Ombudsman News 42/2022

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	ioi \| President provides address at the Parliament of New Zealand on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Office of the Ombudsman of New Zealand Chris Field, President of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) and Western Australian Ombudsman, provided an address at a ceremony held on the occasion of the 60^th Anniversary of the Office of the Ombudsman of New Zealand. » more information » google translate (Francais) » google translate (Español)

	ioi \| President presents the Golden Order of Merit to two former Presidents, and Life Members, of the IOI, during official visit to New Zealand Chris Field, President of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) and Western Australian Ombudsman, presented two Golden Orders of Merit during his official visit to New Zealand. » more information » google translate (Francais) » google translate (Español)

	APOR \| Regional meeting held in New Zealand The IOI’s Australasian & Pacific Region (APOR) held a conference on 13 October 2022 and its 34^th annual members’ meeting on 14 October 2022 in Wellington, New Zealand. The conference, on remaining relevant and getting government to listen, was co-hosted by Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass OBE as Regional President and New Zealand Chief Ombudsman and IOI 2^nd Vice President Peter Boshier. » more information » google translate (Francais) » google translate (Español)

	ioi \| President attends annual conference of the Australasian and Pacific Ombudsman Region, in Wellington, New Zealand Chris Field, President of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) and Western Australian Ombudsman, attended the annual conference of the Australasian and Pacific Ombudsman Region, in Wellington, New Zealand. » more information » google translate (Francais) » google translate (Español)

	AORC-IOI \| Video link and speaker presentations for Webinar now available On 13 October 2022, AORC and the IOI organized a webinar on the “UN Resolution on Ombudsman and Mediators, the Venice Principles and the OR Tambo Declaration”, to discuss how these instruments are used as tools to strengthen, protect, and promote the institution of the Ombudsman. You can now re-watch the webinar online and access the speaker presentations. » more information » google translate (Francais) » google translate (Español)

	kenya \| Ombudsman publishes Newsletter The Office of the Ombudsman of Kenya recently published their Newsletter for July – September 2022. » more information » google translate (Francais) » google translate (Español)

	canada \| Health care complaints to B.C. Ombudsperson highest in ten years The BC Ombudsperson’s 2021/22 Annual Report, released 18 October, highlights that complaints about health care from British Columbians were the highest in a decade. The office received almost 1,300 complaints and enquiries focused on programs and services provided by the Ministry of Health and B.C.’s health authorities. » more information » google translate (Francais) » google translate (Español)

	ESPAÑA \| Mesa de Emergencia Social para hablar de los retos a afrontar ante el contexto social y económico actual La síndica de greuges, Esther Giménez-Salinas, ha convocado esta mañana la Mesa de Emergencia Social, formada por nueve representantes de las entidades sociales catalanas –Mesa del Tercer Sector, DINCAT, Cáritas Cataluña, Cruz Roja, Amigos de los Mayores, Banco de Alimentos, Comunidad de Sant'Egidio, Arrels Fundación y Fundesplai– para mostrar su voluntad de seguir impulsando esta herramienta y para hablar sobre las líneas de futuro y los retos que habrá que afrontar. » more information » google translate » google translate (Francais)

	australia \| Implementation of Recommendations The Commonwealth Ombudsman, Mr Iain Anderson, published a report, Did They Do What They Said They Would? volume 2, on 17 October 2022. The report contains point-in-time assessments that measure the progress made by 8 agencies to implement 73 accepted recommendations made by the Office in 10 reports between 1 July 2019 and 30 June 2021. » more information » google translate (Francais) » google translate (Español)

	greece \| Ombudsman publishes Special Report The report “National Mechanism for the Investigation of Arbitrary Incidents” for 2021 aims to enhance transparency and focuses on groups of cases or independent incidents that have raised public concern. » more information » google translate (Francais) » google translate (Español)

	africa \| African Ombuds Institutes Working for Peace, Security, and Development Ombuds institutes have a special role in the social justice landscape of their countries that enables them to make significant contributions to the achievement of the SDGs and help close the global justice gap. A recent workshop allowed participating ombuds institutes to share their efforts to improve security sector governance as a core element of realizing SDG 16 on peaceful, just, and inclusive societies. To read the full article by Maaike de Langen please click here. » more information » google translate (Francais) » google translate (Español)

	ESPAÑA \| El Defensor del Pueblo avanza sus primeras conclusiones sobre lo sucedido en el perímetro fronterizo de Melilla El Defensor del Pueblo ha avanzado sus primeras conclusiones sobre lo sucedido en el perímetro fronterizo de Melilla el pasado 24 de junio. Tras analizar la documentación recibida por parte del Ministerio del Interior y del Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones, la institución concluye que se efectuó un rechazo en frontera de 470 personas sin contemplarse las previsiones legales tanto nacionales como internacionales. » more information » google translate » google translate (Francais)

	AMÉRICA LATINA \| 42. Reporte semanal “Derechos humanos en perspectiva internacional” Les hacemos llegar el 42. 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). » more information » google translate » google translate (Francais)

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Ombudsman News 42/2022

Ombudsman News 42/2022

ioi | President provides address at the Parliament of New Zealand on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Office of the Ombudsman of New Zealand

ioi | President presents the Golden Order of Merit to two former Presidents, and Life Members, of the IOI, during official visit to New Zealand

APOR | Regional meeting held in New Zealand

ioi | President attends annual conference of the Australasian and Pacific Ombudsman Region, in Wellington, New Zealand

AORC-IOI | Video link and speaker presentations for Webinar now available

kenya | Ombudsman publishes Newsletter

canada | Health care complaints to B.C. Ombudsperson highest in ten years

ESPAÑA | Mesa de Emergencia Social para hablar de los retos a afrontar ante el contexto social y económico actual

australia | Implementation of Recommendations

greece | Ombudsman publishes Special Report

africa | African Ombuds Institutes Working for Peace, Security, and Development

ESPAÑA | El Defensor del Pueblo avanza sus primeras conclusiones sobre lo sucedido en el perímetro fronterizo de Melilla

AMÉRICA LATINA | 42. Reporte semanal “Derechos humanos en perspectiva internacional”