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2023-08-24Provincial Ombudsman Sindh emphasizes on integrated approach for reducing stunting
On 10 August 2023, the Provincial Ombudsman Sindh chaired a meeting on the Program to reduce stunting. Project coordinators from the Livestock & Fisheries, the Agriculture, the Population Welfare, and the Health departments of the Government of Sindh, as well as the DHO Tharparkar, Thardeep and Thar Foundation participated in the meeting, discussing the implementation strategy for recommendations of the study “Assessment of malnutrition (stunting) in district Tharparkar”.
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2024-01-25
Ombudsman saves former Malawi First Lady
The Office of the Ombudsman in Malawi has directed the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi to pay Former First Lady an amount of money equivalent to 948.2 electricity units for incorrect tariffs charged on electricity at her home in Balaka district.
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2024-05-16
Office of the Ombudsman presents Reasonable Accommodation Guide in New Zealand Sign Language
Under the Disability Convention disabled people have the right to reasonable accommodation. New Zealand’s Independent Monitoring Mechanism (IMM) has just released an updated guide - Removing barriers: A guide for reasonable accommodation of Disabled people in Aotearoa.
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2024-05-31
2nd Italian Edition of the International Ombudsman Conference
The 2nd Italian Edition of the International Ombudsman Conference will be held on 12-13 September 2024, in Cassino (Italy). This event, strongly supported by Marino Fardelli, President of the National Coordination of Italian Civic Defenders and Civic Defender of the Lazio Region, as well as a member of the IOI Europe Board, represents an important opportunity for discussion and exchange of experiences.
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2024-09-19
Home Office is wrongly denying compensation to Windrush victims
Almost half a million pounds in compensation has been secured following investigations by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman for people wrongly denied payment by the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
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2024-11-22
AOB welcomes Uzbek Ombudsman Institution to study visit in Vienna
From 18 to 20 November 2024, the Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) received a delegation from the Uzbek Ombudsman Institution (Authorized Person of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights) for a study visit in Vienna. Ombudsperson and IOI Secretary General, Ms Gaby Schwarz, and Uzbek Ombudsperson, Ms Feruza Eshmatova, also discussed ways to deepen cooperation within the International Ombudsman Institute.
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2024-12-13
Queensland Ombudsman celebrates 50 years of service to the community
In 2024, the Office of the Queensland Ombudsman celebrates 50 years of service to the community. For half a century, this Office has given the people in Queensland free, impartial and confidential service and evolved to meet the changing needs.
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2011-03-08
Report on persons entering Greece irregularly
The EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) published a report about the fundamental rights situation of persons entering Greece irregularly at its land border with Turkey. This report is based on field research in the Evros region in January 2011.
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2011-02-08
Responding to the asbestos problem
On 17 November 2010, the NSW Ombudsman Bruce Barbour tabled a report to Parliament entitled 'Responding to the asbestos problem: The need for significant reform in NSW'. Following the release of the Ombudsman’s report, the government has committed to $5.6 million to complete the minimum clean up required for the Woods Reef site.
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2011-05-20
The CCAC co-organized Integrity Week with two Secondary Schools
In order to further promote integrity awareness among secondary students and foster teenagers’ honesty and righteousness, the Commission against Corruption of Macao (CCAC) co-organized the “Integrity Week” with two Secondary Schools in March. In addition, this year the CCAC launched a seminar entitled “A Talk on Integrity for Secondary School Graduates” to provide practical guidelines on integrity for secondary school graduates.
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2013-07-02
Australian Federal Whistleblower Law Passed
On 26 June 2013, the Australian Parliament passed the Public Interest Disclosure Bill, legislation which establishes the first stand-alone whistleblower protection scheme for federal public servants, contractors and employees of contractors who report wrongdoing within the Commonwealth public sector.
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2013-12-03
FRA launches fundamental rights-based police training manual
On 3 December 2013, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) presents its fundamental rights-based police training manual at the International Conference on Human Rights Education and Training for the Civil and Public Service in Dublin, Ireland. This training manual seeks to help foster a relationship of trust between police and society as a whole by integrating human rights considerations into police training.
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2014-06-25
Public Services Ombudsman publishes Annual Report
Acting Ombudsman, Professor Margaret Griffiths, has published the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales’s Annual Report, which was laid before the National Assembly for Wales on 18 June 2014.
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2014-11-11
Commonwealth Ombudsman releases report on government complaint handling
Government agencies are more focused on resolving complaints and meeting customer expectations than they were 20 years ago, but they still need to improve.
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2014-11-26
Dissertation on International Ombudsing – Navigating discursive channels
The IOI is pleased to present a dissertation on “International Ombudsing: Navigating discursive channels” submitted by C. McKenna LANG for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the Taos Institute, Tilburg University with a view to acknowledge the work of practitioners and to consider shared ideas and different angles of analysis to enhance the dialogue.
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2015-01-28
Office of the Ombudsman presents brief report on the work of the Office for calendar year 2014
The Office of the Ombudsman held a press conference to announce the results of a direct investigation into the “Mechanisms Used to Review and Monitor Eligibility of Existing Tenants in Subsidised Public Housing” and presented a brief report on the work of the Office for 2014.
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2015-07-07
Governments in West Africa continue to make progress towards an area of free movement
The International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) presents a new publication analyzing current policies, practices and trends in the area of migration in the fifteen Member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which also makes recommendations aimed at overcoming the obstacles faced in promoting free movement in West Africa.
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2015-07-15
Ombudsman presents second Annual Report
The Bahrain Ombudsman, the first Independent Ombudsman in the Region, presented his second Annual Report. In the period from 1 May 2014 to 30 April 2015, the Office received 908 complaints and requests for assistance. This is an increase of 375% compared with the previous year's total of 242.
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2015-09-18
Acting Ombudsman of Ontario named
Barbara Finlay has been named acting Ombudsman of Ontario, pending the Legislative Assembly’s selection process to fill the position permanently.
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2015-11-04
New functions and a growing office
Communities are demanding a greater level of transparency and accountability from government as well as those delivering services that were once the responsibility of the public sector. In looking for additional accountability mechanisms, governments often first look to existing mechanisms, such as Ombudsmen, that are trusted, effective and where the additional oversight functions are comparatively inexpensive to implement.
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