The Ombudsman of Hong Kong, China, Ms Winnie CHIU, hosted the Presentation Ceremony of The Ombudsman's Awards online on 4 December 2020. The Awards are to commend the public organisations and officer for their exemplary performance in complaint handling and customer services. 

The Coepio Foundation presents a cycle of interviews on “Gutsy Leadership”. Within this interview cycle, Coepio presents women leaders and their fight for human rights. The next session, which will take place on 9 December 2020, will feature Ms Victoria Pearman, the Ombudsman for Bermuda and Regional President of the IOI’s Caribbean & Latin American Region.

The First Lady Mrs Janet Museveni launched the Anti-Corruption Campaign 2020 at State House Entebbe with a call on fighting corruption right from the family level. The function was organised by the Inspectorate of Government (IGG) in partnership with the Global Leadership Summit. It was attended by heads of anti-corruption agencies and representatives from Justice, the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda and the Global Leadership Summit.

Ombudsman Martha Chizuma released a report titled “Misplaced Priorities” which is the first investigation in a series of investigations into allegations concerning lack of transparency and accountability in the implementation of Malawi’s National COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Plan.

Susan E. Opler has officially announced her decision to retire from her position as Ombudsman Toronto, effective 21 April 2021. In her farewell message, Ombudsman Opler emphasizes that it has been an honour and privilege to serve as Toronto’s Ombudsman and thanks her dedicated staff.

In November 2020, the newly elected Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama met with the Members of the Ombudsman Commission and its Officers to discuss among other things way forward for the creation of the Bougainville Ombudsman Commission.

The Annual Report 2018/2019 of the Chancellor of Justice gives an overview of the activities of the office in areas such as the rule of law, the rights of the child, the rights of persons with disabilities, prevention of ill-treatment, protection and promotion of human rights, and protection of privacy. The English overview of the report is now available.

El Defensor del Pueblo santafesino, encargado de las gestiones exteriores del Instituto Latinoamericano del Ombudsman, reseñó algunas de las intervenciones más importantes y su impacto tanto para el fortalecimiento institucional de las defensorías, como para la promoción y protección de derechos humanos.