In December 2015, the Western Australian Ombudsman hosted two staff from the Office of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia (ORI) for a one week internship as part of  the Indonesian/Australian Ombudsman Linkages and Strengthening Program. This follows the Office hosting a senior delegation from the office of the ORI in September 2015.

The 14th Asian Ombudsman Association (AOA) Conference and General Assembly Meeting together with the 17th AOA Board of Directors Meeting were hosted by the Honourable Federal Ombudsman of Pakistan, H.E. Mr. M. Salman Faruqui on 24 & 25 November 2015 in Islamabad.

In October 2015, representatives of national institutions of 20 countries of the world unanimously adopted the Kyiv Declaration on the "Role of NHRIs in Conflict and Post-conflict Situations" following results of work of a two-day international conference of the same name.

The Pacific Ombudsman Alliance (POA) issued its latest Newsletter for December 2015. The full Newsletter is available here.

On 16 December 2015, the newly appointed Polish Human Rights Defender Dr Adam Bodnar paid an inaugural visit to the General Secretariat of the IOI.

Save the Date: From 8 – 10 March 2016, an International Forum and an International Training Workshop for Asian Ombudsman subsidized by the IOI will take place in Tokyo, Japan.

The Québec Ombudsman received reports of major deficiencies in the quality of the care and services provided to the residents of a residential centre in Abitibi, primarily regarding basic care, nursing care, means of control, reprisals and harassment, and a nurse’s attitude and behaviour.

El Síndic de Greuges de Cataluña ha publicado su boletín mensual de diciembre 2015. La versión española está disponible aquí.