0 an official appointed to look into complaints especially against a government. -- ombudsman
The ombudsmen were created by states anxious to prove their commitment to human rights.
In fact, the ombudsmen typically present themselves as starved of funds.
Nowhere is compliance with the ombudsman's resolutions total.
Furthermore, public entities, with few exceptions,26 are legally obliged to co-operate with the ombudsman's investigations.
State long-term care ombudsman programs : factors associated with perceived effectiveness.
It was also the first to set up independent police ombudsman's offices (ouvidorias).
However, the ability of the ombudsman to fulfil its mandate is often undermined by adverse political contexts.
Although they are sometimes described as ' human rights ombudsmen ', this denomination is accurate only if a very broad definition of human rights is employed.
