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2023-01-12Taiwan and France sign agreement strengthening bilateral cooperation on Human Rights
On November 3, 2022, Ms. Chen Chu, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, Mr. Jean-François Casabonne-Masonnave, Director of the French Office in Taipei, and Mr. Jérémie Pellet, CEO of Expertise France, jointly signed a cooperation agreement.
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2025-02-07The Ombudsman's Report on the Pylos Shipwreck
The Ombudsman’s inquiry into the Pylos shipwreck reveals a series of serious and reprehensible omissions in the search and rescue duties on the part of senior officers of the Hellenic Coast Guard.
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2025-08-06Automation: …when the law is changed but the system isn’t
On 6 August 2025, the Commonwealth Ombudsman released an investigation report into the cancellation of income support payments to welfare recipients involving automatic decisions to cancel income support - without consideration of the job seeker’s circumstances.
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2023-01-18The Ombudsman's December 2022 News Summary
The Ombudsman's Office of Latvia has recently published its December 2022 News Summary containing news articles on the Ombudsman's Annual Conference on Human Rights and Good Governance, on the "Annual Award for Supporting People with Disabilities", or the office's support for the establishment of family courts in Latvia.
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2025-06-12Ombudsman probes Hospital Authority’s assistive device loan service
On 10 June 2025, the Ombudsman, Mr Jack Chan, announced the launch of a full investigation into the procedures and mechanisms currently employed by the Hospital Authority in providing an assistive device loan service to the public.
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2022-07-252021 Report of the National Preventive Mechanism available now
The Office of the Public Defender of Georgia published the English version of the 2021 report of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM).
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2023-02-14The Ombudsman's January 2023 News Summary
The Ombudsman's Office of Latvia has recently published its January 2023 News Summary containing news articles on its call for a review of the amount of child maintenance paid by the State, 11 urgent issues for the Parliament to consider, or the accessibility of banking services for people with physical, sensory, and mental impairments.
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2022-11-22ACRC shares October issue of transparency newsletter
In the October issue of the transparency Newsletter, the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) shares news on the most recent achievements, events and developments of the office. The transparency newsletter is now available online.
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2022-09-15Queensland Ombudsman - making a difference for vulnerable people
The office of the Queensland Ombudsman continues to promote awareness and accessibility for communities in regional and remote areas, Indigenous, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, the homeless and prisoners.
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2025-08-07Successful completion of IOI project under Subsidy 2021-22
Kindly click here to read the progress report on the 4th phase of the Provincial Ombudsman, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's awareness raising campaign subsidized by the IOI's Regional Subsidy Programme.
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2022-09-28Seimas Ombudsperson had a meeting with representatives of Amnesty International on the topic of irregular migration through Belarus
On 13 September, the investigators of Amnesty International visited the Seimas Ombudspersons’ Office and met with the Seimas Ombudsperson Erika Leonaitė and the Advisor of the Human Rights Division Goda Jurevičiūtė.
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2025-06-26National Ombudsman - Annual report 2024 - Summary - EN
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2024-11-07In its 50th year, the Victorian Ombudsman marked a changing of the guard: Annual Report 2023-24
Victorians made 18,031 complaints about their experiences with public organisations in 2023-24, according to the Victorian Ombudsman’s annual report tabled in Parliament on 31 October 2024.
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2025-06-06Provincial Ombudsman, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan visited district Torghar, Battagram and Kolai Palas
After successfully conducting the awareness campaign under the regional subsidy 2021-22 in District Hangu and Thall, another campaign was organized in three far-flung districts i.e. Battagram,Torghar and Kolai Palas. All the three districts are located in hilly and backward areas of the province. As per instructions of Ombudsman Syed Jamalud Din Shah, the awareness sessions were organized in District Administration Halls for public elected representatives like Nazimeen, Naib Nazimeen and Village Councilors. The purpose of the awareness session was to communicate the message of the Ombudsman about this prestigious Institution regarding the role and responsibilities of the Provincial Ombudsman Institution and how they can benefit from this Institution free of cost.
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2022-10-31October 2022 update from the IGTO
The first quarter of FY23 has been very busy for the office of the Inspector-General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman (IGTO) with a number of corporate compliance requirements needing to be finalised and discharged alongside the IGTO’s core business activities.
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2022-08-01Effectiveness of 1823 in handling complaints and enquiries
The Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, announced the launch of a direct investigation to examine the effectiveness of 1823, managed by the Efficiency Office (EO), in handling complaints and enquiries.
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2022-12-19The Ombudsman's November 2022 News Summary
The Ombudsman's Office of Latvia has recently published its November 2022 News Summary containing news articles on the office's Anti Human Trafficking Campaign, on sexual abuse as most common form of violence against children in Latvia, or on ways to accelerate the procedure for extending disability status.
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2025-05-29Ombudsman in Cabinda to close Ombudsman Week 2025
The Ombudsman began a two-day visit to the province of Cabinda on 28 April 2025, where she held a courtesy meeting with the Provincial Governor, Suzana Fernanda Pemba Abreu. Florbela Rocha Araújo's trip comes on the closing day of Ombudsman's Week, celebrated annually throughout the country from 19 to 28 April.
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2022-03-24Best Practice Paper on "Hybrid corruption ombudsman" now available
Issue 7 on "Hybrid corruption ombudsman" of the IOI's Best Practice Paper series, drafted by the Office of the Ombudsman of Malawi, is now available online on the IOI's website.
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2023-08-31Cooperation and support arrangement signed with Vanuatu Ombudsman
Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has signed a three-year Bilateral Cooperation and Support Arrangement with the Vanuatu Ombudsman, which will see the two offices work together on projects and programmes that will promote transparency and fairness and strengthen their relationship.