On behalf of the European Region of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) the Office of the National Ombudsman of the Netherlands will hold two “poldershops” in November 2018 (one on the new EU data protection regulation and one on communication). A few places are still available and you are invited to register online.

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El Síndic de Greuges de Cataluña, Rafael Ribó, en calidad de presidente europeo del Instituto Internacional del Ombudsman (IOI), participó, el 2 de octubre de 2018, en la sesión inaugural de la Conferencia Europea del IOI, en la sede del Senado de Bélgica, en Bruselas.

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Une cinquantaine de citoyens ont participé au forum citoyen « Make My Administration » organisé par le Médiateur fédéral les 22 et 23 septembre derniers au Sénat. Ce 3 octobre, ils ont officiellement remis leurs recommandations à des politiques et hauts fonctionnaires.

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In April, the Chief Ombudsman announced investigations into four agencies (the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, the Ministry for the Environment, the Department of Conservation, and Land Information New Zealand) as part of a long-term strategy to raise the quality of official information delivery from the public sector.

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The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) informed that 22 federal entities have not adopted laws to safeguard the integrity of human rights defenders, meanwhile the remaining 10 entities, have adopted a legislation to protect the persons who perform that activity.

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In September Ombudsman Peter Tyndall led a series of “outreach” events in Drogheda, County Louth in the north east of Ireland. The event was part of the Ombudsman's outreach programme which also involves monthly visits to Cork, Galway and Limerick. The Ombudsman team received 31 complaints from the Louth public at its “complaints clinic” in Drogheda, on Thursday 27 September. 

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The African Ombudsman and Mediator Association (AOMA) presents the 10th Issue of “African Ombudsman Today”. The regular newsletter from the African continent can now also be downloaded from the IOI website.

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El defensor del Pueblo de la provincia de Santa Fe, Raúl Lamberto, encabezó el pasado 5 de Octubre en Rosario la presentación del libro “Construyendo Cultura de Paz: experiencias de mediación y facilitación en la provincia de Santa Fe”,

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The new Seimas Ombudsman Milda Vainiutė, who swore an oath at the Seimas (Parliament) of the Republic of Lithuania on 26 September, started her duties at the office on Friday, 28 September. There are two Seimas Ombudsmen in Lithuania appointed for the term of five years upon the nomination of the Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania.

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The Western Australian Ombudsman has tabled his 2017-18 annual report in Parliament. The report outlines the work of the Office for the year. The Office finalised 94% of complaints within 3 months and 100% of the Ombudsman’s recommendations were accepted for the eleventh consecutive year.

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