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Ombudswoman of the Republic of Croatia
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2022-11-08
Protection of child victims of human trafficking is in the focus of the Protector of Citizens
The Deputy Protector of Citizens for Children's Rights, Jelena Stojanović, said today that this institution, in carrying out the tasks of the National Rapporteur in the field of trafficking in human beings, a new competence given by the new Law on the Protector of Citizens from November 2021, will pay special attention to child victims of trafficking in human beings.
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2022-11-09
Hon’ble Ombudsman Punjab and Head of UNICEF'S child protection program discussing matters relating to the protection of children's rights..
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2022-11-11
Mr Laurence Riley commences as Assistant Ombudsman Aboriginal Engagement and Collaboration
Chris Field, President of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) and Western Australian Ombudsman, appointed Mr Laurence Riley as Assistant Ombudsman Aboriginal Engagement and Collaboration in the Office of the Ombudsman of Western Australia.
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2022-11-09
"Making it Fair”, a new Ombudsman podcast
The Canadian Council of Parliamentary Ombudsman is pleased to share “Making it fair”, a podcast which is all about fairness in public administration. We will dive deep into why fairness matters, and find out how Ombudsman with special expertise in resolving complaints can make things that are wrong, right.
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2022-11-11
Meeting with King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands
The Greek Ombudsman Andreas Pottakis and his Dutch counterpart Reinier van Zutphen met with King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands at the Netherlands Institute of Athens (OIA), during their official visit to Greece.
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2022-11-07
AOA and OIC OA Meetings were held in Baku
On the initiative of Sabina Aliyeva, the Human Rights Commissioner of Azerbaijan, meetings of the Asian Ombudsman Association (AOA) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Ombudsmen Association (OIC OA) were held in Azerbaijan.
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2022-11-09
Head of UNICEF's Child Protection program calls on Ombudsman Punjab Major (R) Azam Suleman Khan
UNICEF's chief of child protection program, Ms. Daniela Luciani, called on Ombudsman Punjab Major (R) Azam Suleman Khan at his office and discussed matters relating to the protection of children's rights. Chief Provincial Commissioner for Children of Ombudsman Office, Mrs. Tabana Sajjad Naseer, and Child Protection Officer Zahida Manzoor were also present.
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2022-11-11
Angola Holds Lecture on Supervision of Maladminstration and Defense Of Human Rights
The President of the Group of Portuguese-Speaking Countries Ombudsman and National Commissions and other Human Rights Institutions of the CPLP, Antónia Florbela Rocha Araújo, considered on Wednesday, 26 October 2022, "the defence of Human Rights" as a challenge of all nations during the opening speech of the lecture that Angola held under the theme: From the Syndication of Maladministration to the Defense of Human Rights, which took place in the hall of the working room of the Constitutional Court.
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2022-11-14
Launch of new video portal
In our increasingly digitalized and connected world, electronic content has become available on a more frequent basis. The International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) is therefore proud to launch the IOI Video Portal; a new tool to share Ombudsman-related video content with members and interested third parties.
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2022-11-16
ANNUAL REPORT 2020/2021
The International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) presents its Annual Report for the membership year 2020/2021. The report gives account of the main projects, developments and achievements made in the past membership year and it is now available in all three languages of the IOI.
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2022-11-15
Ombudsman publishes special report on rights of persons with disabilities
The Greek Ombudsman published on 7th November a Special Report on Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This is the third of its kind since the assignment to the Ombudsman of the special mandate for the external, independent monitoring of the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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2022-11-18
Citizens’ Ombudsman Commission of Seoul Metropolitan Government held panel discussion on how to reinforce the rights of the people
The Seoul Metropolitan Government held a ‘Panel Discussion on the Performance and Direction of the Citizens’ Ombudsman Commission’ on October 20, 2022 to look at the performance of the Citizens’ Ombudsman Commission and the plans on the direction of improving the rights of the people.
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2022-11-15
Ombudsman defends investment on training of staff belonging to Portuguese Language Countries Community
Ombudsman Antónia Florbela Rocha Araújo defended training and technical capacity building of staff belonging to the Portuguese Language Countries Community (CPLP) as a priority, to ensure that institutions, such as the Ombudsman's office can provide a better quality service to citizens.
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2022-11-17
Public Defender publishes update about activities
The Office of the Public Defender (Ombudsman) of Georgia shares an update about its main activities in the month of October and November.
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2022-11-18
Ombudsman publishes Weekly Newsletter
The Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Republic of Azerbaijan published a newsletter for the period of 01-14 November, 2022.
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2022-11-21
NSW Ombudsman's audit report recommends improvements to councils' public interest disclosure practices
A report recently tabled by the New South Wales (NSW) Ombudsman has highlighted the importance of local councils having systems in place to ensure that public interest disclosures (PIDs) are encouraged, identified, and reported.
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2022-11-21
Ombudsman attends 10th anniversary of South African Military Ombudsman
The Angolan Ombudsman, Ms. Antónia Florbela Rocha Araújo, at the invitation of the South African Military Ombudsman, Lt Gen (Ret) Vusi Masondo, attended the annual symposium marking the 10th Year Anniversary since the establishment of the South African Military Ombudsman Office, under the theme: "The Role of the Ombudsman in the Oversight Within the Civil Military Architecture: Threats, Resilience, Responsiveness and Future Implications".
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2022-11-21
NPMs of German-speaking countries exchange experience at annual meeting
From 10 - 11 November 2022 the annual meeting of German-speaking National Preventive Mechanisms (NPM) took place at the Austrian Ombudsman Board in Vienna. For the first time, representatives of the NPM from Luxembourg and the Principality of Liechtenstein took part in this exchange as well.
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2022-11-21
Network of Southeast European NPMs meets in Vienna
From 15 – 16 November 2022, the second meeting of this year of the Southeast European Network of National Preventive Mechanisms (SEE NPM Network) was held in Vienna under the chairmanship of the Austrian Ombudsman Board. Within this network, 13 NPMs meet regularly to exchange experiences and facilitate shared learning.