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2012-04-05Slovenia - Annual Report 2007 (Slovenian)
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2023-02-01Kevin Brezinski takes the helm as Alberta’s new Ombudsman and Public Interest Commissioner
A swearing-in ceremony for the leader of two independent offices of the Alberta Legislative Assembly took place on 31 January 2023. Kevin Brezinski is Alberta’s tenth Ombudsman and third Public Interest Commissioner, accepting a five-year appointment to the dual roles.
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2023-02-01
sweden om organizational-chart jan-2023
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2018-12-13
Hungarian Ombudsman visits the Correctional Institution Eisenstadt
After having invited the Austrian Ombudsman Board to visit a Hungarian correctional institution last year, the Hungarian Ombudsman László Székely came to visit the correctional institution Eisenstadt together with a delegation of the Austrian Ombudsman Board from the area of competence of Ombudswoman Gertrude Brinek, on December 12th.
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2023-01-30
56. Reporte Internacional de “Derechos Humanos en Perspectiva Internacional” (del 20 al 26 de enero de 2023)
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2018-12-10
NPM - Annual Special Reports 2016 & 2017
In 2014, the Greek Ombudsman was appointed as the National Preventive Mechanism Against Torture and Ill-Treatment (OPCAT), ie the independent, national, monitoring body of the conditions in detention facilities.
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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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2018-12-06
Victorian Ombudsman to investigate the use of “solitary confinement” and young people
Victorian Ombudsman, Deborah Glass, will investigate the use of “solitary confinement” involving young people in Victoria, using the United Nations’ Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT). Ratified by the Australian Government in late 2017, OPCAT is yet to be implemented in Victoria.
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2023-01-27
IOI President and Western Australian Ombudsman awarded a Public Service Medal in the 2023 Australia Day Honours List
IOI President and Western Australian Ombudsman Chris Field has been awarded a Public Service Medal in the 2023 Australia Day Honours List. The honour is “For outstanding public service as Ombudsman and President of the International Ombudsman Institute.”
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2023-01-27
Western Australian Ombudsman provides Keynote Session to administrative law unit at the University of Western Australia
IOI President, Western Australian Ombudsman and Adjunct Professor in the School of Law at the University of Western Australia, Chris Field PSM, this week had the pleasure of providing the Keynote Session to the intensive, five-day advanced administrative law unit in the University of Western Australia law degree, Government Accountability: Law, Policy and Practice.
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2023-01-27
Working meeting on children living and working on streets
On January 25, 2023, the Public Defender’s Office of Georgia held a working meeting with representatives of state agencies and service providers on the rights of children living and working on the street.
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2023-01-27
Federal Ombudsman extends services to merged districts of former tribal agencies
The Federal Ombudsman Office has extended its services to merged districts of former Tribal Agencies and opened its two offices, one in Sadda district Kurrum and another at Wana South Waziristan, to provide speedy relief and justice in those areas.
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2018-12-05
Man overcharged for hospital stay complains to Ombudsman
A man complained to Ombudsman Peter Tyndall after he was charged 1,500€ for a number of hospital stays. This was despite a cap of 750€ on such charges at the time. The man, who suffers from a severe kidney condition, was admitted to two different hospitals over 12 months. He spent a total of 30 nights in hospital. At the time there was a 75€ per day charge for a hospital stay.
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2018-12-04
La Defensoría del Pueblo presentó la tercera edición de su maratón annual
La carrera tendrá lugar el próximo 16 de diciembre en la ciudad de Santa Fe y habrá una categoría de 8 kilómetros competitiva y una de 4 integrativa. “Queremos poner en foco la defensa que hacemos de la salud pública”, dijo Raúl Lamberto respecto del objetivo de la actividad.
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2018-12-04
Towards the effective protection of LGBTI persons deprived of liberty - a monitoring guide
The Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) launched a new guide, which aims to strengthen the protection of LGBTI persons in detention settings. "Towards the effective protection of LGBTI persons deprived of liberty: a monitoring guide" offers practical guidance on how to account for sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics in a torture prevention framework.
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2023-01-26
New Ombudsman of Nova Scotia appointed
The Province of Nova Scotia has appointed Christine Brennan as Ombudsman. The appointment, for a term of five years, is effective immediately.
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2023-01-26
25 ans du Médiateur fédéral
Le 24 janvier 2023, le Médiateur fédéral a célébré son 25e anniversaire en rassemblant au Sénat tous ses partenaires.
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2018-12-03
Une victoire importante pour l’accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles
Le commissaire aux langues officielles du Canada, Raymond Théberge, se réjouit de la décision favorable de la Cour suprême du Canada ce matin dans l’affaire Mazraani c Industrielle Alliance, Assurance et services financiers inc.Cette décision confirme la nature fondamentale du droit d’utiliser la langue officielle de son choix devant les tribunaux fédéraux ainsi que le rôle des juges et des tribunaux de veiller activement à la protection de ce droit.
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2018-12-03
FRA survey reveals: Being black in the EU often means racism, poor housing and poor jobs
According to findings from a major repeated survey by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), black people in the EU face unacceptable difficulties in simply finding somewhere to live or getting a decent job because of their skin colour. Racist harassment also remains all too common.
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2018-11-30
The Québec Ombudsman delivers its findings in its 2017-2018 Annual Report
On the occasion of the tabling of her Annual Report in the National Assembly of Québec on November 29, 2018, Ombudsperson Marie Rinfret called on Québec’s public services to honour their commitments.