Dans le cadre du partenariat entre la Médiature et l’ONG plan international, le Médiateur de la République du Niger Son Excellence Me Ali Sirfi MAIGA avec le Gouverneur de Dosso et le Représentant de Plan International Niger à Kardji Bangou a conduit du 25 au 27 juin 2018,  une mission de travail dans la région de Dosso.

The Office of the People`s Advocate (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Moldova conducted a week on fight against torture from 25 – 29 June 2018, on the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. 

The Office of the Ombudsman will soon be monitoring the treatment of patients in privately run aged care facilities and detainees in court cells. The additional responsibilities were gazetted today. They are in addition to the Office’s current responsibilities under the United Nation’s Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT).

La Defensoría de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes lanzó la campaña #MiOpiniónNoEsMenor por el derecho de las niñas, niños y adolescentes a opinar y por el deber de las y los adultos a oír.  Al detectar reiteradas persecuciones a las opiniones e ideas que expresan las y los adolescentes en las redes sociales, se propone esta campaña para circulación exclusiva en redes.

Expert team perfoming peer evaluation in Latvia on expert services in healthcare quality and patient safety domain. On 3 July 2018 Ombudsman Juris Jansons met with international experts to discuss the health-care system in Latvia.

Staff of the Iowa Office of Ombudsman are saddened by news of the death of former Governor Robert Ray, who established the ombudsman’s office in 1970 as a way to make government more accountable and responsive to the citizens it serves. 

En mai dernier, l’Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) organisait la 6ème édition des Journées des réseaux institutionnels de la Francophonie dans ses locaux à Paris. L’objectif : améliorer le partage d’expériences entre les institutions des pays francophones sur le renforcement de l’État de droit.

As part of its commitment to greater transparency, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has published new guidance to give greater clarity to how it determines recommendations for financial remedy.

The Inspector-General of Taxation (IGT), Ali Noroozi, today confirmed he will not be seeking reappointment for a third term. Mr Noroozi has served in the role for 10 years and during this time has undertaken more than 30 reviews across a broad range of issues, including ATO debt collection, tax disputes, audits, transfer pricing, services to tax practitioners, taxpayer rights, IT upgrades and so-called ‘U-turns’.

After the first meeting of the Council of the Human Rights Ombudsman (Council), Ombudsman Vlasta Nussdorfer presented the Council's tasks, orientations and composition and contribution to the functioning of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (Ombudsman).

The Seimas Ombudsman Augustinas Normantas and the Speaker of the Seimas Viktoras Pranckietis discussed the human rights issues in Ukraine with the Ukrainian Ombudsman Lyudmyla Denisova. The Seimas Ombudsmen's Office together with other Lithuanian organisations implements an EU Twinning project aimed at strengthening the skills of the staff of the Ukrainian Ombudsman institution.

The Hon. Chille W. Igbawua has been appointed as the new Chief Commissioner of the Public Complaints Commission (Ombudsman) of Nigeria. The Chief Commissioner was inaugurated by the Nigerian Parliament on 23 May 2018; his term will run for the next three years.