Honourable Justice Mr. P.P. Naolekar, Lokayukt MP inspected subordinate office at Jabalpur from 29.04.2016 to 03.05.2016. The visit was centered around inspection of Special Police Establishment (SPE) Office and Divisional vigilance Committee (DVC) Office as also on the efforts put in by prosecuting officers and the investigative agencies in ensuring early disposal of cases in various courts.

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights issued a statement in memory of the thousands of innocent people who lost their lives on 20 April 1986.

Between 21 and 22 April 2016, experts from Ombudsman Institutions of South Eastern Europe gathered in Salzburg.

Ombudsman Peter Tyndall has today issued guidelines to public service providers on the importance of giving a proper apology if things go wrong. 

Austrian Ombudsman Peter Fichtenbauer welcomed Kyrgyz Ombudsman Kubat Otorbaev at the premises of the Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) in Vienna on 26 April 2016.

The African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC) announced the appointment of Advocate Arlene Brock as the new Centre Director. Adv. Brock, who was awarded IOI Honorary Life Membership in 2013, brings years of valuable experience to this position.

The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales published its quarterly Casebook and Code of Conduct Casebook.

The Irish Ombudsman has published the office’s spring edition 2016 of “The Ombudsman’s Casebook”.