The Office of the Ombudsman has been invited to the 7th International Conference of Ombudsmen Institutions for the Armed Forces organised by the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic and the Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS).
The conference will discuss the role of the Ombudsmen Institutions for the Armed Forces in democratic societies with particular reference to the relationship between the Ombudsman Institutions and civil society in the democratic oversight of the armed forces.
The conference will be held in Prague in October and the Office of the Ombudsman will be represented by Dr Brian Said, Senior Investigating Officer.
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