Since 2001, the Estonian Chancellor of Justice has been a full member of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI). The IOI was established in 1978 and includes more than 200 national and regional ombudsmen from 90 countries worldwide. The IOI is organised in six regions (Africa, Asia, Australasia and Pacific, Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America, and North America), governed through regional Boards.
In addition, the Chancellor of Justice is a member of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI), the European Network of Ombudspersons for Children (ENOC) and the networks of European Ombudsmen (ENO), the International Conference of Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces (ICOAF), police ombudsmen (IPCAN) and National Preventive Mechanisms (NPM).
