BackOn behalf of the IOI community, IOI President Peter Tyndall and IOI Secretary General Kräuter expressed their concerns regarding the current developments affecting the Office of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Ecuador and its current incumbent, Ombudsman Dr. Ramiro Rivadeneira Silva.
In this statement the IOI expresses its concern about the plans of the Government of Ecuador to subject the national Ombudsman to the scrutiny of an administrative body which may dismiss employees of the Ombudsman's office and even start a process of replacing Ombudsman Dr. Rivadeneira Silva. Furthermore, the IOI stressed the importance of independence for Ombudsman institutions, as also laid down in the IOI-Bylaws.
The IOI therefore shares the concerns of the Latin American Ombudsman Institute (ILO) as well as the Ibero-American Ombudsman Federation (FIO) with regard to the planned reforms in Ecuador and reiterates its commitment to strengthening and upholding the independence of Ombudsman institutions around the world.
For the full statement, please see below.
