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2019-07-01The Human Rights Defender and civil society will prepare special submission on the execution of ECHR judgments
A discussion took place at the Human Rights Defender’s Office on special submissions presented within the framework of Rule 9 of the Rules of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers’ supervision of the execution of judgments.
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2012-04-04Belgium Ombudswoman City of Ghent - Jaarverslag 2008 Part I NL
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2011-09-16
Ombudsman welcomes consultation act for indigenous peoples
Ombudsman Eduardo Vega expressed his satisfaction and welcomes the decision of the Congress to adopt the Law on Consultation of the Indigenous Peoples on 23 August 2011. Vega called the act “a provision which constitutes a seminal step for the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples and for institutionalising the intercultural dialogue between them and the authorities”.
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2011-09-16
Defensoría del Pueblo saluda aprobación de ley de consulta a los pueblos indígenas
El Defensor del Pueblo en funciones, Eduardo Vega, expresó su satisfacción y saludó la decisión del Pleno del Congreso de la República, que hoy aprobó la Ley de Consulta a los Pueblos Indígenas, a la que calificó como “una norma que constituye un paso trascendental en el reconocimiento de los derechos de los pueblos indígenas y para institucionalizar el diálogo intercultural entre éstos y las autoridades del Estado”. Asimismo, indicó que tal medida acoge las recomendaciones efectuadas por la Defensoría del Pueblo.
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2011-09-09
I.O.I. thanks honorary members for their services
Continuous commitment and outstanding efforts by members of the ombudsman community have shaped the I.O.I. and made it the most important organisation for the cooperation of more than 135 independent public service ombudsman institutions. The I.O.I. recently thanked them for their valuable services.
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2019-06-24
Ombudsman tabled Annual Report 2018
Victoria Pearman, Ombudsman for Bermuda, has submitted her Annual Report for 2018 to the Speaker of the House of Assembly in accordance with her statutory duty under the Ombudsman Act 2004. The Report was tabled in the House of Assembly this morning and is available to the public.
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2019-06-24
XVI Baku International Conference of Ombudsmen was held
The XVI Baku International Conference of Ombudsmen was held on “Role of Ombudsmen in Achieving Just Peace and Sustainable Development Goals” by the Ombudsman Institution of Azerbaijan with support of the National Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan for UNESCO on 18-19 June 2019.
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2019-06-24
Serious deficiencies in accessibility - polling stations were not accessible for wheelchairs
At the request of Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland, Petri Jääskeläinen, two officials from the Office of the Ombudsman of Finland performed unannounced inspections at the polling stations of eight municipalities in the region of Southern Finland during the European election day on 26 May. The purpose of the inspections was to determine the accessibility of polling stations, the possibilities for inclusion of persons with disabilities, and the realisation of the secrecy of the polls. One of the official conducting the inspection used a wheelchair.
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2019-06-24
Report about NHRIs and their work on migrants’ human rights
A new report about National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and their work on migrants’ human rights has been produced by the German Institute for Human Rights on behalf of GANHRI, the Global Alliance of NHRIs. The report highlights examples of NHRIs’ work to promote and protect migrants’ rights, including several practices from Europe.
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2019-06-24
Parliamentary Ombudsman publishes Annual Report 2018
The Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman, Jørgen Steen Sørensen, has just published the institution´s Annual Report 2018 and as every year the Ombudsman has given many talks on the institution´s work. The talks usually give rise to discussions and questions, mostly about cases the Ombudsman has investigated. But also many questions on what it is really like to be Ombudsman.
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2019-06-24
Annual Report 2018_Ombudsman of Bermuda
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2019-06-24
Ombudsman for Bermunda - Annual Report 2016 - EN
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2011-09-07
I.O.I. provides online access to key ombudsman publication
Over the course of the summer, the General Secretariat has invited I.O.I. members to register for a free of charge electronic access to a comparative legal study about European Ombudsman Institutions. So far, already close to fifty accounts have been provided, enabling I.O.I. user to read and download individual chapters of the following publication: Kucsko-Stadlmayer, Gabriele (ed.): "European Ombudsman-Institutions. A comparative legal analysis regarding the multifaceted realisation of an idea", Springer Wien New York, 2008.
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2011-09-02
New South Wales Ombudsman reports on the need of a boarding house reform
On 16 August 2011, the NSW Ombudsman tabled a special report to Parliament titled More than board and lodging: the need for boarding house reform. The report draws on extensive work by the Ombudsman´s office since 2002, which has identified serious concerns about the safety, health, welfare and rights of the residents of licensed boarding houses, and the adequacy of the system that is meant to protect them.
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2019-06-21
Ombudsman Montreal files Annual Report 2018 with Montreal City Council
The Ombudsman of Montréal (OdM), Johanne Savard, filed the 15th Annual Report (2018) of their institution. This report includes statistical and general information on the activities of the Ombudsman, examples of files that were handled as well as information on the role and mandate of the office of the Ombudsman. Part 4 of the report is particularly interesting: it provides an overview of all the 2018 OdM interventions for each entity over which the Ombudsman has jurisdiction.
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2019-06-21
Annual Report 2018 OdM_English
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2019-06-21
annual-report-2018 odm french
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2019-06-21
Annual Report 2018 OdM_French
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2011-08-31
I.O.I. worried about possible abolition of Castilla-La Mancha Ombudsman
In communications to President Dolores de Cospeda I.O.I. President Beverley Wakem, Secretary General Peter Kostelka and European Regional Vice-President Rafael Ribó have expressed their concern on behalf of the I.O.I. regarding recent developments in Castilla-La Mancha that might lead to the abolition of its Ombudsman institution.
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2019-06-19
UPR recommendations on Armenia discussed from human rights perspective in public hearings
On April 5th, a public hearing on the “National Human Rights agenda: UN Universal Periodic Review” was held in the National Assembly of Armenia with the participation of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia and civil society organizations, representatives of public authorities, media, diplomatic missions and international organizations.