A new Ombudsman’s office for investigating complaints about public services is launched on 1 April 2016. The Office of the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO) has been created by the Ombudsman (NI) Act 2016, a new piece of Assembly legislation aimed at making it easier for the public to complain about public services and at increasing the public accountability of public service providers. Mrs Marie Anderson, has been appointed as the first NIPSO.

The Office of the Ombudsman of the State of Iowa released its annual report 2015. The Ombudsman’s annual report features select examples of casework done during the year and provides a statistical analysis of where the complaints originated and which agencies they concerned.

Ottawa (Ontario) - Veterans Ombudsman Guy Parent released today a comprehensive review of the support currently available to families in transition from military to civilian life.

Ottawa (Ontario) – L’ombudsman des vétérans Guy Parent a publié aujourd’hui un examen exhaustif du soutien offert aux familles qui font la transition de la vie militaire à la vie civile.

The Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Ms.Valeriya Lutkovska approved the Plan of measures for realization of the National strategy in the field of human rights for the period till 2020 and continuous pro-active monitoring by employees of the Secretariat of the Commissioner of a state of fulfillment of the National strategy by the appropriate government bodies is introduced.

On 23/03/2016, a meeting was held with representatives of the Office of the OSCE Presence in Albania in the premises of the People’s Advocate Institution. During this meeting PA's experts presented issues regarding the complaints submitted to the Ombudsman Institution by the representatives of Roma community settled in Sharra waste disposal site in the outskirts of Tirana.

 

The International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) offers its next Regional Summer Academy for Eastern Africa. It will be in Kampala (Uganda) in September 2016 and is funded by the Austrian Development Cooperation, in cooperation with IACA.

New Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé took his oath of office today, beginning a five-year term as the province’s independent, impartial watchdog. Mr. Dubé is the province’s seventh Ombudsman since the office was established in 1975.