States participating in ICOAF
Below you may find a list of States that have participated in previous editions of ICOAF, as well as their national Ombuds Institution responsible for treating complaints and grievances arising from the Armed Forces. Click on each participant for more specific information.
ALBANIA
The People's Advocate
ARMENIA
Human Rights Defender
AUSTRIA
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Federal Armed Forces // Ombudsman Board
BELGIUM
Federal Ombudsman // Complaints Manager of the Armed Forces
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
The Parliamentary Military Commissioner // Joint Committee of Defence and Security
BURKINA FASO
The Mediator of Faso
CAMBODIA
The Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace
CANADA
The Ombudsman for Canadian Defence and National Forces
CROATIA
Ombudsman
EL SALVADOR
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
FINLAND
The Parliamentary Ombudsman
GEORGIA
The Public Defender
GHANA
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice
HUNGARY
The Parliamentary Commissioner for Civil Rights
JAPAN
Bureau of Personnel and Education, Ministry of Defence
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
National Human Rights Commission of Korea // Ministry of National Defense // Korea Institute for Defense Analyses
KYRGYZSTAN
Ombudsman
LUXEMBOURG
Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Relations
MALAYSIA
Human Rights Commissioner of Malaysia
MALTA
Parliamentary Ombudsman
MONGOLIA
National Human Rights Commission
MOROCCO
Central Authority for Prevention of Corruption //
Royal Gendarmerie
NEPAL
Armed Forces of Nepal
NORWAY
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces
POLAND
Human Rights Defender
RUSSIA
The Commissioner for Human Rights
SERBIA
The Protector of Citizens
SLOVENIA
Human Rights Ombudsman // Ministry of Defense
SWEDEN
The Parliamentary Ombudsman
TAJIKISTAN
Ombudsman of Tajikistan
TOGO
National Commission for Human Rights // Mediator // Armed Forces
UKRAINE
Ombudsman for Human Rights
USA
U.S. European Command // U.S. Africa Command
ARGENTINA
Ministry of Defence
AUSTRALIA
Sex and Age Discrimination Commissioner // Inspector General // Commonwealth Ombudsman
AZERBAIJAN
Human Rights Ombudsman
BENIN
Mediator of the Republic
BOTSWANA
Ombudsman // University of Botswana
BURUNDI
The Ombudsman of Burundi
CAMEROON
National Commission of Human Rights and Freedoms
COTE D'IVOIRE
The Ombudsman of Cote d'Ivoire // Ministry of Defence
CZECH REPUBLIC
Main Inspector for Human Rights Protection, Ministry of Defence
ESTONIA
The Chancellor of Justice
FRANCE
Controller General, Ministry of Defence
GERMANY
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces // German Institute for Human Rights
HONDURAS
The National Commission for Human Rights
IRELAND
Ombudsman for the Defence Forces
KAZAKHSTAN
Commissioner for Human Rights
KOSOVO
Committee on Internal Affairs // Ombudsperson of Kosovo
LITHUANIA
Inspector General, Ministry of National Defence // Committee on Human Rights
MADAGASCAR
Mediator of the Republic
MALI
Mediator of Mali // Ministry of Defence // Ministry of Security and Civil Protection
MEXICO
Secretaria de Marina
MONTENEGRO
The Protector of Human Rights and Freedoms
THE NETHERLANDS
Inspector General of the Royal Netherlands Armed Forces // National Ombudsman
NIGER
Mediator // Commission of Defence and Security
PHILIPPINES
Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines
ROMANIA
The People's Advocate
SENEGAL
Mediator of the Republic
SLOVAKIA
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
SOUTH AFRICA
The Military Ombud
SWITZERLAND
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
TANZANIA
Centre for Foreign Relations
TUNISIA
Ministry of National Defence
UNITED KINGDOM
Service Complaints Commissioner // Ministry of Defence // Ombudsman Association
