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International Ombudsman Institute

Fri, 19 May 2017

Ombudsman News 20/2017

Fri, 19 May 2017

Ombudsman News 20/2017





Pyeongchang Global Ombudsman Conference 2017

KOREA | International Conference on "Past, Present and Future Perspective of Asian Ombudsman"

On the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Asian Ombudsman Association (AOA), First Vice-President of the IOI Diane Welborn and Secretary General Günther Kräuter were represented at AOA’s 15th General Assembly, jointly held by national and provincial ombudsman of the region. Diane Welborn’s opening speech on the successful work of the AOA in the fight against corruption and Günther Kräuter’s contributions to two sessions of the conference formed part of an excellently organized conference dealing with the past, present and future perspectives of Asian Ombudsman institutions.



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Participantes en el IV Consejo Federal para la Lucha contra la Trata y Explotación de Personas

Argentina | IV Reunión para la Lucha contra la Trata y Explotación de Personas

El Consejo de Derechos Humanos de la Defensoría del Pueblo de CABA participó en la IV Reunión del Consejo Federal para la Lucha contra la Trata y Explotación de Personas que tuvo lugar en la Ciudad de Córdoba el día 10 de mayo de 2017.



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SWEDEN | Failures in the placement and follow up of unaccompanied minors

The Parliamentary Ombudsmen’s investigation points to significant failures in the placement of unaccompanied minors and the social service’s follow up of the minor’s care.



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Bahrain | Ombudsman office launches mobile application service

The Ombudsman Office as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance communication with the public and to use advanced technology to provide its services, this week the Ombudsman Office launched its official application for iPhone, iPad, and Google Android devices on App Store and Google Play for free.



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ARGENTINA | El Comité contra la Tortura de la ONU manifestó profunda preocupación por la práctica recurrente de la tortura en la Argentina

El Comité contra la Tortura de la ONU (CAT) emitió sus observaciones finales luego del examen periódico de la Argentina en cumplimiento de la Convención contra la Tortura llevado a cabo los días 26 y 27 de abril.



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Ireland | 10th Edition of the Ombudsman’s Casebook published

The 10th edition of the Ombudsman's Casebook has now been published. It includes summaries of some of the cases Ombudsman and IOI President Peter Tyndall examined recently.



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ARGENTINA | Defensores del Pueblo exhortan a coordinar obras para aliviar La Picasa

Los Ombudsman de las provincias de Santa Fe, Buenos Aires y Córdoba se comunicaron telefónicamente y acordaron que se evalúen las obras necesarias para que la cuenca no desborde e inunde las localidades vecinas. Piden consensuar soluciones entre las tres jurisdicciones.



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