Table of Contents
I. THE AUSTRIAN OBMDUSMAN BOARD
1. Introduction..............................................................................................................7
1.1 Structure of the AOB......................................................................................7
2. The members of the AOB take stock.........................................................................8
2.1 Ombudswoman Gertrude Brinek..................................................................8
2.2 Ombudsman Günther Kräuter....................................................................12
2.3 Ombudsman Peter Fichtenbauer................................................................15
3. Public relations........................................................................................................17
4. International activities............................................................................................18
4.1 International Ombudsman Instititute (IOI)...............................................18
4.2 International cooperation...........................................................................20
II EX-POST CONTROL
1. Performance record.................................................................................................28
1.1 Monitoring public administration..............................................................28
1.2 Budget and personnel..................................................................................34
1.3 Projects.........................................................................................................35
2. Anti-Discrimination................................................................................................38
2.1 National Action Plan for Human Rights....................................................38
3. Investigating human rights ...................................................................................53
3.1 Federal Chancellery.....................................................................................53
3.2 Family and Youth........................................................................................54
3.3 Interior.........................................................................................................56
3.4 Science, research, business and industry....................................................61