IOI First Vice President Diane Welborn attended the 10^th Anniversary of the Japanese Association for Ombudsman Studies Conference at Kansai University in Osaka on 19 April 2015, where she presented a paper on “The Recent Trends of the International Ombudsman Institute.”

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The European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, has made proposals to the EU agency Frontex on how to better ensure respect for the fundamental rights of migrants who are subject to forced returns from the EU to their countries of origin. Frontex coordinates and finances joint return operations by air (JROs) in cooperation with Member States. Between 2006 and 2015, it coordinated 267 joint return flights, returning more than 13 000 people.

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The Essentials for Ombuds is a five-day intensive training collaboration between the Forum of Canadian Ombudsman and Osgoode Professional Development.

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The Ombudsman, Soledad Becerril, and the autonomous-regional ombudsmen have called on the European Union (EU) for greater involvement in preventing the deaths of more immigrants in the Mediterranean. This is what they have indicated in an institutional declaration in which they regret the deaths that occurred on 18 April and call for more means to enhance living conditions in the countries of origin.

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How citizens interact and collaborate with accountability institutions has been the subject of much careful review in recent years. This note by Carolina Cornejo and Marcos Mendiburu highlights key points from the discussion.

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The Ombudsman, Peter Tyndall has decided to circulate summaries of recent cases his office has dealt with to public representatives and public service providers. The Ombudsman hopes that by sharing the outcomes of cases, we will all learn from the mistakes and good practice of others.

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Each year hundreds of thousands of children across the EU are involved in legal proceedings. Justice systems need to do more to cater to the needs of these children, finds the latest report from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). Making justice more child-friendly is in the best interests of the child, improves child protection and their meaningful participation in judicial proceedings.

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