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2017-03-27Ombudsman and Medical Council agreement will benefit the public and health services
On 23 March 2017, the Medical Council and the Office of the Ombudsman signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will allow for the exchange of information and complaints between both offices. The MoU will benefit both the public and health services. The agreement will also establish procedures to assist members of the public in accessing the services of both organisations.
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2020-01-08
Ombudsman finds that rights of incapacitated individuals are still unduly restricted
A recent study by the Seimas Ombudsmen revealed that after the ongoing review of the incapacity of individuals, there are still more than 1,600 incapacitated individuals in the country, whose rights have so far been unduly restricted. These particularly puzzling findings were presented by the Seimas Ombudsmen's Office in a report.
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2024-01-18
Public Protector confers with Muchinga Provincial Administration and Chinsali Mayor
As part of her working visit to Muchinga Province, the Public Protector Mrs. Caroline Sokoni held various engagements with the Provincial and District leadership in Chinsali. During her meeting with the Permanent Secretary at the Provincial Administration on 8 January 2023, Mrs. Sokoni said it was important for her to meet with officials, technocrats and civil servants at all levels to familiarise herself with the challenges affecting public administration and service delivery.
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2024-05-29
Commissioner for Fundamental Rights gives talk at national minorities conference
The Faculty of Pedagogy of Gál Ferenc University organised its 11th national minorities conference entitled “National Minority Education: Options and Solutions in an International Context” in Szarvas, Hungary on 17 April 2024.
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2023-07-28Seoul Metropolitan Government Citizens' Ombudsman Commission- Annual Report 2021
Seoul Metropolitan Government Citizens' Ombudsman Commission- Annual Report 2021
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2019-04-23
Ombudsman and GIV to form bilateral MOU and the ASEAN Ombudsman Forum (AOF)
On 5 – 7 March 2019, a delegation from the Thai Ombudsman office, headed by Mr. Raksagecha Chaechai, Secretary-General, went on a working visit to Hanoi, Vietnam, and met with key officials of the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam (GIV), fellow Ombudsman colleague in another member State of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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2023-03-30
Insécurité et kidnapping en Haïti : l’OPC s’engage à faciliter la coordination du sommet sur la sécurité
L’Office de la Protection du Citoyen (OPC) porte à la connaissance de tous les acteurs étatiques, de la société civile, de la communauté internationale, de la Presse, des partis politiques et de la population en général que l’OPC a été chargé de coordonner l’initiative de la réalisation d’un sommet de haut niveau sur la sécurité en Haïti.
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2021-01-25
Recommendations of the Ararteko for improvement of access to public administration in the pandemic
The Ararteko has issued a report with seven recommendations on the improvements needed in Basque public administration to ensure access to offices and services in pandemic times as well as effective enjoyment of rights and to fight digital exclusion.
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2022-10-11
Queensland Ombudsman - Casebook 2020
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2018-12-10
Ontario Ombudsman’s mandate expanded
Last Thursday, 6th of December, the Ombudsman Paul Dubé committed his office to the new responsibilities that were transferred to it under the Restoring Trust, Transparency and Accountability Act, 2018. The legislation expands the Ombudsman’s mandate to include children’s aid societies and French-language services.
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2022-12-20
Final Report - A Voice Unheard - EN
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2022-12-21
Rules of the European Region of the IOI (7 December 2022)
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2024-05-29
CCAC cracked a case of bribe solicitation involving the executive chef of the food and beverage department of a company under a gaming enterprise
The CCAC received an in-person report made by a representative of a company wholly-owned by a gaming enterprise, indicating that the executive chef of the food and beverage department of the company had been soliciting bribes from workers for many years and allegedly violated the law and the internal code of conduct of the company. Therefore, the company wanted to pursue his accountability.
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2022-02-08
Commissioner of Official Languages - Annual Report 2011/2012 - EN
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2019-11-15
Ombudsman of the Republic of Sierra Leone presents annual report
The Ombudsman of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Leon Jenkins-Johnston Esq. presented the Ombudsman's Annual Report for 2018 and the first half of 2019 to His Excellency, Rtd. Brig. Julius Maada Bio at State House. In 2018, 532 complaints were lodged in his office of which 330 were concluded.
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2019-11-19
Retired Judge Mwaimu appointed new Chair of CHRAGG
The Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance (CHRAGG) Tanzania is delighted to share the appointment of Chairman/Ombudsman Judge (Rtd) Mathew Pauwa Mhina Mwaimu, who took office with effect from 04 November 2019.
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2024-02-15
Veterans Ombud Releases Update on Letter To Minister of Veterans Affairs Regarding Merlo Davidson Settlement
Veterans Ombud Colonel (Ret’d) Nishika Jardine released an update about the actions Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) took to resolve unfairness in the way it was reducing disability pensions for some Merlo Davidson class action settlement claimants.
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2023-12-14
Malawi Parliament passes Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill
On 7 December 2023, the Malawi Parliament passed the Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023 after close to one and half hours of scrutiny. This bill seeks to amend the Ombudsman Act (Cap. 3:07) in order to clarify and strengthen the legal framework of the jurisdiction and mandate of the Ombudsman.
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2024-06-06
Ombudsinstitutions from the Benelux meet in Luxembourg
On 29 and 30 May 2024, the national and regional ombudsinstitutions of Benelux had their annual meeting in Luxembourg. The latest developments in the Benelux were discussed but the main topic that they focused on was the right to err.
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2019-06-06
Ombudsman provides training for prison inspections in Vanuatu
A recent example of the training our Office can provide in the Pacific was the visit of three of our staff to Vanuatu in late March, to deliver training in prison investigations and inspections.