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2026-02-04Réunion du Bureau de l’AOMF : orientations et perspectives pour l’année 2026
L’Association des Ombudsmans et Médiateurs de la Francophonie (AOMF) s’est réunie le 19 janvier 2026 à Paris. Cette rencontre a permis de dresser le bilan des actions menées en 2025 et de définir les grandes orientations pour la période 2026-2027.
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2026-02-04
Ombudsperson finds ongoing gaps in safeguards for involuntary patients under BC’s Mental Health Act
A new BC Ombudsperson report finds that too often key legal safeguards for involuntary patients under BC’s Mental Health Act are still not being applied across the province, despite improvement since the office’s 2019 Committed to Change investigation.
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2026-02-04
Strengthening Institutional Capacity Through Advisors’ Workshop
The Office of the Ombudsman Punjab organized a two-day capacity-building workshop for all Advisors on 12 and 13 January 2026, aimed at enhancing consistency, legal accuracy, and effectiveness in complaint adjudication and implementation processes. The workshop served as a platform for shared learning, experience exchange, and alignment on best practices across diverse administrative domains.
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2019-10-21
Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman becomes new Supreme Court Justice
In September this year, the Danish Supreme Court announced that the Parliamentary Ombudsman, Mr. Jørgen Steen Sørensen, had passed the test required to become a Supreme Court Justice. This means that Ombudsman Sørensen will take up his post as a Justice in the Danish Supreme Court on 1 November 2019.
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2024-12-13
El Defensor del Pueblo urge a los municipios obligados por Ley a implantar Zonas de Bajas Emisiones a ponerlas en funcionamiento cuanto antes
La institución considera que ninguno de los argumentos ofrecidos por los ayuntamientos consultados justifica el retraso en el establecimiento de estas zonas cuyo fin es la lucha contra el cambio climático y la mejora de la calidad del aire de las ciudades, y recuerda que algunos de ellos han recibido ayudas económicas para su implementación. Insta a que los municipios que ya hayan establecido una Zona de Baja Emisión en su territorio se abstengan de adoptar cualquier medida que suponga una regresión.
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2019-04-01
New Ombudsman of Hong Kong takes office
On 1 April 2019 Ms Winnie Chiu Wai-yin has taken office as the new Ombudsman of Hong Kong. Ms Chiu follows former Hong Kong Ombudsman Connie Lau, who completed her term on 31 March 2019.
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2023-11-30
NSW infant and child death rates are declining overall but there are inequalities for some groups of infants and children
On 27 November 2023, the Biennial report of the deaths of children in New South Wales: 2020 and 2021, incorporating reviewable deaths of children, had been tabled in Parliament. The report details how infant and child mortality rates in NSW fell between 2007 and 2021.
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2024-04-05
Ombudsman Commission Hosts Leadership Training For District Development Authority Executives (DDA) & Heads of Secretariats
The Ombudsman Commission recently hosted a comprehensive training program in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province on 8 March 2024 and at the National Capital District on 14 March 2024. The training was aimed at enhancing the understanding of the Chief Executive Officers of the District Development Authority (DDA) and the Heads of Secretariats regarding their roles and responsibilities as leaders.
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2022-03-079. Reporte Semanal de “Derechos Humanos en Perspectiva Internacional” (25 de febrero - 3 de marzo de 2022)
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2026-01-22
General Secretariat holds first information session for new IOI members
On 19 January 2026, the IOI General Secretariat held its first information session for new IOI members, who joined the IOI in the past two years. The aim was to introduce them to the Secretariat team and to inform them about the services the IOI provides to its members.
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2026-01-21
International Academic Workshop “The Ombudsman’s Response to Global Crises” will take place on 22 – 23 June 2026 at the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade
The workshop conveners invite papers that examine the role of the ombudsman in the context of the numerous global crises and challenges. If you are interested in participating, kindly click here to access the application form. The deadline for applications is 15 March 2026.
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2026-01-21
La Sindicatura insta al Ayuntamiento a reforzar los servicios de atención a las víctimas de violencias sexuales
La defensoría de la ciudad publica el informe monográfico "Los servicios de atención a las violencias sexuales en la ciudad de Barcelona", en el que han participado más de un centenar de personas que trabajan en servicios sociales y sanitarios y en entidades autogestionadas. Así mismo, se han analizado protocolos y otros documentos específicos, así como los 18 servicios especializados que existen en la ciudad.
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2019-12-02
BC Ombudsperson able to investigate whistleblower allegations under new law
Since 1 December 2019 British Colombia, Canada, has a new law that gives current and former provincial government employees a way to bring forward concerns about wrongdoing in workplace. The Public Interest Disclosure Act gives the Ombudsperson a new statutory mandate to conduct whistleblowing investigations if employees do not wish to report those concerns internally to their employer.
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2024-03-14
Bilateral discussion between the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights and the Romanian People’s Advocate
Dr. Ákos Kozma, Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary, paid an official visit to Bucharest on 18 January 2024, where he had a meeting with the Romanian People’s Advocate, Ms. Renate Weber.
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2021-03-19
France - Rapport annuel 2020 - FR
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2024-11-22
Ethiopian Ombudsman Institution and its challenges
Kindly click here to read an informational article submitted by the Ethiopian Institution of the Ombudsman (EIO) about its mandate, work and current challenges.
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2019-09-05
Dutch Ombudsman hosts Poldershop on “Ombudsman Tools”
Dutch National Ombudsman Reinier Van Zutphen will host another Poldershop in The Hague on Friday, 1 November 2019. This edition of the Poldershop is about how Ombudsman assess the actions of the government and on what basis they reach their decisions. Input and results from this Poldershop will inform an IOI Best Practice Paper to be published next year.
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2026-01-15
Ombudsman publishes Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) has presented its Annual Report and Accounts to parliament for the period April 2024 to March 2025. For the second consecutive year, the Ombudsman saw a 15% increase in the number of new complaints registered.
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2026-01-15
El Parlamento Vasco designa ararteko a Mikel Mancisidor
El 18 de diciembre de 2025, el pleno del Parlamento Vasco designó a Mikel Mancisidor para ocupar el cargo de ararteko (Ombudsman de Euskadi). Sucede en el cargo a Manuel Lezertua, que presentó su renuncia en junio de 2025. El nuevo ararteko tomará posesión del cargo de ararteko el próximo 5 de febrero de 2026.
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2026-01-15
While pre-planning was limited, Ombudsperson investigation finds speed of provincial government delivery of social assistance cheques during 2024 postal strike was reasonable
On 17 December 2025, the BC Ombudsperson released a report outlining the results of his office’s investigation into the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction’s distribution of income and disability assistance cheques during the 2024 Canada Post strike.