El defensor del Pueblo, Raúl Lamberto, dejó inaugurada una nueva oficina de atención en la localidad de Tostado. “Aspiramos a tener una oficina de la Defensoría en cada uno de los 19 departamentos y este es un paso más en ese sentido”, afirmó Lamberto a la vez destacó que esta nueve sede “fue posible por la generación de alianzas, en este caso entre la Legislatura y el Senado de la provincia”.

Victoria Pearman, Ombudsman for Bermuda, has submitted her Annual Report for 2017 to the Speaker of the House of Assembly in accordance with her statutory duty under the Ombudsman Act 2004. The Report was tabled in the House of Assembly on 22 June 2018 and is available to the public. The Report is structured around the Ombudsman's strategic aims which include: greater public access, greater public awareness, and championing best practice.

The International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) issued an open letter in support of the Ombudsman of the Kingdom of Lesotho, who was recently subjected to a public search by State police in the room where he was conducting hearings.

Recently, there have been situations when advocates defending people of negative reputation or negative public perception are insulted and threatened on social media. The Human Rights Defender asks social media account holders to take into consideration that the performance by advocates of their professional duties is indispensable to the process of administration of justice. It is impossible to have justice without proper performance by advocates of their professional activities, which is based on the rule of law.

Ombudsman Peter Tyndall received 3,021 complaints about providers of public services last year. The Ombudsman’s annual report for 2017 was published on Wednesday 20 June and shows that the sectors that were the most complained about in 2017 were: Government Departments/Offices (953 complaints), Local Authorities (852 complaints) and Health and social care sector (608 complaints).

 

The General Inspection Organization (the GIO) of Islamic Republic of Iran hosted Deputy Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Director of the Anti-corruption Directorate with the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan during June 17 - 21, 2018. Both organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding to boost cooperation in the fields of complaint management and anti-corruption activities.

On June 15, the representatives of the RA Human Rights Defender’s Office conducted an unannounced visit to the “Nubarashen” penitentiary institution to study the situation on ensuring the rights of foreigners. This was executed in the framework of cooperation with the UNHCR Representation in Armenia. 

The United States Ombudsman Association (USOA) will hold its 2018 Annual Conference from 26 – 28 September 2018 in Portland, Oregon at the Marriott Courtyard Portland City Center.