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2018-11-124th IOI Workshop for NPMs hosted in Copenhagen
The 4th IOI Workshop for NPMs took place in Copenhagen from 7 – 9 November 2018. The training event was generously hosted by the Office of the Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman and facilitated by the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT). It brought 35 participants from 23 different countries together to discuss the topic of an effective follow-up process to NPM recommendations.
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2022-08-31Presentation Major General Oswald Reddy - Western Cape Police Ombudsman (South Africa)
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2019-02-25
New ombudsman is starting his term
On 24 February 2019 the new human rights ombudsman in the Republic of Slovenia Peter Svetina is starting his six-year term.
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2019-02-11
Annual Report 2017/2018
The IOI reviews another operational year and is pleased to inform its members about far-reaching developments and achievements in 2017/2018. It has been a busy year that saw the realization of many ambitious projects and the organization’s 40th anniversary.
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2019-01-29
International Conference of Information Commissioners (ICIC) 2019
This year’s International Conference of Information Commissioners (ICIC) will be held from 10 – 14 March 2019 in Johannesburg (South Africa). The event will be co-hosted by the Information Regulator South Africa and The University of Pretoria.
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2018-10-08
Milda Vainiute appointed as new Seimas Ombudsperson
The new Seimas Ombudswoman Milda Vainiutė, who swore an oath at the Seimas (Parliament) of the Republic of Lithuania on 26 September, started her duties at the office on Friday, 28 September. There are two Seimas Ombudsmen in Lithuania appointed for the term of five years upon the nomination of the Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania.
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2018-12-10
Final Ombudsman Casebook of 2018
The Office of the Ombudsman of Ireland published its final Casebook of 2018. It contains summaries of some of the cases we recently examined in the wide range of public sectors under the Ombudsman's jurisdiction such as agriculture, direct provision, social provision, social protection and health.
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2022-08-26
Human Rights Defender - NPM Report 2021 EN
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2022-08-26
Human Rights Defender - NPM Report 2021 EN
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2018-10-09
CPT publishes report on periodic visit to Croatia
The CPT-report reviews the treatment of persons detained by the police, the situation of prisoners held in three county prisons (ie Zagreb, Split and Osijek) and the Zagreb Prison Hospital, as well as the treatment of juveniles deprived of their liberty under criminal legislation. The situation of involuntary psychiatric patients is examined in the light of the recently adopted mental health legislation at different psychiatric establishments.
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2022-08-26
Ombudsman Ireland - Strategy 2025
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2018-10-15
CNDH requests implementation of precautionary measures to promote protection of human rights defenders and journalists
The National Commission of Human Rights (CNDH) requests the Secretariats of the Interior (SEGOB), and Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) to implement measures to avoid the disprotection, motivated by the lack of resources, of 727 beneficiaries secured by the Mechanism for the Protection of Rights Defenders Humans and Journalists (MPPDDHP).
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2018-12-03
NIPSO Annual Report 2017-2018
The Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO) presented its second general report for the year 2017-18. This report has revealed that enquiries to the Ombudsman increased by 37% in the last year.
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2018-12-10
Public Defender reviews human rights situation in Georgia
On 7 December 2018, Public Defender Nino Lomjaria held a summarizing press conference and discussed the human rights situation in Georgia in 2018, introduced the statistics of the cases studied by the Public Defender's Office and outlined main findings.
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2014-02-24
Occasional Paper #48
Protection for the name "Ombudsman" (1993) John F. Robertson Mr Robertson is the Chief Ombudsman of New Zealand and the former President of the IOI.
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2019-02-25
Ombudsman issues hearing decision involving Department of Immigration
An applicant made four separate requests under the Freedom of Information Law (2018 Revision) to the Department of Immigration for records relating to various topics, including policies, procedures and guidelines on the handling of applications for permanent residency. No initial response was given, and no internal review was conducted.
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2022-08-31
International Conference - Rights of Older Persons and Role of Ombudsman and Mediator Institutions (Tbilisi, 27 September 2022) - Practical Information
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2018-10-04
Ombudsman investigation on handling of a prisoners diabetes
The Ombudsman investigated, upon his own initiative, three issues arising from the Department for Correctional Services’ (the department) handling of a prisoner with type 1 diabetes. The investigation was instigated on the basis of information received from the Office of the Health and Community Services Complaints Commissioner.
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2019-09-02
FRA urges member states to give migrant youth a chance
Many young migrants and refugees have come to the EU since 2015 when migration numbers peaked. Upon arrival, many had to sleep rough, and children and young people often received no education.
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2022-08-31
Presentation Helena Nachtergaele - Ombudsman City of Ghent (Belgium)