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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. 

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PAGE WILL BE SOON UPDATED

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
ZAMBIA
 
Office of the Public Protector

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