A new regulation is aimed at supporting whistle‑blowers, protecting and, if requested, confidentially handling and ensuring the safety of their personal data.

The right to personal liberty and security from one side and the freedom of expression on another, represent a pre-condition for exercising many other rights, but also a pre-condition for a functional democracy.

The 2012-2014 Annual Report of the Veterans Ombudsman tabled in the House of Commons yesterday reflects an action-packed year.

Government agencies are more focused on resolving complaints and meeting customer expectations than they were 20 years ago, but they still need to improve.

The Commonwealth Ombudsman, Mr. Colin Neave, presented the institution's thirty-seventh Annual Report. The report also contains the annual report of the Defence Force Ombudsman, Postal Industry Ombudsman and Overseas Students Ombudsman.

In a report released on 7 November 2014, the Québec Ombudsman recommends that all children 6 to 16 years old living in Québec have access to public education, regardless of their or their parents’ immigration status.

Ms. Arlene Brock, former Ombudsman of Bermuda, Honorary Life Member of the IOI and current Fulbright Scholar at the Northeastern University School of Law (NUSL) will present the next Program on Human Rights in the Global Economy (PHRGE) Regional Faculty Colloquium on Thursday, 13 November 2014 at NUSL, Boston, Massachusetts.

Ombudsman Peter Tyndall spoke at the Ombudsman 30^th Anniversary Conference, entitled "Held to Account: Responsibility and Accountability in the Public Service".