The 12th World Conference and General Assembly of the International Ombudsman Institute will be hosted by the Office of the Ombudsman of Ireland and held in Dublin, Ireland between 17 and 22 May 2020. Links to an expression of interest form are now available.

 

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A new report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs), Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, outlines the work of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in addressing internal displacement. It comes following a series of consultations with NHRIs and regional NHRI networks, including the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI).

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A number of international organisations and networks, namely ENNHRI, Equinet, GANHRI, IOI and OHCHR Europe, issued a statement in which they openly supported the Commissioner for Human Rights of Poland Adam Bodnar who is facing a strong criticism including the hateful campaign against him and hate speech for publicly protecting the right to a fair trial and the prohibition from inhumane and degrading treatment.

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The Ombudsman for Children, Dr Niall Muldoon, appeared before the Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs today (Wednesday) to discuss the OCO’s No Place Like Home report and how homelessness is affecting children.

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Le 18, 19 et 20 juin 2019, les membres de L’Association des Ombudsmans et des Médiateurs de la Francophonie (AOMF) se sont réunis au Centre de formation et d’échange en médiation de Rabat (Maroc) pour partager leur expertise et bonnes pratiques en médiation sur la question des personnes en situation de handicap et l’accessibilité des services publics.

 

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The dataset from FRA’s second antisemitism survey is now available for further use by researchers. The dataset contains a wealth of information from over 16,000 Jews in 12 EU Member States about their perceptions and experiences of antisemitism.

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Los días 26 y 27 de junio, en Toronto, tuvo lugar la Conferencia Anual de la Asociación Internacional de Comisarios Lingüísticos (IALC), bajo el lema “Protegiendo minorías lingüísticas, construyendo sociedades más fuertes”.

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Le Président de la République SEM Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta a reçu le rapport d'activités 2018 du Médiateur de la République.

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On 2 May 2019, the Meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies of the Council of Europe endorsed the “Principles on the Protection and Promotion of the Ombudsman Institution” (“The Venice Principles”). The Gibraltar Public Services Ombudsman, welcomes the Venice Principles and fully supports the implementation of these internationally accepted standards.

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The European Ombudsman community meets in Wales to explore how new powers could improve public service & New powers for Wales’ Public Service Ombudsman come into force in July.

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