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International Ombudsman Institute

Fri, 29 March 2019

Ombudsman News 13/2019

Fri, 29 March 2019

Ombudsman News 13/2019





IOI Secretary General, Kräuter, and the Polish Ombudsman, Bodnar

IOI/Poland | Polish Ombudsman receives international support after being sued for a public statement

On 25 March 2019 the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman), Adam Bodnar, invited representatives of different international human rights institutions, including the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI), to discuss the current situation of threat that he is facing at the moment.

 



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CAROA Biennial Conference

CAROA | 10th Biennial CAROA conference & training

The Caribbean Ombudsman Association (CAROA) and the Ombudsman for Bermuda are pleased to invite you to attend the 10th Biennial CAROA conference and training which will be held from 28 - 31 May 2019 at the Fairmont Southampton Resort in Bermuda.



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Nick Bennett, Enrico Formento Dojot, Daniela Longo, Peter Tyndall, Rafael Ribó, Andreas Pottakis (from left to right)

ITALY | International seminar adopts Aosta Declaration

The Ombudsman of Valle d’Aosta hosted an IOI seminar on the benefits of networking, sharing best practices and supporting colleagues under threat. With the view to promote the Ombudsman concept, participants adopted the Aosta Declaration, which calls for the creation of a National Ombudsman in Italy.



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Majoration de l´allocation

Belgique | Personnes handicapées: la majoration de l’allocation ne sera plus perdue

Dans certains cas, l’administration accorde une allocation plus élevée lorsqu’elle constate que l’état de la personne handicapée s’est aggravé. Or, les problèmes rencontrés par l’administration dans le traitement des dossiers retardent les examens médicaux et les décisions.



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EESC Information Report

EU | Information report on the real rights of persons with disabilities to vote in European Parliament elections

This report presents the state of play of the implementation of the right of European Union citizens with disabilities to vote in elections to the European Parliament. With this report, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) provides a full picture of how this right is actually implemented. The report is available in English, French and Spanish.



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Andreas Pottakis, Frans Timmermans , Reinier van Zutphen and Manuel Lezertua

NETHERLANDS | EU Commissioners meet with three Ombudsman to discuss situation of asylum seekers and refugees

The Basque Ombudsman, Manuel Lezertua, the Greek Ombudsman, Andreas Pottakis and the Dutch Ombudsman, Reinier van Zutphen, spoke with two commissioners of the European Commission on Tuesday 19 March. The topic was the integration of asylum seekers and refugees and relocation. 



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ESPAÑA | El Ararteko celebra el 30 aniversario del inicio de su actividad

La defensora de derechos humanos y fundadora del colectivo "Caminando Fronteras" Helena Maleno ofrecerá una conferencia sobre los movimientos migratorios, los derechos de las personas migrantes y las acciones humanitarias el próximo martes día 2 de abril de 2019 a las 18:00 horas en el salón de actos del Ilustre Colegio de la Abogacía de Bizkaia, en Bilbao.



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Control Yuan

TAIWAN | Control Yuan presses MOTC and MOI to review taxi driver license regulations

The Control Yuan (CY) carried out an investigation after receiving a complaint by a citizen claiming he was being deprived of his right to work by being prohibited for life from holding a taxi driver’s license due to a conviction for attempted murder, despite having already served his prison sentence. The right to work is the right of each citizen to earn a living to survive and should be protected by the government.



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POLAND | Adam Bodnar at the NHH Symposium in Bergen

Adam Bodnar, Commissioner for Human Rights, took part in the NHH Symposium. He spoke about the rule of law, independence of the judiciary, judicial cooperation and the principle of mutual recognition of judgments in the European Economic Area.



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AZERBAIJAN | The next Presidential Order on Pardoning was executed

Upon investigating the appeals addressed by a number of convicts, human rights organizations and the Ombudsman, 431 convicts including 35 women and 14 foreigners were pardoned by the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, dated March 16, 2019.



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Presentación del libro "Abriendo Sentidos"

Argentina | El defensor del Pueblo presentó el libro “Abriendo Sentidos” en el marco del mes de la mujer

Con la presencia de mujeres representantes de entidades sociales, gremiales, culturales y políticas el defensor, Raúl Lamberto, presentó el libro “Abriendo Sentidos” cuyo objetivo es convertirse en una guía práctica y adaptable a casi todos los contextos para trabajar situaciones de violencia de género, pero que además pueda adaptarse a otras situaciones, de violencia en el trabajo, en los efectores de salud, en educación, etc.



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UK | Avoidable eye removal surgery after failure to treat infection

A man lost his eye due to NHS failures in treating an eye infection, causing him significant distress and leaving him unable to work or drive. An investigation by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has found that the failure to diagnose and treat the complainant’s eye infection correctly, meant that it became untreatable and, as a result, he had to have one eye surgically removed.



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Australia | Queensland Ombudsman presents „Brisbane Youth Detention Centre“ report

The Queensland Ombudsman’s report, The Brisbane Youth Detention Centre report: An investigation into the management of young people at Brisbane Youth Detention Centre between November 2016 and February 2017, was tabled on the 27th of March by the Honourable Curtis Pitt MP, Speaker of the Queensland Parliament.

 



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Data protection

Portugal | Ombudsman receives reply from the Minister of Justice on recommendation to amend the law on data protection

The Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, received a reply from the Minister of Justice, Francisca Van Dunen, to the recommendation made to the Government to amend the law on the retention of data generated in the context of the provision of electronic communications services.



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Publication on Social Policies and Human Rights at the Local Level

Argentina | Publication on social policies and human rights at the local level

The Ombudsman of the Province of Santa Fe, Dr. Raúl Lamberto, presents a publication on "Social Policies and Human Rights at the local level", product of the joint work between the Office of the Ombudsman of the province of Santa Fe and the National University of Rosario, which is now also available in English.



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2019 Conference

OA | Driving Improvements: collaboration and peer learning

The Ombudsman Association’s 2019 Conference on “Driving Improvements: collaboration and peer learning” will be held in Belfast on 21/22 May 2019. Alongside plenary sessions on the need for kindness and emotion in public policy, there will be workshops on the common challenges faced by all Ombudsman schemes.



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2a Conferencia de Alto Nivel de las Nacions Unidas

Argentina | Evento paralelo internacional realizado por la Procuración Penitenciaria

En el marco de la Segunda Conferencia de Alto Nivel de las Naciones Unidas sobre la cooperación Sur-Sur del Plan para Buenos Aires (PABA+40) la Procuración Penitenciaria de la Nación organizó junto con la Oficina del Alto Comisionado para los Derechos Humanos (ACNUDH) un evento paralelo en la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Buenos Aires.



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