The draft decision of the Armenian Government on making changes in the internal regulation of places for keeping arrestees in the RA Police system was submitted for the opinion of the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia. The study of the project indicates that it fully reflects the recommendations made by the Ombudsman.

Con motivo del Día Mundial del Ombudsman, el Síndic ha compartido el contenido de la resolución del CoE con defensorías europeas, locales y universitarias. La resolución aprobada recomienda a los estados miembros que adopten las medidas oportunas para preservar las instituciones de ombudsman

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The representatives of the Azerbaijani Ombudsman participated at the 11th International Conference of the Ombudsman Institutions on Armed Forces held on 28-29 October 2019 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) has just published its Annual Report for the period 2018-2019. The report highlights the office’s achievements in what according to Ombudsman Rosemary Agnew was “both a challenging and an exciting year.” She said that despite increasing caseloads (both complaints and Scottish Welfare Fund review applications) the SPSO continues to perform to an excellent standard, maintaining a consistently high level and quality of output.

It has been six months since Mrs. Karen Payne assumed the position as Inspector-General and Taxation Ombudsman of Australia (IGTO). She now used the opportunity to give an update and show what has happened in those last months.

National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen closes a year of exploration on 31 October with the conference "Who will participate? Citizens and government in 2030?" Prime Minister Mark Rutte was one of his discussion partners during the congress. Irish Ombudsman and IOI President Peter Tyndall led two workshops on cooperation between ombudsman organisations. With 450 participants, the conference was a success.

 

His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands spoke with the ombudsmen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on Wednesday afternoon, 30 October. It was the first time that the ombudsmen had a joint conversation with the King. The interview was part of King Willem-Alexander's visit to the National Ombudsman.