Ombuds institutions for the armed forces are key actors in establishing good governance and implementing democratic controls of the security sector.
Editors: William McDermott and Kim Piaget, 2017
These institutions are tasked with protecting the human rights and fundamental freedoms of armed forces personnel, as well as providing oversight and preventing maladministration of the armed forces. This publication highlights good practices and lessons learned in seven case studies of ombuds institutions for the armed forces from the following OSCE states: