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2021-09-21Office of the State Comptroller and Ombudsman launches Geographic Information System on its website
The Office of the State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel has adopted innovative measures for accumulating data and sharing it with the public.
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2020-12-16Office of the Veterans Ombudsman 2019-2020 Annual Report tabled
The Office of the Veterans Ombudsman (OVO) 2019-2020 Annual Report was tabled on 9 December 2020 in the House of Commons by the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence. It provides an overview of the OVO’s activities from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.
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2024-09-06Ombudsman to investigate child welfare practice of placing children and youth in hotels, motels, offices and trailers
On September 5, 2024, Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé announced an investigation into the practice of child welfare agencies placing young children and teens in hotels, motels, offices and trailers. The Ombudsman launched the investigation on his own initiative in light of several reports about children being inappropriately housed in these settings. Ombudsman staff have already visited some of these children and youth to see their living conditions and hear their concerns directly.
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2020-06-17Office of the State Comptroller and Ombudsman
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2022-02-10Ombudsman Bulu, Chairman of PSC and Commission Members along with Officers from the Ombudsman Office
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2022-07-05People's Advocate Office - Monotoring report No. 1 on the observance of the rights of foreigners from Ukraine - 2021 - EN
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2021-06-30Meeting of CPT at Public Defender’s office as part of special monitoring visit
Deputy Public Defender of Georgia Giorgi Burjanadze and representatives of the Public Defender's Office met with a delegation from the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT). The rights situation of prisoners in Georgia and the ways of solving problems were discussed at the meeting.
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2020-06-10Training of Ombudsman office on Provincial Decentralised Governance
The Provedor de Justiça (Ombudsman) and senior staff of his Office benefited from training within the framework of the operationalization of the executive bodies of provincial decentralized governance and the bodies representing the State in the Province and the City of Maputo, administered by Dr. Bisa Novela, National Deputy Director of Local Administration Development of the Ministry of State Administration and Civil Service.
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2022-05-09Public Defender of Georgia meets with Director of OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
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2020-06-29Seimas Ombudsmen's Office - Annual Report 2019 - Summary EN
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2019-07-08legal foundation - mozambique ombudsman office
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2022-10-20President provides address at the Parliament of New Zealand on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Office of the Ombudsman of New Zealand
Chris Field, President of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) and Western Australian Ombudsman, provided an address at a ceremony held on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Office of the Ombudsman of New Zealand.
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2023-08-10An officer takes oath
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2021-06-24Summary of Annual Report of 2020 on the activities of the Seimas Ombudsmen's Office
When reviewing the activities of the Seimas Ombudsmen’s Office in 2020, the activities of the institution, likewise of other countries, were influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic. The English summary report of the Seimas Ombudsmen’s activities in 2020 is now available.
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2024-05-29PCC embarks on nationwide intensive training for staff in all its 36 state offices
In a bid to enhance staff capabilities and align with international best practices, the Public Complaints Commission has commenced a nationwide training program for all its staff nationwide. The training, which began on the 13th of May, 2024, saw enthusiastic participation from employees at levels 8 to 15, with staff from all 36 states converging at their respective state offices.
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2021-04-01The Seimas Ombudsman‘s Office has Submitted the Activity Report of the year 2020
The Seimas Ombudsman’s Office – the National Human Rights Institution – has submitted its Activity Report of 2020 to the Seimas highlighting human rights concerns of the last year. The COVID-19 pandemic, which shook the world in 2020, also impacted the activities of the Seimas Ombudsman, who repeatedly noted that during the pandemic it was especially important to ensure that residents of care homes and convicts had the opportunity to keep in touch with their family members. In other cases, when it was established that certain rights of individuals were violated due to the conditions of the pandemic, own-initiative investigations were started.
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2021-05-14Joint statement in support of the Office of the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights
The IOI together with five other international human rights organisations published a joined statement in support of the Office of the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights today, 14 May 2021.
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2020-04-20Ontario Ombudsman's statement on office services during COVID-19
Last week, Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé released his latest Ombudsman’s message, stressing that his office continues to help Ontarians during the present state of emergency, and has responded to hundreds of public complaints related to the COVID-19 coronavirus.
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2020-07-02New Ombudsman of the City of Cape Town took office
On 1 June 2020 Mr Vusumzi Magwebu took office as the new Ombudsman of the City of Cape Town. He has vast experience in investigations from both private and public sectors. He is a former prosecutor and was also a senior investigator with the office of the Public Protector, South Africa.
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2019-10-01New Comissioner for Fundamental Rights takes office
Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary Ákos Kozma – who took office this Thursday – would like to work particularly on solving the problems of people turning to the Ombudsman and protecting the rights of children and vulnerable groups. In his interview given to the Hungarian News Agency he also emphasized that he wishes to preserve the independent and non-political nature of the ombudsman institution.