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2014-05-08Information Commissioner launches Annual Report 2013
The Information Commissioner and Commissioner for Environmental Information, Peter Tyndall, launched his Annual Report for 2013, on Wednesday 7 May 2014; the sixteenth since the founding of the Office in 1998.
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2014-05-09
Delegation from Macedonia visits the Austrian Ombudsman Board
From 28 to 30 April 2014 the Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) welcomed a delegation from Macedonia. The main objective of the visit was a comprehensive exchange of experience regarding the work as NPM.
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2014-05-12
Ombudsman probes regulation of fire safety measures
On 8 May 2014 the Ombudsman, Ms Connie Lau, declared a direct investigation into the Administration’s regulation of the fire safety measures for New Territories Exempted Houses (NTEHs).
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2014-05-14
Ombudsman Saskatchewan tables Annual Report 2013
Saskatchewan’s Ombudsman, Mary McFadyen, tabled the office’s annual report for 2013. She acknowledged the work done prior to her arrival in April 2014 and thanked Acting Ombudsman Janet Mirwaldt for her leadership and direction since July 2013. Going forward, McFadyen said she plans to keep an eye on the way the province is providing services to a growing population.
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2014-05-16
Spanish edition of webinar on Ombudsman Institutions and Open Government
On Tuesday, 27 May 2014, a webinar in Spanish on the role of Ombudsman institutions in advancing open government (“Rol de Defensorías del Pueblo para avanzar el gobierno abierto”) will take place.
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2014-05-16
Directives of Ombudsman Sindh to Health Department to counter quackery
The Provincial Ombudsman initiated action upon the complaint of a representative of the Pakistan Human Rights Development Organization.
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2014-05-16
New European Director on "world" Board
It is with great pleasure that the IOI has learned about the recent nomination of Ombudswoman Catherine de Bruecker, Federal Ombudsman of Belgium, as one of the European Directors on the “world” Board of the IOI Board of Directors.
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2014-05-20
Visit of the Ombudsman of Turkey
From 7 until 9 May 2014, the Polish Human Rights Defender, Prof. Irena Lipowicz hosted a visit of the Chief Ombudsman of the Republic of Turkey, Mr Mehmet Nihat Ömeroğlu.
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2014-05-20
Organisation of Islamic Countries held Ombudsman meeting
On 28 and 29 April, a conference on networking between Ombudsman offices in member states of the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) was held in Islamabad.
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2014-05-21
New People’s Advocate
On 6 May 2014, Victor Ciorbea was sworn in as People’s Advocate (Ombudsman) of Romania.
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2014-05-22
Support and Solidarity with the Abducted Girls in Nigeria
The International Ombudsman Institute is deeply concerned about the recent abduction of more than 200 school girls in Nigeria.
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2014-05-22
Ombudsman published 2013 Annual Report in English
The Protector of Citizens (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Serbia, Saša Janković, published the office’s Annual Report for 2013 in English. In the reporting period, the Protector of Citizens acted upon 5,042 complaints.
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2014-05-23
Ombudsman’s oversight role expanded
The Queensland Parliament has recently passed legislation to return oversight of the state’s child safety complaints system to the Queensland Ombudsman.
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2014-05-23
Toronto Community Housing Corporation accepts findings and recommendations
The City of Toronto Ombudsman, Fiona Crean, announced that Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCH) has accepted all of her findings and recommendations following an investigation into its human resource policies and practices.
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2014-05-23
President Wang Presents Control Yuan Medal to FIO Chairperson Dr. Raúl Plascencia
On 13 May 2014 Chairperson of Federacion Iberoamericana de Ombudsman (FIO) Dr. Raúl Plascencia spoke at the Control Yuan (CY) plenary meeting and received the Control Yuan First Grade Medal from CY President Mr. Wang Chien-shien.
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2014-05-28
International framework of Ombudsman Institutions
The Síndic de Greuges de Catalunya (Catalan Ombudsman) undertook a research effort on the international defining elements of the role of ombudsmen in today’s democracies.
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2014-05-28
Banking Mohtasib (Ombudsman) published Annual Report
The Banking Mohtasib (Ombudsman) Pakistan published the ninth Annual Report for the year ending 31 December, 2013.The report includes analysis of systemic deficiencies and control weaknesses in banks which the Banking Mohtasib came across during the course of investigations of complaints in the year under review.
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2014-05-28
Ombudsman publishes Annual Report 2013
Ombudsman Peter Tyndall launched his first annual report since taking up the role as Ireland's Ombudsman in December 2013. At the launch of his annual report for 2013, Peter Tyndall pointed out that his Office had received more than 3,000 complaints in 2013.
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2014-05-30
Forum of Canadian Ombudsman to hold Corrections Course
From 19 until 21 October 2014 the Forum of Canadian Ombudsman holds a course that will explore some of the pressing issues faced by professionals working in correctional facilities.
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2014-05-30
Annual Conference of the Ombudsman Association
Acting European Region President, and Irish Ombudsman and Information Commissioner, Peter Tyndall, spoke at the Ombudsman Association Annual Conference in Manchester on 15/16 May 2014.
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