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2018-12-04Towards the effective protection of LGBTI persons deprived of liberty - a monitoring guide (Dec. 2018)
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2017-11-29Representative of the Ombudsman Office attended international event held in Uzbekistan
An international conference on “Comparative Indicators for Measuring Progress in Human Rights” was co-organized in Uzbekistan by UN, OSCE, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation and the National Center on Human Rights of Uzbekistan. The Head of the Ombudsman's Unit for Civil and Political Rights attended the event.
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2015-01-08
Presentation of the Strategic Directions of activity of the Office of the Ombudsman for 2015
On the occasion of a presentation of the strategic directions of the Office of the Ombudsman for 2015, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Valeriya Lutkovska, presented the institution's new official website.
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2018-12-03
FRA survey reveals: Being black in the EU often means racism, poor housing and poor jobs
According to findings from a major repeated survey by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), black people in the EU face unacceptable difficulties in simply finding somewhere to live or getting a decent job because of their skin colour. Racist harassment also remains all too common.
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2015-01-08
MOU signed between the ACRC of Korea and the Ombudsman of the Kingdom of Thailand
On 18 December 2014, the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) of the Republic of Korea and the Ombudsman of the Kingdom of Thailand extended the bilateral Memorandum of Understanding in Bangkok to keep promoting cooperative activities.
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2018-07-17
Public Protector pays courtesy call on the Minister of National Guidance and Religious Affairs
The Public Protector, Mrs Caroline C.Z Sokoni paid a courtesy call on the Minister of National Guidance and Religious Affairs, Hon. Rev Godfridah Sumaili, on Tuesday 10th July 2018. The two leaders explored among other issues ways of collaborating between the two institutions in the promotion of national values and social justice among Zambians.
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2017-06-23
Panel discussion moderated by the IOI General Secretary
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2019-03-28
Social Policies and Human Rights at the Local Level - Progress State Assessment in Rosario City in 2017
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2018-04-27
Police officer 'gave himself the space and time' in high-stakes arrest: experts
Experts praise the conduct of the police officer who arrested the suspect in the deadly incident involving a van that killed 10 people and injured 13 others in Toronto on 23 April. “This is exactly the type of de-escalation … and response to these types of confrontations that we hope to see,” said Ontario ombudsman Paul Dube.
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2017-05-12
The Ombudsman announces results of two direct investigation reports
Two direct investigation reports on “Housing Department’s Mechanism for Taking Follow-up Action against Unauthorised Alterations by Public Housing Tenants” and “Government’s Regulation of Factory Canteens” were released by the Office of the Ombudsman of Hong Kong.
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2017-01-12
Ranking of the Commissioner for Human Rights 2016
The Commissioner for Human Rights together with the CHR Office employees developed a ranking of problems which, in 2016, posed the greatest threats from the point of view of the respect for human rights and civil rights in our country.
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2018-02-02
Tallinn workshop on Human Rights in the Digital Age – presentations and photos
The Estonian Chancellor of Justice hosted an IOI workshop on „Human Rights in the Digital Age“ from 23 - 24 January 2018 in Tallinn. Presentations and photos are now accessible in the member area of this website.
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2018-01-24
IOI Europe Consultation on “The Ombudsman in an open and participative society"
The consultation on the content of the 2018 Conference of the European Chapter of the IOI, “The Ombudsman in an open and participative society” is ongoing. The Federal Ombudsman would be very grateful to receive your contribution by 9 February 2018 at ombudsman@federalombudsman.be. If the time frame to answer is too short, please feel free to focus on the topic most relevant to your office.
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2018-01-30
Record number of complaints received by the Finnish Parliamentary Ombudsman in 2017
In 2017, the Parliamentary Ombudsman received a record number of 6,192 complaints, which is an increase of almost 1,300 complaints from 2016 (4,922 complaints). Complaints against the Social Insurance Institution (Kela) totalled 1,169, and 814 of them concerned social assistance, therefore increasing by about 700 compared to 2016. The criminal sanctions field, social insurance and labour and unemployment security were other administrative branches that saw a clear increase in the number of complaints.
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2016-09-14
The Hong Kong Ombudsman announces new reports
The Hong Kong Ombudsman announces reports on “MD’s Follow-up Mechanism on Recommendations Made in Marine Incident Investigation Reports”, “Govt’s Tree Management Regime and Practices” & “Govt’s Handling of 4 Stonewall Trees along Bonham Road”
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2017-06-29
Memorandum of Understanding between CAROA and the IOI - EN
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2018-06-18
Ombudsman of Hong Kong completes direct investigation into unregistered births by the Immigration Department
On June 11, the Ombudsman, Ms Connie Lau, announced the completion of a direct investigation into the mechanism for following up on cases of unregistered births by the Immigration Department (ImmD).
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2016-11-02
Newsletter of the European Network of Ombudsmen
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2018-08-22
Human Rights Defender welcomes steps of Minister of Healthcare in the field of psychiatric institutions
The Ministry of Healthcare has approved an action plan to eliminate the violations presented in the Defender’s ad hoc public report concerning psychiatric establishments.
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2016-09-02
Cartoon Human rights on the run
