Ombudsman Ger Deering made the opening address to the Integrity at Work Conference 2022; a national event dedicated to exploring how employers across all sectors can foster a culture of integrity within Irish workplaces. 

On 15 November 2022, the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC), in collaboration with the IOI, held a webinar on the topic “Dealing with Challenging Behaviour”. The video recording is now available online, for you to re-watch the webinar if you were not able to join the webinar itself. 

The Inspector of Detention Services Act 2022 (IDS Act) seeks to improve detention services with a focus on promoting the humane treatment of detainees and prevention of harm. Under the IDS Act, the Ombudsman will have a new and additional role, the Inspector of Detention Services (Inspector).

In the October issue of the transparency Newsletter, the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) shares news on the most recent achievements, events and developments of the office. The transparency newsletter is now available online.

El 4 de enero de 2022 entró en vigor la enmendada Ley de Procedimiento del Tribunal Constitucional. Para tratar los posibles casos en los que el ejercicio de los poderes del Yuan de Control pudiera dar lugar un control de constitucionalidad o disputas de agencias, el Comité de Asuntos Judiciales y Administración Penitenciaria invitó al juez Hwang Jau-Yuan para ofrecer un discurso especial sobre el nuevo sistema procesal constitucional.

The Angolan Ombudsman, Ms. Antónia Florbela Rocha Araújo, at the invitation of the South African Military Ombudsman, Lt Gen (Ret) Vusi Masondo, attended the annual symposium marking the 10th Year Anniversary since the establishment of the South African Military Ombudsman Office, under the theme: "The Role of the Ombudsman in the Oversight Within the Civil Military Architecture: Threats, Resilience, Responsiveness and Future Implications".

A report recently tabled by the New South Wales (NSW) Ombudsman has highlighted the importance of local councils having systems in place to ensure that public interest disclosures (PIDs) are encouraged, identified, and reported.

Les hacemos llegar el 47. Reporte Semanal de “Derechos Humanos en Perspectiva Internacional” elaborado por el Programa de Observación y Asistencia para el Fortalecimiento de las Defensorías del Pueblo, que forma parte de la Unidad de Política Institucional de la Defensoría del Pueblo de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Argentina).