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2015-09-15New departements for inspection visits
Since 1st of September 2015, the Chancellor of Justice has a new department, which is responsible for managing, planning and carrying out inspection visits into the authorities under supervision, performing the tasks of national preventive mechanism, developing methodologies for inspection visits and compiling summaries of visits.
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2020-10-22AORC Webinar - OM under Threat - Invitation and Speaker Information
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2016-03-25
Joint IOI-ENNHRI side event at ICC/GANHRI Annual Meeting in Geneva
On 22 March 2016 a panel discussion was held in Geneva on a human rights based approach to the work of ombudsmen.
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2015-03-30
Ombudsman celebrates 15th Anniversary
On the occasion of the 15 year Anniversary of the founding of the Czech Ombudsman, an International Conference was held in Brno from 26 to 27 March 2015.
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2015-03-13
Signing of Memorandum of Understanding with ICC in Geneva
The 28th Annual Meeting of the International Coordinating Committee (ICC) of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Geneva was marked by the official signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the ICC and the IOI on 12 March 2015.
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2015-09-07
Commonwealth Ombudsman follows up on Centrelink recommendations
The Commonwealth Ombudsman, Colin Neave, released a follow-up report into service delivery complaints about the Department of Human Services’ (DHS) Centrelink program. It follows his report in April last year, which was sparked by complaints from people dissatisfied with the Centrelink program’s service delivery arrangements.
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2015-02-19
Dutch parliament appoints Van Zutphen as National Ombudsman
The Dutch House of Representatives has today appointed Reinier van Zutphen to the post of National Ombudsman of the Netherlands. The news was welcomed by the Acting and Deputy National Ombudsmen and the National Ombudsman Office.
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2015-05-13
Research
The IOI aims at implementing research projects that will become the basis for an intensified exchange of best practices among member institutions that will for the first time have comprehensive data available on other members of the ombudsman community. The upcoming research project will deal with Asian Ombuds institutions.
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2015-03-11
Ombudsman calls for statute stipulating max. duration of pre-trial detention
According to the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights, the principle of the rule of law and the fundamental right to personal liberty imply that there should be a statute stipulating the maximum duration of pre-trial detention.
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2015-11-13
IOI welcomes new members
During its annual meeting, held in Namibia in September 2015, the IOI Board of Directors took decisions on applications for IOI membership and is delighted to welcome five institutions as new Voting members to the IOI family.
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2020-10-16
Polish Ombudsman under threat
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2020-10-16
Ombudsman under threat Statement IOI
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2020-10-16
Ombudsman under threat Statement IOI
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2016-06-13
Ombudsman welcomes that prisoners should be able to bring complaints to his Office
Ombudsman Peter Tyndall has warmly welcomed the announcement by Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald, that prisoners will be able to have their complaints independently investigated by his Office.
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2020-10-12
Kosovo NPM Report 2019
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2021-02-23
Portugal - NPM Report 2019 - PT
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2014-12-23
Tax reform includes Spanish Ombudsman’s recommendations
The Ombudsman of Spain, Soledad Becerril, has welcomed the fact that the tax reform approved by the lower chamber of Parliament includes recommendations made by the Institution. Accordingly, it moderates the tax hike on the sale of used homes and keeps in place the abatement coefficients that reduce the capital gains tax on the sale of properties, when the value of the sale does not exceed €400,000.
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2016-05-31
NSW Ombudsman recommended measures to foster economic development for Aboriginal people
In a special report tabled in Parliament today, the Acting NSW Ombudsman has recommended measures to ensure that Government’s efforts to foster economic development for Aboriginal people in NSW are successful.
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2015-05-06
Justice needs to be more child-friendly
Each year hundreds of thousands of children across the EU are involved in legal proceedings. Justice systems need to do more to cater to the needs of these children, finds the latest report from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). Making justice more child-friendly is in the best interests of the child, improves child protection and their meaningful participation in judicial proceedings.
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2021-08-05
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