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2013-08-21Commissioner for Human Rights addressed the issue of child labour
According to Nils Muižnieks, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, there are strong indications that child labour remains a serious problem in Europe and that it might be growing in the wake of the economic crisis.
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2014-04-25
Time Magazine named Ombudsman one of the world’s 100 most influential people
Every year the American news magazine assembles the 100 most influential people in the world and publishes its annual Time 100 list. This year, Time Magazine included South Africa’s Public Protector, Adv. Thuli Madonsela as one of the world’s most influential people in the category “Leaders”.
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2011-10-14
Ombudsman on the UN ombudsman resolution
The Portuguese Ombudsman, Alfredo José de Sousa, participated in Geneva in a round table organized by the Ombudsman of Morocco on the margins of the 18th session of the Human Rights Council, on the topic of the implementation of United Nations Resolution 65/207.
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2014-08-04
Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights presents short review of the Annual report 2013
The Short review of the Annual report of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights on state of observance of the rights and freedoms of the person and the citizen for 2013 is placed on the Ombudsman's official website.
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2011-03-21
the Parliament drafts and debates a new Constitution – changes in the ombudsman system?
According to the draft the future Hungarian constitution will contain new elements for the ombudsman institution which are both symbolic and substantive.
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2013-10-11Judgment of the Supreme Court of Bermuda (October 2013)
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2011-10-07
New Director on the I.O.I. Board
A long-standing and valuable member from the African Region left the I.O.I. Board of Directors when Ms Amina Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso) retired from her office as Médiateur du Faso in June 2011. Following a regional I.O.I. meeting Ms Traore, the new Ombudsman in Burkina Faso will fill the vacant position of an African Director on the Board.
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2014-07-21
Accountant General Sindh pays 7% cost of living allowance to the complainant
Mr. Sultan Ahmed S/o Foujdar approached Mr. Asad Ashraf Malik, Provincial Ombudsman Sindh stating that he was retired from Sindh Police on 03.12.1999.
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2015-08-27
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman responds to HSCIC data on written complaints in the NHS 2014-15
Deputy Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Mick Martin said: ‘Complaints are an incredibly important source of learning for the NHS and a way through which it can improve its services for patients.
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2016-02-04
ENOC Press Release: European Ombudspersons for Children raise alarm: unacceptable safety risks for children on the move (Jan. 2016) - EN
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2022-02-21
Human Rights Defender releases video on protection of persons deprived of their liberty
The Human Rights Defender of Armenia, Dr. Arman Tatoyan, summarized activities related to the protection of human rights in penitentiary institutions and psychiatric organizations during the last 6 years in a video, which is now available online.
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2014-10-31
Annual Meeting of the IOI Board of Directors in Vienna (Oct 2014)
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2014-11-04
Series 'Ombudsman in Latin America' - Case Study on the Uruguayan Ombudsman - SP - 20141104
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2012-10-03
New Chairperson of the FRA Management Board elected
The FRA Management Board recently elected Maija Sakslin as its new Chairperson and Manfred Nowak as Vice-Chairperson.
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2011-02-08
Responding to the asbestos problem
On 17 November 2010, the NSW Ombudsman Bruce Barbour tabled a report to Parliament entitled 'Responding to the asbestos problem: The need for significant reform in NSW'. Following the release of the Ombudsman’s report, the government has committed to $5.6 million to complete the minimum clean up required for the Woods Reef site.
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2011-02-10
Report about the Federal Police
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has cleared itself of every complaint about excessive use of force made by a member of the public since the Commonwealth Ombudsman became responsible in January 2007 for reviewing the AFP’s complaint-handling activities.
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2014-04-11
The Association des Ombudsmans et Médiateurs de la Francophonie mourns a passing
Dominique Baudis, Rights Defender and Secretary General of the Association des Ombudsmans et Médiateurs de la Francophonie (AOMF), died on Thursday, April 10, in Paris.
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2022-02-18
Western Australia Ombudsman appointed for a further five-year-term
Chris Field, Western Australian Ombudsman and President of the International Ombudsman Institute has been appointed for a further five-year term. It is absolutely vital that an Ombudsman is utterly apolitical and impartial. It is therefore particularly pleasing that Mr Field was first appointed for a five-year term in 2007 under the Carpenter Labor Government, twice reappointed under the Barnett Liberal Government and now reappointed under the McGowan Labor Government.
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2013-07-18
Signing of cooperation agreement with Ombudsman of the Russian Federation
On 12 July 2013, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Ms. Valeriya Lutkovska and the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, Mr. Vladimir Lukin, met in Moscow to discuss possible ways of cooperation.
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2013-11-13
Constitutional Court delivers judgment on case brought forward by the Ombudsman
In July 2013 St Maarten Ombudsman Nilda Arduin brought her first-ever case before the Constitutional Court of Sint Maarten, requesting the Court to review the new Criminal Code of St Maarten as to its compliance with the Constitution of Sint Maarten. On Friday, 8 November 2013, the Constitutional Court delivered its judgment.
