Dutch National Ombudsman Reinier Van Zutphen invites to the next Poldershop, which will take place in The Hague on Friday, 1 November 2019. This edition of the Poldershop is about how Ombudsman assess the actions of the government? On what basis do they reach their decisions?

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It is with deep sadness that the IOI has learned that Mr Herman Wuyts, first Federal Ombudsman of Belgium, passed away on 27 September 2019. Mr Wuyts held the position as Regional Vice-President of the IOI’s European Region from 2000-2004. He was an esteemed colleague and our heartfelt condolences go out to his family and friends in this difficult time.

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From 30 August to 8 September 2019 Chief Ombudsman of Thailand and IOI Treasurer Mr. Viddhavat Rajatanun led a delegation consisting of Ombudsman Boon Tapanadul, Ombudsman Somsak Suwansujarit, Secretary-General Raksagecha Chaechai, and staff from the office of the Ombudsman Thailand (OMT), to Perth, Western Australia and Wellington New Zealand.

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Poor information and inadequate access to legal assistance often prevent defendants in criminal proceedings from full access to justice, as FRA latest report reveals. It points to where Member States should improve information flows and legal representation to uphold defendants’ rights. 

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Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary Ákos Kozma – who took office this Thursday – would like to work particularly on solving the problems of people turning to the Ombudsman and protecting the rights of children and vulnerable groups. In his interview given to the Hungarian News Agency he also emphasized that he wishes to preserve the independent and non-political nature of the ombudsman institution.

 

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El 30 de noviembre el defensor del Pueblo de la Provincia de Santa Fe, Argentina, Raúl Lamberto, y la ministra de Innovación y Cultura, María de los Ángeles González, firmaron, en las instalaciones de la plataforma Lavarden de la ciudad de Rosario, un convenio que tiene por objeto acordar el establecimiento de tareas conjuntas tendientes a la difusión de los bienes culturales de la Provincia.

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On 26 September 2019, a Baltic-Nordic ombudsman conference "Ensuring social and economic rights is a safeguard of a dignified life" took place at the National Library of Lithuania. At the opening of the conference, the Head of the Seimas Ombudsmen's Office of Lithuania greeted the ombudsmen from the Baltic and Nordic countries, the Chairman of the Committee on Human Rights of Lithuanian Parliament and welcomed the fact that conference discussions on protection and improvement of human rights and freedoms can be held in the Baltic-Nordic framework.

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In August 2017, a group of 18 homecare workers hired by the privately-run Ching-Kuan Social Welfare Charity Foundation accused the foundation of unlawfully forcing them to return part of their pay. The foundation was commissioned by Tainan City Government to provide home care services during the period from 2013 to 2015. To safeguard the rights of these workers, the Control Yuan (CY) of Taiwan launched an investigation into the case.

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Du 03 au 09 septembre 2019, une semaine durant, les collaborateurs de l’institution du Médiateur de la République, ont travaillé avec les experts du bureau de l’Ombudsman de Turquie et ceux du Ministère de la justice sur différents modules. Sept modules ont été dispensés au cours de cet atelier.

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The competent representative of the RA Investigative Committee gave public clarification that the RA Investigative Committee had sent official letters to the editorial administration of Armlur.am and Hayeli.am news websites with regard to the criminal proceeding initiated into circumstances of the former head of the RA Police Hayk Harutyunyan’s death.

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The Office of the Queensland Ombudsman of Australia continues to contribute strongly to fair and accountable public administration in Queensland. The recently released annual report for 2018-19 highlights its role in assessing and investigating complaints. The Office finalised 7,831 complaints and completed 1,255 investigations. Of these, 192 investigations resulted in the rectification of an issue, which is where the Ombudsman recommends an agency change a decision or action as a result of a complaint. 

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The Ombudsman participated on September 20 at the 42nd Session of the Human Rights Council - which took place in Geneva from 9 to 27 - where the report of the Universal Periodic Examination of Human Rights to Portugal was discussed and adopted.

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