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International Ombudsman Institute

Fri, 8 November 2019

Ombudsman News 45/2019

Fri, 8 November 2019

Ombudsman News 45/2019





IOI | 12th IOI World Conference - Registration now open

Register now for the 12th IOI world conference in Dublin, May 2020

Regístrese ahora para la 12a Conferencia Mundial en Dublin, mayo 2020

Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant à la 12ème Conférence mondiale de l'IIO à Dublin, en mai 2020.



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National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen and Irish Ombudsman and IOI President Peter Tyndall at the conference "Who will participate? Citizens and government in 2030?"

THE NETHERLANDS | The government is becoming invisible to citizens, but remains responsible

National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen closes a year of exploration on 31 October with the conference "Who will participate? Citizens and government in 2030?" Prime Minister Mark Rutte was one of his discussion partners during the congress. Irish Ombudsman and IOI President Peter Tyndall led two workshops on cooperation between ombudsman organisations. With 450 participants, the conference was a success.

 



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Conférence commune de l'AOMF et l'APF

AOMF | La protection des droits des enfants incombe à tous les acteurs de l’Etat

A l’occasion des 30 ans de la Convention internationale des droits de l’enfant, l’Association des Ombudsmans et Médiateurs de la Francophonie (l’AOMF) et l'Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (l’APF) ont organisé une conférence commune sur « Les droits de l’enfant, priorité pour les Parlementaires et les Médiateurs de la Francophonie ».



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ESPAÑA | El Síndic celebra la aprobación de la resolución sobre los ombudsman de la Asamblea Parlamentaria del Consejo de Europa

Con motivo del Día Mundial del Ombudsman, el Síndic ha compartido el contenido de la resolución del CoE con defensorías europeas, locales y universitarias. La resolución aprobada recomienda a los estados miembros que adopten las medidas oportunas para preservar las instituciones de ombudsman



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El ICIC es un foro global que conecta a diversas instituciones que trabajan y desarrollan las temáticas de transparencia y rendición de cuentas

PERÚ | Defensoría del Pueblo se incorpora como miembro de la conferencia internacional de comisionados de la información

Después de un proceso de selección que evaluó el trabajo que realiza la institución por  garantizar  el  acceso  a  la  información,  su  nivel  de  autonomía,  así  como  el alcance  nacional  de  sus  decisiones,  la  Defensoría  del  Pueblo  del  Perú  ha  sido incorporada como miembro de la Conferencia Internacional de Comisionados de la Información (ICIC, por sus siglas en inglés).



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AUSTRALIA | Update from the Inspector-General of Taxation

It has been six months since Mrs. Karen Payne assumed the position as Inspector-General and Taxation Ombudsman of Australia (IGTO). She now used the opportunity to give an update and show what has happened in those last months.



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Azerbaijan | Ombudsman took part in the 11th International Conference of the Ombudsman for the Armed Forces

The representatives of the Azerbaijani Ombudsman participated at the 11th International Conference of the Ombudsman Institutions on Armed Forces held on 28-29 October 2019 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.



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Julia Laffranque is one of the five candidates for the post as European Ombudsman

EUROPE | Interview with European Ombudsman candidate Julia Laffranque: “A judge in the service of citizens”

The post as European Ombudsman is up to election by the European Parliament in December. Among the five candidates, two persons appear as the main contenders: current ombudsman, Irish Emily O’Reilly, a journalist and former ombudsman in her home country, and Estonian Julia Laffranque, a visiting professor in law and currently judge in the European Court of Human Rights. The Brussels Times met Julia Laffranque for an interview in the European Parliament in Brussels.



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ARMENIA | Policy fully accepted Ombudsman´s recommendations on arrestees´ rights

The draft decision of the Armenian Government on making changes in the internal regulation of places for keeping arrestees in the RA Police system was submitted for the opinion of the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia. The study of the project indicates that it fully reflects the recommendations made by the Ombudsman.



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The 2018-2019 Annual Report of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman has just been published

UK | SPSO presents Annual Report 2018-2019

The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) has just published its Annual Report for the period 2018-2019. The report highlights the office’s achievements in what according to Ombudsman Rosemary Agnew was “both a challenging and an exciting year.” She said that despite increasing caseloads (both complaints and Scottish Welfare Fund review applications) the SPSO continues to perform to an excellent standard, maintaining a consistently high level and quality of output.



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