The Annual Report 2021 of the Chancellor of Justice of Estonia is now available in English. The report covers the period from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021 and it gives an overview of the activities of the Chancellor of Justice in the areas such as the rule of law, the rights of the child, the rights of persons with disabilities, and many others.

Le Médiateur du Faso, madame Fatimata SANOU/ TOURE, a reçu en audience dans la matinée du 11 janvier 2022, madame Victoria OUEDRAOGO/ KIBORA, Ministre de la Justice, des Droits Humains et de la Promotion Civique, Garde des sceaux.

The Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsmen of Sweden has published the English version of its Annual Report 2020-21. During the financial year, almost 10,300 complaint cases were closed, which is about 900 more than in the previous year. Around 700 of these are estimated to have been wholly or partly related to the corona pandemic.

Mr. Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi took oath as the 8th permanent Federal Ombudsman of Pakistan. The Hon’ble President of Pakistan, Dr. Arif Alvi, administered oath to Mr. Ejaz Ahmed Qureshi as Federal Ombudsman of Pakistan in Aiwan-e-Sadr on 27 December 2021.

On 14 January 2022, Public Protector Adv. Busisiwe Mkhwebane welcomed Free State Premier Ms. Sisi Ntombela’s handover of the Estina Integrated Dairy Farm project to members of the Vrede community who were meant to benefit from the project when it was first launched in 2013.

The Jordanian Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission (JIACC) published its annual report for the year 2020, which includes the Commission’s activities and achievements, presenting its performance against the strategic objectives in the fight against corruption under the leadership of His Majesty King Abdullah II and his recommendations.

AOMA and the IOI cordially invite you to join a Zoom webinar on the topic of “AOMA and the IOI – Value of Being a Member”, which will be held on 25 January 2022. In this webinar we will discuss the role of Ombudsman networks such as AOMA and the IOI, how they operate, and the value and benefits of being a member.

The Ombudsman has asked Frontex to improve its accountability after conducting a strategic inquiry into how it complies with its fundamental rights obligations under its expanded mandate. The inquiry examined the transparency of Frontex’s joint operations with national authorities at the EU’s borders, how it identifies fundamental rights concerns, and how it monitors the return of people seeking asylum.