La protectrice du citoyen, Marie Rinfret, a rendu public aujourd'hui, à l’Assemblée nationale, son rapport annuel 2020-2021. Ses constats sur la qualité et l’intégrité des services publics québécois mettent en évidence la nécessité d’apprendre de la crise de la COVID-19.

Outgoing Ombudsman Peter Tyndall has called for a review of the Ombudsman Act. Speaking today [30 September 2021] at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Petitions, the Ombudsman said that the legislation, which dates back to 1980, should be replaced with a more modern, fit for purpose alternative, in line with the United Nations endorsed Venice Principles - the global standard for public service Ombudsman institutions.

In its efforts to further increase the regional impact of the IOI, the members of the IOI Board of Directors decided at the ir online Board meeting held in May 2021 to continue the regional subsidy programme for the membership year 2021/2022. Instituions are kindly invited to send project proposals for regional subsidies to the IOI General Secretariat by 11 October 2021.

The Western Australian Ombudsman has tabled his 2020-21 annual report in Parliament. The report outlines the work of the Office for the year, in which 96% of complaints were finalised within three months.

This year, the Fundamental Rights Forum, organised by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), will take place from 11 – 12 October 2021. This leading human rights event will take place in Vienna City Hall and online and registration for the various sessions is now open.

The protection of the rights of children and youths in Taiwan should be in line with international standards, and the securing of their personal safety is an even more pressing concern. To effectively prevent these young people suffering sexual assaults, Control Yuan (CY) urged the government to examine the existing mechanisms by launching an investigation entitled “Discussion on the Effectiveness of the Government’s Implementation of Preventing the Sexual Assault of Children and Youths.”

Longtemps rattachée aux différends entre personnes privées, la médiation connaît un succès grandissant dans le secteur public : médiateurs sectoriels, ombudsmän, médiation « dans le cadre » juridictionnel.

On 18 September 2021, Syed Jamalud din Shah, Provincial Ombudsman Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar, presented the Annual Report 2020 before the Hon'ble Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.