Ombudsman News 14/2014

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	FRANCE : The Association des Ombudsmans et Médiateurs de la Francophonie mourns a passing Dominique Baudis, Rights Defender and Secretary General of the Association des Ombudsmans et Médiateurs de la Francophonie (AOMF), died on Thursday, April 10, in Paris. » more information » google translate (Francais) » google translate (Español)

	IOI: World Bank summary on round table event On 25 March the World Bank and the IOI organized a round table on „The Role of Ombudsman Offices in Promoting Good Governance and Effective Service Delivery“, held at the headquarters of the World Bank in Washington, DC. The IOI was represented at the discussions by its second Vice-President Diane Welborn and Secretary General Günther Kräuter. » more information » google translate (Francais) » google translate (Español)

	UKRAINE: Special report on infringement of human rights and freedoms The special report of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner on the infringement of human rights and freedoms provides material concerning the events which occurred in the country from 21 November 2013 to 22 February 2014. » more information » google translate (Francais) » google translate (Español)

	AUSTRALIA: NSW Ombudsman tabled special reports on child protection NSW Ombudsman Bruce Barbour tabled two special reports in Parliament today. As Convenor of the NSW Child Death Review Team, the Ombudsman tabled a report on the research into the causes of death of children with a child protection history over a 10-year period 2002-2011. » more information » google translate (Francais) » google translate (Español)

	SPAIN: Ombudsman visits Spanish inmates in Moroccan prison The Defensora del Pueblo travelled to Morocco where she visited several Spanish inmates and participated in a meeting of the Association of Mediterranean Ombudsman (AOM). » more information » google translate (Francais) » google translate (Español)

	AUSTRALIA/Victoria: New Ombudsman appointed The current Victorian Ombudsman, Ms Deborah Glass OBE, was appointed in March 2014. The appointment is for a term of 10 years. » more information » google translate (Francais) » google translate (Español)

	SPAIN/Catalonia: Catalan Ombudsman’s role in implementing human rights Within a debate of the 26th Session of the Congress of the Local Authorities of the Council of Europe, the Catalan Ombudsman referred to some examples carried out by his Office regarding rights’ defence. » more information » google translate (Francais) » google translate (Español)

	IOI Webinar: Ombudsman Institutions and Open Government on 16 April 2014 On Wednesday, 16 April 2014, a webinar on the role of Ombudsman institutions in advancing open government will take place and the IOI kindly invites all of its member institutions to join the webinar between 10 and 11 a.m. EST. The webinar is sponsored by Open Government Partnership (OGP), the World Bank Institute and the IOI and will aim to discuss the opportunities for Ombudsman offices to engage in their respective countries’ OGP processes. » more information » google translate (Francais) » google translate (Español)

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