The January issue of “The Ombudsman”, a newsletter published by the Office of the Ethiopian Institution of the Ombudsman (EIO) informs that the EIO is opening two new branches to be more accessible to the public.

The Commissioner for Human Rights together with the CHR Office employees developed a ranking of problems which, in 2016, posed the greatest threats from the point of view of the respect for human rights and civil rights in our country.

Michael King starts his role as the new Local Government Ombudsman today (11th), bringing an extensive 25-year career in a range of consumer and public protection roles to the position.

The report of the NSW Ombudsman investigation known as “Operation Prospect” is a comprehensive investigation of allegations and complaints about the conduct of officers of the NSW Police Force (NSWPF), the NSW Crime Commission (NSWCC) and the Police Integrity Commission (PIC). The six volume report culminates the largest investigation to have been undertaken by an Ombudsman in Australia.

La Defensoría del Pueblo destacó la decisión del Poder Ejecutivo de crear la Autoridad Nacional de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información Pública, por representar un hito fundamental en la lucha contra la corrupción, el fortalecimiento de la transparencia en la administración pública y la defensa de los derechos fundamentales.

The Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention against Torture, the OPCAT, entered into force in June 2006. Over the past decade, the OPCAT has contributed to real changes in the prevention of torture and ill-treatment worldwide.

The Local Government Ombudsman has issued a report criticising Wokingham Borough Council after a vulnerable dementia patient lost a third of her body weight while living in the care home it contracted to look after her.

Deputy-Ombudsman Jussi Pajuoja launched an own-initiative investigation of the impacts of the police department reform on police officers' linguistic eligibility and on whether the language skill requirements prevent recruitments to temporary asylum investigations