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2019-03-19English summary of 2017-2018 overview of the Chancellor of Justice activities now available
The Annual Report 2017-2018 covers the period from 1 September 2017 to 31 August 2018. The report has been published in a new web form and it includes information on children's rights, inspection visits, local authorities, equal treatment, courts and many other topics.
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2019-04-08
Ombudsman actively advocates for recognition of normative basis of reproductive health and rights
Azerbaijani Ombudsman’s Office has been cooperating with the UNFPA Azerbaijan from the beginning of its establishment. In 2015, in the frame of this cooperation it was started to assess the country’s progress in implementing treaty body recommendations on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR).
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2019-04-15
Venice Principles on Ombudsman institutions now also available in Italian
On 15 March 2019, the “Principles on the Protection and Promotion of the Ombudsman Institution”, (“The Venice Principles”) were adopted by the Venice Commission. A translation of the text into Italian has been made available by the Office of the Ombudsman of the Autonomous Province of Trento a (Italy).
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2019-04-29
NIPSO publishes first Case Digest for spring 2019
Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO) Marie Anderson presents the Office’s first Case Digest, providing summaries of a number of recent complaints received by the Office. It reflects the varied nature of the cases NIPSO deals with and the range of outcomes which can follow either an initial assessment or a full investigation.
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2019-06-13
Queensland Ombudsman releases new language resource to improve knowledge about the office
The Queensland Ombudsman has released a new information resource to help improve community knowledge about the function of the Office. The new product outlines the role of the Office in 14 community languages and provides information about using the BrowseAloud tool on our website.
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2019-05-24
IOI Board Meeting held in Mérida, Mexico
The annual IOI Board Meeting was held from 14 – 17 May 2018 in Mérida, Mexico. Raúl González Pérez, Mexican Ombudsman and President of the Mexican National Human Rights Commission, and his office generously hosted the event.
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2019-07-18
Chinese version of IOI publication “A Mission for Justice”
In commemoration of its 40th anniversary, the IOI published a book to portray the history of the IOI. The lively and vivid assessment of the IOI’s development has now been made available in a Chinese version to attract a broader audience.
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2019-07-30
Cooperation between the Parliamentary Ombudsman and the Spanish Defensor del Pueblo to reunite unaccompanied minor with family
The Office of the Ombudsman of Malta received a request for cooperation from the Office of the Spanish Defensor Del Pueblo concerning an unaccompanied minor who was given shelter in Malta after departing from Libya, and who claimed to have been separated from his family who were residing in a centre in Malaga.
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2019-09-05
AOMA condemns xenophobic violence against migrant African-owned businesses in South Africa
The African Ombudsman and Mediators Association (AOMA) expresses its concern over the ongoing xenophobic attacks in South Africa, where widespread looting and torching of foreign-owned African shops have been reported in Johannesburg and in Pretoria a few days earlier. AOMA urges the use of diplomatic channels by African governments in finding a workable solution for all citizens of Africa affected by the violence.
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2019-09-09
Council of Europe presents highlights 2018
Today’s most pressing undemocratic trends resurfacing in many parts of Europe concern freedom of expression, the independence of the judiciary, the impact of artificial intelligence on human rights and discrimination against vulnerable people. The “Council of Europe Highlights 2018” show how diverse bodies of the Council of Europe, in cooperation with its member states, worked throughout the past year to tackle them, with the aim of making Europe a safer and more democratic place for everybody.
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2019-10-28
CoE Lanzarote Convention was ratified by Azerbaijan
The Council of Europe Convention on Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, also known as “the Lanzarote Convention” was ratified by the Parliament of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The Ombudsman of Azerbaijan addressed a letter to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan thanking him for his initiative regarding the ratification.
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2019-12-16
Ombudsman hosts 2nd Istanbul International Ombudsman Conference
The Ombudsman Institution of Turkey was pleased to have successfully hosted the “2nd Istanbul International Ombudsman Conference”, which took place from 18 – 19 November 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey, which brought together around 150 participants from 57 countries of different continents, representing various national and international Ombudsman institutions as well as Human Rights Commissions.
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2020-01-27
Legal standards of Human Rights Defender as NPM published in English
The legal standards of the Human Rights Defender as the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) were published in Armenian and English. This document illustrates the jurisprudence in the field of torture prevention and will become an educational material in universities and during training courses on the protection of the rights of persons deprived of their liberty organized for law enforcement officers and civil servants.
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2020-02-13
Integrity doesn’t stop at the border
A Memorandum of Understanding signed this week sets out how the New Zealand and Thai Ombudsmen will work together for good governance, integrity and human rights across the Asia and Pacific regions.
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2020-02-28
Ombudsman’s representatives conducted monitoring of clinical hospital of the Armed Forces
The head of the sector for the Protection of the Rights of Military Servants of the Ombudsman Office, Fazail Hasanov and the Chief Advisor of this Sector, Adil Hajiyev visited jointly with the representative of the Ministry of Defense the main clinical hospital of the Armed Forces.
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2020-03-09
Ombudsman visited the Pre-Trial Detention Facility
In the framework of the National Preventive Mechanism, the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Sabina Aliyeva visited Baku Pre-Trial Detention Facility under auspieces of the Penitentiary Service of the Ministry of Justice.
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2020-04-29
Police Ombudsman evaluates impact of Body Worn Video
In a special report the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland, Marie Anderson, evaluates the impact of the introduction of Body Worn Video (BWV) on complaints about the Police Service Northern Ireland (PSNI). In two parts the report provides statistical and qualitative analysis and shows a number of case studies to identify instances when the new technology helped the Ombudsman’s investigations as well as instances when it did not.
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2020-05-11
Ombudsman sends suggestions to make the suspension of tax executions effective
The Ombudsman suggested adaptations of procedures to ensure effective suspension of the practical effects of all tax enforcement proceedings in relation to seizures (or other coercive acts) on the part of the Tax Authority, the Social Security Executive Chambers and the third parties responsible for complying with them, in the cases of banks, paying entities (of salaries or pensions) and debtor entities (of credits of those executed).
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2020-05-14
Council executives advanced careers of personal associates and former colleagues
Ballarat Council’s CEO and a Director gave personal associates and former colleagues preferential treatment in employment decisions, the Victorian Ombudsman has found.
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2020-05-28
Covid-19: states of emergency and democratic values - New contribution to the debate
On 26 May 2020 five members of the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission have published a new report on the respect for democracy, human rights and the rule of law during states of emergency. The Commission has previously produced general reports and country-specific opinions on both constitutional provisions and emergency legislation; a recent compilation of the Commission’s work in this area provided guidance into its specific findings.
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