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2023-09-07The Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman recommends continued focus on new remand prisoners
The Ombudsman’s visits to the local prisons and the police show that the Prison and Probation Service and the police overall have an understanding of remand prisoners' vulnerable situation and take care to inform them of their rights and ensure their safety. However, based on these visits, the Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman has published a couple of recommendations in this field, which have been compiled in a thematic report, which is available now.
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2023-09-07
The Provincial Ombudsman Sindh stresses the importance of investing in the education of girls
In a follow-up meeting with the Education Department, the Provincial Ombudsman Sindh opined that countries that invest well in girls’ education have lower maternal and infant rates, low rates of HIV/AIDS and better childhood nutrition. Therefore, there is a need to assess the performance of schools and the quality of education.
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2023-09-07
Malawi Ombudsman challenges fellow Ombudsman on gender-based violence
The Ombudsman for the Republic of Malawi, Honorable Grace Tikambenji Malera, has challenged her counterparts in Africa and beyond to push for legal frameworks that should incorporate issues of Gender Based Violence and Sexual Harassment within their mandates.
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2023-09-14Provincial Ombudsman Sindh, Ajaz Ali Khan and the Excise and Taxation Secretary.jpg
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2023-09-15
Ombudsman Ontario-Lessons for the Long Term-EN.pdf
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2023-09-15
Long-Term Care Inspection System collapsed during deadly first weeks of COVID-19 Pandemic, Ontario Ombudsman finds
On 7 September 2023, Ombudsman of Ontario, Paul Dubé, called for an overhaul of Ontario’s long-term care inspection system, after his latest investigation found it was completely overwhelmed during the first wave of COVID-19.
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2023-09-15
Chief Ombudsman publishes OIA and LGOIMA complaints information January 2023 - June 2023
The Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has published his half-yearly data on Official Information Act (OIA) and Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA) complaints. The data covers the number of complaints received under each Act for the period 1 January 2023 to 30 June 2023, as well as the number of complaints completed by the Ombudsman during this period.
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2023-09-15
Ombudsman Community rallies as Northwest Territories Ombud Office evacuates
Under significant threat of wildfire, an evacuation order was issued for all of Enterprise, K’atl’odeeche First Nation, and Hay River NT shortly after 3:00pm on Sunday, 13 August 2023.
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2023-09-15
The Office of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Angola released its Weekly Review
The office of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Angola released its Weekly Review highlighting the week between 22 August and 1 September 2023. During this time, among others Ombudsman Ms Florbela Rocha Araújo responded to citizen’s concerns regarding land rights and permanent risk of eviction, participated in webinars, and attended a regional climate change conference.
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2023-09-14
Sindh Ombudsman facilitates the issuance of number plates to 300,000 registered vehicles
Sindh Ombudsman Ajaz Ali Khan directed the Excise and Taxation Department to clear the backlog and issue number plates to 300,000 registered vehicles as the requests for the same by vehicle owners have been piling up for the past several months.
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2023-09-20
Reflecting 10-year term as Victorian Ombudsman
In this fiftieth year of the Victorian Ombudsman, current Ombudsman Deborah Glass reflects on her time in the role in a recent conversation with the Victoria Law Foundation. The 'In Conversation' series, which is hosted by the Victorian Law Foundation, features some of Victoria’s most interesting public legal figures discussing critical issues.
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2023-09-21
PHSO - Invite to the Launch of the European International Ombudsman Institute Learning Academy - EN.pdf
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2023-09-21
Prisons in Brazil: Report points out Human Rights violations in the federal capital after anti-democratic attacks
The Federal Public Defenders' Office (DPU), the Federal District Public Defenders' Office (DPDF) and the National Mechanism for the Prevention and Combat of Torture (MNPCT) published its report pointing out the human rights situation in Brazilian prisons after the arrest of people participating in anti-democratic attacks.
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2023-09-22
Hon'ble Provincial Ombudsman Khyber Pakhtunkhwa presents the Annual Report 2022.jpg
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2023-09-22
Provincial Ombudsman Khyber Pakhtunkhwa presents Annual Report 2022
On 30 August 2023, Provincial Ombudsman Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Syed Jamalud Din Shah presented the Annual Report 2022 before the Hon'ble Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mr. Ghulam Ali at Governor House Peshawar.
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2023-09-22
The Québec Ombudsman’s Annual Report – Understaffing: inevitable or an opportunity for growth?
Québec Ombudsman Marc-André Dowd tabled his 2022-2023 Annual Report in the National Assembly raising the question if labour shortages, a widespread phenomenon in all activity sectors, should be an inevitability or a challenge for government departments, agencies and public networks.
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2023-09-22
The Office of the Ombudsman of Malawi hails the United Nations Development Programme on Institution Capacity Building
The Office of the Ombudsman (OoO) has hailed the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for its commitment to strengthen the operations of the oversight institutions in the country in a five-day training of oversight institutions on 19 September 2023.
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2023-09-22
Press conference on official country review of Austria by the UN CRPD Committee
On 22 and 23 August 2023, the second and third official country review of Austria by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) took place. Together with representatives of other monitoring bodies and civil society, the Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) held a press conference and gave an insight into the review process.
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2023-09-22
IOI President provides an address at a special event in honour of Ukraine, “Mariupol (Un)lost hope”, held in Rome, Italy
On the evening of Wednesday 20 September 2023, IOI President Chris Field PSM was humbled to be able to welcome guests to a special evening in honour of Ukraine, and particularly for the city of Mariupol. President Field was joined by a number of distinguished speakers and guests.
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2023-09-22
IOI President Chris Field PSM addressing delegates at the International Conference of Ombudsman.jpg
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