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2015-05-13New Manitoba Ombudsman appointed
Charlene Paquin became Manitoba’s ombudsman on 4 May 2015. Ms Paquin has many years of public service experience including both policy and service delivery and she follows Mel Holley, who announced his retirement after three years and four months as acting Manitoba Ombudsman.
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2015-05-13Training
The huge success of the training sessions showed that there is a strong demand among member institutions for training activities. The IOI has become highly aware of the necessity of training programmes for its members and is planning to offer additional training courses focusing on areas that are of specific concern to ombudsman institutions and taking into account regional topics of specific interest.
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2015-05-12Australasia & Pacific
For more information about the IOI's Australasian & Pacific (APOR) Region click here.
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2015-05-12Case study to evaluate impact of Ombudsman investigations on public administration
Groundbreaking project of Toronto Ombudsman to evaluate impact of Ombudsman investigations on public administration now also available in French.
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2015-05-12North America
For more information about the IOI's North American Region click here.
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2015-05-12Caribbean & Latin America
For more information about the IOI's Caribbean & Latin American Region click here.
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2016-02-09belgium om-city-of-gent rita-passemiers feb-2016
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2015-06-08Latvia - Ombudsman - Annual Report 2011 - EN
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2015-05-11European Network of Ombudsmen Newsletter April 2015
The current newsletter provides the latest updates regarding the changes within the European Network of Ombudsmen and other Ombudsman institutions in Europe.
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2015-05-08Ombudsman and Information Commissioner welcomes Oireachtas call for his Office to have oversight of Direct Provision system
Ombudsman and Information Commissioner Peter Tyndall has welcomed the recommendations of an Oireachtas Committee contained in a report on the Direct Provision system for asylum seekers.
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2013-02-12Wellington 2012 - Conference Papers
The 10th IOI World Conference held in Wellington, New Zealand in November 2012 convened around 300 delegates and observers from all over the world. Key note addresses as well as copies of the conference papers and slides can be found here.
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2015-05-07How Frontex can ensure respect for migrants’ fundamental rights during
European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, has made proposals to the EU agency Frontex on how to better ensure respect for the fundamental rights of migrants who are subject to forced returns from the EU to their countries of origin. Frontex coordinates and finances joint return operations by air (JROs) in cooperation with Member States. Between 2006 and 2015, it coordinated 267 joint return flights, returning more than 13 000 people.
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2015-05-0710th Anniversary of the Japanese Association for Ombudsman Studies Conference at Kansai University in Osaka
IOI First Vice President Diane Welborn attended the 10th Anniversary of the Japanese Association for Ombudsman Studies Conference at Kansai University in Osaka on April 19, 2015. At the conference she presented a paper on “The Recent Trends of the International Ombudsman Institute.”
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2015-05-07Does collaboration with civil society strengthen accountability institutions? An exploration?
How citizens interact and collaborate with accountability institutions has been the subject of much careful review in recent years. This note by Carolina Cornejo and Marcos Mendiburu highlights key points from the discussion.
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2015-05-07Catalan Ombudsman publishes monthly Newsletter
In the May 2015 Newsletter, among other topics, the Catalan Ombudsman requests the European bodies to fight against the failure in guaranteeing the rights of the LGBTI community. In regard of the Crisis in the Mediterranean Sea, the Catalan Ombudsman urges the public authorities to act.
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2016-02-04spain om-basque-county om-lezertua mai-2015
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2015-05-06Justice 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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2014-02-10Queensland Ombudsman - Annual Report 2010/2011 - EN
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2015-05-05IOI Annual Reports
The IOI publishes its Annual Report every year, to inform about membership matters as well as about IOI projects in the past and in the future. The Report is released in the three official languages of the IOI (English, French, Spanish).
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2015-05-04Ombudsman addresses European bodies to fight against homophobia
The institution calls for an intervention of the European Parliament, the European Ombudsman and the Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe.