the Veterans Ombudsman.
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2019-03-15
IOI-AORC Mediation Training for African Ombudsman & IOI Meeting of the African Region
From the 12th to the 15th of March, a Mediation Training for African Ombudsman was held in Durban, South Africa. The IOI in collaboration with the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC) had organized a program, tailor-made for the needs of African Ombudsinstitutions, hosted by the Public Protector of South Africa.
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2018-10-22
IGT released report on review into the ATO’s fraud control management
The Inspector-General of Taxation (IGT), Mr Ali Noroozi, welcomes the public release of his report into the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) Fraud Control Management. The Parliament’s Senate Economics References Committee requested that the IGT examines the ATO’s fraud control management due to concerns surrounding allegations of tax fraud that may be linked to abuse of position by a public official.
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2017-01-04
Report on the Fulfillment of Recomendations issued by the Public Defender (2014) - EN
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2018-09-12
Dr. Sylwia Spurek in the middle giving her speech
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2019-07-01
The Western Australian Ombudsman organises information sessions in order to engage with Aboriginal Western Australians
The office of the Western Australian Ombudsman has a special responsibility to ensure that it engages with, and listens to, Aboriginal Western Australians. Representatives from seven independent agencies had the opportunity to speak to, and hear from, Aboriginal Elders and service providers during information sessions held in Western Australia, the first in Perth on 13 May and the second in Mandurah on 14 May 2019.
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2017-06-01
Launch of the Annual Report 2016
In May 2017, the European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, presented the Ombudsman’s Annual Report 2016. This year showed again how the work of an ombudsman can have a positive effect over time on the quality of the EU administration, in line with the strategy of the European Ombudsman to increase the impact, relevance and visibility of the office.
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2018-12-14
Adam Bodnar speaks on situation of the rule of law in Poland
Polish Human Rights Commissioner Adam Bodnar spoke at the public hearing on “The situation of the Rule of Law in Poland, in particular as regards the independence of the judiciary”.
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2018-12-10
On the Situation of Human Rights and Freedoms in Georgia in 2018
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2019-09-02
A delegation from South Korea visits the Austrian Ombudsman Board on 29 August 2019
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2020-05-28
CoE Venice Commission - Reflection on Respect for Democracy, Human Rights and the Rule of Law during States of Emergency (May 2020)
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2018-09-26
Non-smoking unit established in prisons based on the Ombudswoman’s recommendation
A number of convicted non-smokers complained to the Ombudsman that a non-smoking area was no longer delimited in their prison. After the inquiry, the Ombudswoman concluded that the prison made an error when it allowed non-smokers to be regularly exposed to the negative effects of passive smoking. After issuing the inquiry report, the prison established a non-smoking unit for 25 convicts.
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2018-09-06
OECD Report - The Role of Ombudsman Institutions in Open Government
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2017-09-26
Ombudspersons of the Visegrad Group countries
