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2012-11-30Peter Kostelka and Martin Kreutner signing the Memorand of Understanding
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2012-04-13AOB Human Rights Advisory Board convenes for the first time
The Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) will take up its new function as National Preventive Mechanism within the OPCAT regime as of 1 July 2012 and is currently taking the necessary preparatory steps. In addition to filling staff vacancies the AOB’s new Human Rights Advisory Board recently convened for the first time.
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2013-05-13
Parliamentary Committee: Final report on the system of land valuation in NSW
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2010-10-07
Arne Fliflet new on the European Board
The Norwegian Ombudsman Arne Fliflet recently became member of the European Board by a vote in the General Assembly of the European region of the I.O.I. Arne Fliflet replaces the Greek Ombudsman Yorgos Kaminis in this function. Fliflet was elected Norwegian Ombudsman for the first time in 1990. He has subsequently been re-elected five times, the last appointment being in 2009.
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2012-06-05
Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner visits the AOB
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2014-07-29
The Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights comments on Istanbul Convention on combating violence against women
On August 1, the Istanbul Convention, a landmark treaty of the Council of Europe dedicated to preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, will enter into force.
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2010-10-06
New director in the North American region
The I.O.I. is pleased to announce that Diane Welborn, Ombudsman, Joint Office of Citizen Complaints for Dayton, Ohio has been elected as the new Director for the IOI North American Region. Diane Welborn will replace Bill Angrick after his retirement in June 2010.
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2012-03-27
Review by the NSW Ombudsman into police use of tasers
In March a man died after being tasered by the Police in the Sydney. The NSW Police Force set up a critical incident investigation team to investigate the death and announced that the NSW Ombudsman will provide independent oversight of the investigation.
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2011-10-14
New President of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal
Following the partial renewal of the Members of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal, Mr Sean Van Raepenbusch, who has been a judge at the Tribunal since 6 October 2005, was elected President of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal for the period from 7 October 2011 to 30 September 2014.
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2013-04-24
Grumbles, Gripes and Grievances - the role of complaints in transforming public services
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2012-08-09
Ombudsman’s petition concerning certain provisions of the Act on Public Education
The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights has asked the Constitutional Court to examine the provisions of the Act on Public Education and to overview the Act on Vocational Training. Failing the necessary preparation period because of the short time until the entering into force of the two Acts the principle of the rule of law might be hurt.
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2012-12-07
Korean Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission visits the Austrian Ombudsman Board
On 6 December 2012, IOI Secretary General and Ombudsman Peter Kostelka welcomed a delegation of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) of the Republic of Korea at the Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) in Vienna.
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2010-11-24
Annual Report of the Ombudsperson 2009-10
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2012-07-12
Advisory Council to the Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights was created
The Advisory Council was created with the purpose of rendering advisory support to the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, holding scientific researches, and also consideration of suggestions concerning the improvement of the state of protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms by means of effective using of potential of civil society institutions
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2013-03-11
Report: Spirit matters - Aboriginal People and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act
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2021-09-17
Statement regarding measures to combat Covid-19 and their compatibility with human rights law
The Commissioner for Administration and the Protection of Human Rights (Ombudsman) of Cyprus issued a statement regarding the measures taken to combat the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) and their compatibility with human rights law. The statement was deemed necessary because a number of citizens had reached out to the Ombudsman complaining about the measures and claiming that they violate their fundamental rights.
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2012-07-02
Ombudsman Board becomes "human rights house of the Republic of Austria"
From 1 July 2012 the Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) exerts its new mandate that from now on also includes the protection and promotion of human rights making the AOB the “human rights house of the Republic of Austria”.
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2014-09-03
Health sector needs to step to the plate on sepsis, says Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Julie Mellor
Thousands of people are still dying each year from sepsis because not enough improvements have been made by the NHS, according to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Julie Mellor.
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2015-03-30
Report on the Cognizance of Tragic incident of Death of 57 Persons in Bus-Truck Accident Near Khairpur-Sindh150325
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2015-05-13
Report by CoE Secretary General: State of Democracy, Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Europe (May 2015) - EN
