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2021-11-03New guide for NHRIs to support victims of sexual exploitation and abuse
In partnership with the Office of the Victims’ Rights Advocate (OVRA), GANHRI has released a guide for National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) on supporting victims of sexual exploitation and abuse.
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2023-12-14Commissioner of Human Rights of Poland - NMPT Annual Report 2022 - EN
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2021-08-17
Ombudsman Community mourns passing of former Ombudsman Fatou Nije Jallow
It is with deep sorrow that we inform the international Ombudsman community of the passing of Ms Fatou Nije Jallow, former Ombudsman of the Gambia. The sad event occurred in the early hours of Thursday, 29 July 2021.
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2023-12-14
Commonwealth Ombudsman - Own motion inquiry report - Defending Fairness - EN
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2021-09-16
Introduction of Restrictive or Incentive Measures for Unvaccinated and Vaccinated Persons is not Discrimination
The country is in the worst epidemiological situation, due to which dozens of people die every day. In the current situation, accelerating vaccination is essential to save the lives of our citizens. Recently, many citizens and organizations have addressed the Public Defender's Office with questions about whether they violate the rights of a person when they request to present a vaccination document in labour relations, services, health care, education or other areas and whether such a practice is discriminatory.
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2023-12-13
Office of Ombudsperson for Financial Services - Annual Report 2022 2023 - EN
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2021-10-05
Alberta’s Ombudsman releases office’s 2020-21 annual report
The 2020-21 annual report summarizes a productive year, albeit a uniquely challenging one. When COVID-19 significantly affected operations, the Ombudsman’s office adjusted in order to fulfill its mandate of ensuring fairness for Albertans seeking assistance from the public service.
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2021-09-02
South African Military Ombud Symposium
The South African Military Ombud (SAMO) and African Ombudsman and Mediators Association (AOMA) cordially invites you to the Annual (Virtual) Military Ombud Symposium, to be held on 30 September 2021. The conference theme is "The Role of Ombud Institutions in Enhancing Democratic Oversight in the Civil-Military Relations: Its Use, Challenges and Implications."
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2023-12-11
JIAAC - Annual report 2022 - EN
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2021-10-29
Council fails to take on board expert advice when assessing woman’s care needs
A Gloucestershire woman was left malnourished and without the support she needed for her medical conditions because the county council ignored professional advice, a Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman investigation has found.
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2023-12-07
OmbudsPEI - Annual Report 2022-23 - EN
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2021-10-29
Québec Ombudsman’s special report on access to residential resources for elderly people
Every year in Québec, more than 21,000 elderly people need a place in a public residential resource. The Québec Ombudsman investigated the rules and practices surrounding access to permanent residential resources.
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2025-05-23
La síndica firma un acuerdo para impulsar los ODS de la Agenda 2030
El 15 de mayo de 2025, tuvo lugar el acto de firma de un acuerdo de colaboración entre cinco defensorías –Defensor del Pueblo de Navarra, Defensor del Pueblo de Andalucía, Diputado del Común de Canarias y Síndic de Greuges de Catalunya– para promover los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible (ODS) de la Agenda 2030.
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2021-09-02
Ombudsman Commission Newsletter – Issues March – June 2021
The Ombudsman Commission of Papua New Guinea publishes its bi-monthly Wasdok Nius Newsletters. The editions for the months of March – April 2021 and May – June 2021 are now available.
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2021-07-15
Ombudsman Newsletter January – June 2021
The Commission on Administrative Justice (Ombudsman) of Kenya has published the first issue of the Ombudsman Newsletter for 2021. The Newsletter covers the period from January to June 2021.
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2021-09-28
Ombudsman Khyber Pakhtunkhwa presents Annual Report 2020
On 18 September 2021, Syed Jamalud din Shah, Provincial Ombudsman Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar, presented the Annual Report 2020 before the Hon'ble Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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2021-09-01
New Ombudsman of Amsterdam takes office
Mr Munish Ramlal has been appointed as the new Municipal Ombudsman of Amsterdam by the city council. He follows Arre Zuurmond, who retired from the office earlier this year.
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2022-03-04
ECRI issues a new General Policy Recommendation to Council of Europe member states
The Council of Europe’s expert body on racism and intolerance (ECRI) has published today a revised General Policy Recommendation on preventing and combating anti-Muslim racism and discrimination to help prevent and counter increasing public manifestations of anti-Muslim racism and discrimination across Europe.
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2021-07-30
Ombudsman’s statement on hate speech and its implications on promoting racism and xenophobia
On July 13, 2021, the Commissioner for Administration and the Protection of Human Rights, in the framework of its competences as an Equality Body, issued a Statement regarding the phenomenon of speech that promotes/incites racism and xenophobia and the specific implications that such speech has when it is expressed online through the internet.
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2021-10-18
Alberta Ombudsman recognizes three former staffers on Ombudsman Day
The Alberta Ombudsman recognizes three former staffers who went on to establish complaint-handling offices with solid roots in procedural fairness. “These three women contributed significantly during their years at the Ombudsman’s office and have gone on to do great work pursuing fairness within or alongside the Ombudsman community,” reflects Alberta Ombudsman Marianne Ryan.