The IOI General Secretariat is pleased to announce the results of the recent election of two Asian Directors on the IOI Board of Directors. We congratulate Mr Ajaz Ali Khan, Provincial Ombudsman Sindh, Pakistan, and Mr Somsak Suwansujarit, Chief Ombudsman of Thailand, on their election.

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Dr. Marcin Wiącek, who was elected as the new Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of Poland on 23 July 2021, took office. He succeeds Mr Adam Bodnar, who completed his term of office earlier this year.  

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The Ombudsman of Thailand is deeply mourning the loss of the former Chief Ombudsman – Mr Pramote Chotimongkol - who passed away on 12 August 2021, at the age of 77. 

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Violencia de género digital: el próximo miércoles, 1 de septiembre de 2021, se realizará un taller para prevenirla. El encuentro por Zoom está organizado por la Defensoría del Pueblo de Santa Fe, la Defensoría Provincial de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes y Faro Digital. La inscripción es libre y gratuita y se entregarán certificados. 

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On 29 July 2021, the Control Yuan officially released “The Control Yuan 90^th Anniversary Special Issue.” 2021 marks the 90^th anniversary of the establishment of the Control Yuan (CY). At the end of 2020, President Chu CHEN instructed CY Secretary General Judy, Fu-meei JU to start compiling an anniversary special issue in the hopes of showcasing the positive work that the CY does in helping the workings of government.

 

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On Friday, August 20, the President of Latvia Egils Levits presented the Order of the Three Stars to the Ombudsman Juris Jansons for meritorious service to Latvia at a solemn ceremony at Riga Castle.

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The Ombudsman of South Australia (SA) conducted an investigation into the actions of the council as the retailer of electricity and water to Aboriginal community members in Coober Pedy. The Ombudsman concluded that the council inappropriately managed electricity and water accounts and debts in a manner that was unjust, unreasonable, wrong and contrary to law.

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Dudley council has agreed to refund care home top-up fees for concerned families whose relatives were not offered an affordable placement, because of a Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman investigation. The agreement has come following a complaint from a man about care home top-up fees he paid for his mother’s care.

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While prisons understandably restrict items that can be brought in for security reasons, Sai was entitled to have his cultural rights upheld.

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Les hacemos llegar el 32. Reporte Semanal de “Derechos Humanos en Perspectiva Internacional” elaborado por el Programa de Observación y Asistencia para el Fortalecimiento de las Defensorías del Pueblo, que forma parte de la Unidad de Política Institucional de la Defensoría del Pueblo de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Argentina).

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