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2020-02-10Ombudsman organized seminar on combating discrimination
In the framework of the regional project on “strengthening access to justice through non-judiciary redress mechanisms for victims of discrimination, hate crime and hate speech in Eastern Partnership countries” which is funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe through the Partenship for Good Governance II programme, a training seminar on combating discrimination was organized in by the Ombudsman in January 2020.
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2020-03-27
CoE Commissioner calls for release of immigration detainees while Covid-19 crisis continues
Dunja Mijatović, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe (CoE), called on all CoE member states to review the situation of rejected asylum seekers and irregular migrants in immigration detention, and to release them to the maximum extent possible.
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2020-01-24
Attorney-general refers to ‘Venice Principles’ to support Cypriot Ombudswoman over administrative audit
Cypriot attorney-general Costas Clerides has rejected a demand by the country’s auditor-general that a criminal investigation be carried out against the Ombudswoman. In his legal opinion the attorney-general made strong reference to the Venice Principles and the IOI letter of support.
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2019-12-16
Hong Kong Ombudsman’s direct into arrangements for depositing layout plans of public pleasure grounds
The Ombudsman of Hong Kong, Ms Winnie Chiu, today (12 December) announced the completion of a direct investigation into the arrangements for depositing layout plans of public pleasure grounds (PPGs) in the Land Registry (LR) by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD). The investigation report has been uploaded to the website of the Office of The Ombudsman for public information.
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2023-02-16Issue 5 – Giving voice to mental health patients (Feb. 2021)
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2023-02-16
Issue 6 – Dealing with challenging behavior (April 2021)
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2020-04-29
12th IOI World Conference - May 2021
We are pleased to announce that a new date has been agreed for the 12th IOI World Conference and General Assembly. The conference will now take place from 23 - 28 May 2021.
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2020-05-22
BC Ombudsperson releases first report under Public Interest Disclosure Act
Since BC’s new whistleblowing protection law came into effect in December 2019, current and former provincial government employees have been coming to the Ombudsperson with enquiries, seeking advice, or making disclosures, according to the office’s first public interest disclosure annual report.
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2019-12-11
APT workshop - torture prevention makes headways in Panama
In a week of events in Panama City, torture prevention was at the centre of the agenda, under the aegis of the National Mechanism to prevent torture. Authorities, civil society organisations and others discussed the necessity to prevent torture, particularly when targeting the most vulnerable sectors of the society.
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2019-11-07
Policy fully accepted Ombudsman´s recommendations on arrestees´ rights
The draft decision of the Armenian Government on making changes in the internal regulation of places for keeping arrestees in the RA Police system was submitted for the opinion of the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia. The study of the project indicates that it fully reflects the recommendations made by the Ombudsman.
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2019-12-02
Ombudsman conferred Compliance Predicate to ministries and local governments
On 27 November 2019, the Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia conferred the High Compliance Predicate to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Religion, the Provincial Government of Jambi, the Provincial Government of Southeast Sulawesi and also 12 City Governments and 71 District Governments.
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2023-02-09
Namibia - Annual Report 2021/2022 - EN
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2023-02-09
Alberta Ombudsman - Annual Report 2021/2022 - EN
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2020-03-02
Ontario Ombudsman Director for Special Ombudsman Response Team
Ombudsman Ontario job opportunity for Director, Special Ombudsman Response Team (SORT). As a key member of the Ombudsman’s Executive Management Team, the SORT Director provides investigative expertise, leadership, high-level strategic advice and critical management support to the Ombudsman.
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2023-02-09
Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman - Guide on Good Record Keeping (February 2023)
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2020-04-23
OPCAT inspections and visits during COVID-19 pandemic – statement of principles
Monitoring places of detention is an essential preventive safeguard for the treatment of people who have been deprived of their liberty. The Chief Ombudsman is mindful of the need to enter facilities and carry out inspections in a way that is safe, effective and supportive and has established a set of principles to guide facilities and their staff in managing this crisis.
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2020-04-06
Press freedom must not be undermined by measures to counter disinformation about COVID-19
In the past weeks, parliaments, governments and local authorities have adopted legislation, decrees or decisions that clearly risk hampering the work of journalists and restricting the public’s right to receive information. Introducing disproportionate restrictions to press freedom is a counterproductive approach that must stop, says Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović.
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2020-07-07
Norfolk council agrees to rigorous scrutiny of services for children with Special Educational Needs
Councillors in Norfolk will be provided with regular detailed analysis of the county council’s special educational needs services following a critical Ombudsman report.
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2020-02-20
1 in 5 mental health patients don’t feel safe in NHS care, Ombudsman finds
A new survey published by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman found that one in five people did not feel safe while in the care of the NHS mental health service that treated them.
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2020-01-08
Ombudsman finds that rights of incapacitated individuals are still unduly restricted
A recent study by the Seimas Ombudsmen revealed that after the ongoing review of the incapacity of individuals, there are still more than 1,600 incapacitated individuals in the country, whose rights have so far been unduly restricted. These particularly puzzling findings were presented by the Seimas Ombudsmen's Office in a report.