On behalf of IOI community, IOI Secretary General Kräuter and IOI President Walters issued a statement of solidarity with France.

From 18 – 20 July 2016 an IOI delegation visited Poland to analyse the impact of the current constitutional situation on the office of the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights.

During 17 – 21 July 2016 Adv. John R. Walters, the President of the IOI and Ombudsman of Namibia, was invited and hosted by the President of General Inspection Organization (GIO) of Iran, Justice Naser Seraj.

El pasado 18 de Julio, la Procuración Penitenciaria de la Nación y los alumnos del Centro Universitario Devoto (CUD) jugaron un partido de fútbol en el patio de deportes.

The Office of the Ontario Ombudsman will hold a "Sharpening Your Teeth" training in Toronto in October 2016. This training course, which will focus on advanced investigative training for administrative watchdogs is specifically designed for Ombudsmen and administrative investigators.

Irish Ombudsman and IOI Second Vice-President Peter Tyndall recently visited the Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland, Tom McGonigle.

Conformado por dirigentes de diversas fuerzas políticas, miembros de la Justicia y representantes religiosos y de movimientos sociales, la finalidad del observatorio será producir información actualizada, completa, útil y estratégica para el enriquecimiento y diseño de políticas públicas orientadas al control del narcotráfico y al abordaje integral e interdisciplinario del consumo problemático de sustancias psicoactivas.

On 12-14 July, FRA provided intense training to 10 return monitors in cooperation with the Greek Ombudsman. This training course aimed at improving the knowledge of monitors on fundamental rights in the context of forced returns and readmissions, so they can translate this knowledge into action.