On 30 April 2018 the IOI marked the 40th anniversary of its foundation with a side event at the United Nations in New York, to launch “A Mission for Justice – The International Ombudsman Institute 1978-2018”, a book by Richard Carver to portray the history of the organization and its development over the past 40 years. More info on how you can order the book here.

The Ontario Ombudsman has opened registration for "Sharpening Your Teeth: Advanced Investigative Training for Administrative Watchdogs” training course, and is offering a special rate for IOI members. Register today by emailing training@ombudsman.on.ca. The course takes place November 5-7, 2018, in Toronto, Ontario and covers investigation planning, interviewing, assessing evidence, report writing, and using digital and social media tools to conduct and publicize an investigation.

The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) took part in the conference ‘SDGs, Climate and the Future of Europe’ on 31 May in Milan, organised by the Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development. The meeting discussed the key role that the EU can play towards advancing the 2030 agenda and will feed into a European Commission reflection paper on the subject.

Fueron condenados a la pena de dos años de prisión en suspenso, acusados por el delito de homicidio culposo agravado. Es la única sentencia contra funcionarios penitenciarios federales por la muerte de personas detenidas recaída en los años recientes, y la primera en la que este organismo participó como querellante.

A mother and her five children were accommodated in a damp and mouldy single bedroom, too small for the number of people, by Ealing council while it took too long to decide their homelessness status. A Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman investigation found the council’s delays added three months onto a six month stay in the unsuitable accommodation.

The Office of The Ombudsman held a seminar on June 7 on the Hong Kong’s postal services at the Central Mail Centre (CMC), with around 40 Advisers of the Office and Justices of the Peace (JPs) present.

Monsieur Marc Bertrand est officiellement reparti pour un second et dernier mandat de six années à la tête de l’institution du Médiateur de la Wallonie et de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles.

El defensor del Pueblo de la provincia de Santa Fe, Raúl Lamberto, presentará este miércoles a las 8.15 en la plaza Pringles de la ciudad de Rosario (Córdoba entre Roca y Rioja) dos vehículos con los que la institución comenzará a realizar atención a la ciudadanía de manera itinerante por barrios y localidades de toda la provincia de Santa Fe. Los móviles cuentan con todo lo necesario para que profesionales de la Defensoría se desplacen hasta diferentes puntos para escuchar y responder los planteos de los ciudadanos, acercando de esta manera el organismo a todos los santafesinos.

Commonwealth Ombudsman Michael Manthorpe released an own motion report into the Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs) and the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) processing of international containerised sea cargo.

El Ararteko ha cerrado el último de los expedientes de las actuaciones de oficio abiertas en 2017 para conocer la situación de los centros de primera acogida o acogida de urgencia para menores extranjeros no acompañados y la calidad de la atención que en ellos se les dispensa.

La ONG Transparencia Internacional publicó el 21 de febrero de 2018 el Índice de Percepción de la Corrupción (CPI, siglas en inglés) 2017. Taiwán se clasificó en el puesto 29 de entre 180 países y se situó como el 4º país menos corrupto en Asia, consiguiendo su mejor récord en los últimos seis años.

On 12 June 2018 Austrian Ombudsman Dr. Günther Kräuter welcomed a delegation of the China Society for Human Rights Studies for a knowledge exchange at the Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) in Vienna.

The Human Rights Defender of Armenia has released a new ad hoc public report, entitled “Commitments under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its protocols: the state of fulfillment by Armenia.” The report, published on June 12, 2018 was developed with the support of UNICEF office in Armenia.

La Defensoría de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes (NnyA) de Santa Fe y la Asociación Aldeas Infantiles de Rosario firmaron un convenio para la creación de un espacio de atención territorial en B°La Cerámica. Esta iniciativa tiene como finalidad asumir una atención descentralizada y cercana a los contextos de las niñas, niños y adolescentes y sus familias.

Taxi and hire car licence holders were given the “bureaucratic run-around” when seeking payments from the Fairness Fund set up by the state government to provide them prompt financial assistance, the Victorian Ombudsman has found. Tabling her Investigation into the administration of the Fairness Fund for taxi and hire car licence holders in the Victorian Parliament today, Ombudsman Deborah Glass said the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources had executed its management of the Fund poorly.