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2022-09-12Office of the Ombudsman announces result of direct investigation into problem of abandoned vehicles on government land
The Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, announced the completion of a direct investigation into the problem of abandoned vehicles on government land and made 7 recommendations for improvement to the Government.
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2021-07-06
Improving the way covert powers are used
The Australian Federal Police agreed to make changes to how they access and use telecommunications data in line with a recent investigation report from the Commonwealth Ombudsman.
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2020-06-02Ombudsman of the Republic of the Philippines
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2021-10-28
Public Defender of Rights publishes the Annual Report 2020
The Public Defender of Rights of the Czech Republic presents the English version of its Annual Report 2020. It provides comprehensive information about the activities of the Public Defender of Rights of the Czech Republic in all areas of his mandate.
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2022-03-04Secretary General Werner Amon with the FIO President Pablo Ulloa
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2021-12-16
Statement in support of the Public Defender (Ombudsman) of Georgia
Together with the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI), the European Network of Equality Bodies (EQUINET), and the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) issued a statement to reiterate the full support to the Public Defender (Ombudsman) in its work to promote and protect human rights and equality in Georgia.
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2022-10-05
President meets with President of the Constitutional Court of Hungary, Dr. Tamás Sulyok, during official visit to Hungary
Chris Field, President of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) and Western Australian Ombudsman, attended a meeting with the President of the Constitutional Court of Hungary, Dr. Tamás Sulyok, during his official visit to Hungary.
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2021-05-27
Webinar on Systemic Investigations - Save the Date
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2020-12-11
The Québec Ombudsman’s Status Report: Covid-19 in CHSLDs during the first wave of the pandemic (Dec. 2020)
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2022-09-28
Western Australian Ombudsman reports on the Legal Services and Complaints Committee’s progress to give effect to his recommendations
On 21 September 2022, the Western Australian Ombudsman and President of the International Ombudsman Institute released his report on giving effect to the recommendations arising from the Investigation into the handling of complaints by the Legal Services and Complaints Committee.
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2022-09-28
Seimas 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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2021-06-22
The Control Yuan publishes 2020 Annual Report
Recently the Control Yuan (CY) published the 2020 Annual Report. In 2020, the CY received 13,153 people’s complaints and issued 306 investigation reports. Also 40 impeachment cases were passed and 85 corrective measure cases were proposed.The CY Annual Report 2020 is now available in English and Spanish.
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2022-01-27
Invitation to register for the IOI Training on "Presenting with Impact"
The IOI General Secretariat is pleased to invite IOI members to register for the IOI’s Online Virtual Presentation Skills Training on 31 March 2022. For more information on this training and to find out how to register, please click on this article. Registrations will be possible until 9 February 2022.
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2022-09-28
President attends border crossing points at the Hungarian-Romanian and Hungarian-Ukrainian borders during official visit to Hungary
Chris Field, President of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) and Western Australian Ombudsman, attended border crossing points at the Hungarian-Romanian and Hungarian-Ukrainian borders during his official visit to Hungary.
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2021-07-16
Proposed amendments to the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens equated with legalization of human rights violations
Seimas Ombudswoman Milda Vainiutė urged the authorities not to adopt amendments to the Republic of Lithuania Law on the Legal Status of Aliens, that would allow human rights violations and pose a threat to vulnerable migrants. After presenting the assessment of the proposed legal regulation, the Seimas Ombudswoman acknowledged that the draft law contradicts not only human rights, but also Lithuania’s international obligations.
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2021-02-24
Putting it Right? How the EU institutions responded to the Ombudsman in 2019
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2022-07-25
Lack of articulation between the Institute of Social Security and SEF compromises access to social benefits
The Ombudsman addressed an alert to the competent authorities after receiving various complaints from foreign citizens reporting difficulties encountered with services provided by the Institute of Social Security (ISS, IP) that are not taking into account the exceptional rules in force in relation to the regularity of their stay in national territory, thereby blocking access to various social benefits.
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2021-03-16
Belgium - Flemish Ombudsman Service - Special Report on the influence of the Covid-19 pandemic on the elderly care sector - July 2020 - EN
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2022-07-18
New report sees NHRIs hold up a mirror to the rule of law situation in Europe
For the third year in a row, National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) from around Europe have reported on challenges in the rule of law landscape in their countries. At the same time, they highlight NHRI actions to safeguard the rule of law and address recommendations to state authorities and European policy makers. These insights are compiled in ENNHRI’s third annual report on the state of the rule of law in Europe.
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2020-07-01
The preventive powers of the police should be assessed
The Ministry of the Interior should take the preventive powers of the police under review for further development, according to the proposal of Parliamentary Ombudsman Petri Jääskeläinen. The current regulatory framework apparently does not fully cover all necessary eventualities.
