Violence and harassment of women is well known to us in Seychelles. It takes all forms, from unacceptable words and gestures to harmful practices and behaviour that cause physical, psychological, sexual and economic harm to its victims. It thrives in the secrecy and intimacy of...
The Ombudsman of Seychelles had the honour of attending the Seminar on the Role of the Ombudsman/Mediator in Crisis Management, jointly organized by the Mediator of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the AOMF in Luxembourg at the end of October 2023. Keynote speaker, Advocate Paulette...
For the second year running the Office of the Ombudsman of Seychelles joins fellow ombudsman and mediator institutions across the globe to dedicate this second Thursday of October to reflection on our unique watchdog function. This year’s theme invites us to reflect on the diverse role...
On Friday 8th September 2023 our Legal investigation officer paid a courtesy call on the Ombudsman. Annual reports were exchanged. Ombudsman office of Mauritius made a presentation explaining how their office works and raised issues and concerns regarding their laws. Discussions were held on ways to improve...
OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSPERSON FOR CHILDREN REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS (in collaboration with the International Ombudsman Institute) 2-day workshop on “The role...
This twentieth anniversary of the United Nations Public Service Day as we celebrate thirty years of our Third Republic gives us another opportunity to "celebrate the value and virtue of public service to the community". In our country, public services are delivered to citizens and non-citizens...
We, the People of Seychelles, on 18th June 1993, took upon ourselves a social contract to live together as One Nation in a Sovereign Democratic Republic in which all power would come from the People. We chose a country respectful of the rule of law...
In line with Paragraph 6 (6) of the Schedule 5 of the Constitution, which requires the Office of the ombudsman to make a general Annual Report on the exercise of the Ombudsman’s functions during the previous year. The Ombudsman of the republic of Seychelles, Honorable...
The Seychelles Human Rights Commission, the Ombudsman and the Bar Association of Seychelles The Petition of the Seychelles Human Rights Commission, Ombudsman and Bar Association of Seychelles challenging the Tenth Constitutional Amendment was mentioned again before the Constitutional Court on Tuesday 8th November 2022. In compliance with...
Resilience, Respect, Resolve – the Avenue to Good Governance Why did the drafters of our Constitution have in mind when they included the Ombudsman as a constitutional institution? Having adopted the doctrine of separation of powers of the elected executive and legislature and the more permanent judiciary,...