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International Ombudsman Institute

Fri, 18 March 2016

Ombudsman News 11/2016

Fri, 18 March 2016

Ombudsman News 11/2016





IOI President Mr. Walters, Ombudsman of Japan Mr. Arai, IOI Secretary General Mr. Kräuter

JAPAN/IOI | International Forum and Training Workshop held in Tokyo

The Japanese IOI Member and the Administrative Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, held an International Forum and Training Workshop for Asian Ombudsman institutions from 7 – 10 March 2016.



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SPAIN | The collective return of refugees should be rejected by defenders of human rights

The Defensor del Pueblo has argued that, facing the daily arrival of thousands of refugees in Europe, the European Union ought to present a common and coordinated response which guarantees humanitarian reception, relocation and integration of refugees in their host society.



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PAKISTAN | Ombudsman of Pakistan signs three MoU with Azerbaijan, Iran and Kyrgyz Republic

From 7 – 10 March 2016, Mr. M. Salman Faruqui (Nishan-e-Imtiaz) the Federal Ombudsman of Pakistan and President of the Asian Ombudsman Association (AOA) visited Japan to participate in the 18th meeting of the AOA Board of Directors.



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CANADA | Correctional Investigator Reflects on Key Challenges in his latest Annual Report to Parliament

Ottawa, March 10, 2016 – The 42nd Annual Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator was tabled today in Parliament. The Correctional Investigator, Mr. Howard Sapers, used this opportunity to take stock of the current state of corrections in Canada and highlight some important challenges.



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Remise du Rapport d'activités 2014 au Président

Burkina Faso | Remise du Rapport d'activités 2014 au Président

Le bilan du Médiateur du Faso pour l’année 2014 est satisfaisant. L’institution a travaillé dans un contexte particulier comme vous le savez. Contexte fait de tensions au niveau socio politique, qui s’est achevé par l’insurrection populaire dans le dernier trimestre de l’année.



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CHINA | Ombudsman Hong Kong probes mechanism for handling smoking offences

The Ombudsman, Ms Connie Lau, announced a direct investigation into the mechanism of the Food and Health Bureau (FHB) and the Department of Health (DH) for handling smoking offences to examine whether there are any inadequacies.



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USA | 37th Annual USOA Conference

The United States Ombudsman Association (USOA) will hold its 2016 Annual Conference from 17 – 21 October 2016 in Arlington, Virginia, at the Westin Arlington Gateway.



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