Join the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC), the research and training arm of the African Ombudsman and Mediators' Association (AOMA) for the thought-provoking webinar on "Enhancing Productivity and Safeguarding Confidentiality in Ombudsman Institutions: Leveraging Grammarly and ChatGPT for Quality Investigation Reports" on Tuesday, 5 December 2023 at 10 am (GMT+2), organised in collaboration with the International Ombudsman Institute. Kindly click here to register for the webinar.

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IOI President Chris Field PSM was honoured to provide a Keynote Address to the International Webinar, ‘The Proposal power of Mediators and Ombudsmen: an important mechanism to support administrative and legal reform’, organised by his outstanding colleague and good friend, the Mediator of the Kingdom of Morocco.

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El Instituto Latinoamericano del Ombudsman-Defensorías del Pueblo (ILO) celebró su XIV Asamblea y Seminario en el marco de su 40° Aniversario.

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On 7 November 2023, the Austrian League for Human Rights submitted the midterm report of civil society regarding the UPR of Austria to the UN. In a scientific cooperation with the Austrian Ombudsman Board and partially financed by the Future Funds of the Republic of Austria, the League brought to life an online montitoring tool. In future, this tool shall provide an up-to-date status of the implementation of the human rights recommendations in Austria at all times. 

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La síndica de greuges de Cataluña, Esther Giménez-Salinas, se ha desplazado a Bruselas para asistir a la Conferencia Anual de la Red Europea de Defensores del Pueblo (European Network of Ombudsmen, ENO), que se celebra en la sede del Parlamento Europeo y que lleva por título “Enfoques para hacer frente a los desafíos actuales”.

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On 8 November 2023, Mr. Somsak Suwansujarit, Chief Ombudsman of the Kingdom of Thailand, and Mr. Mokhammad Najih, Chairman of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia, signed the extension of the Memorandum of Understanding on bilateral cooperation between the two sides in Yogyakarta, Republic of Indonesia.

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La oficina de la Defensoría del Pueblo en Junín dio cuenta de los conflictos sociales que se registran en la región al mes de octubre, advirtiendo que son 10 activos y 1 latente, según el Reporte Mensual de Conflictos Sociales n.° 236 de la institución.

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On Friday 10 November 2023, Ombudsman of the Republic of Malawi, Grace Tikambenji Malera, pressed on government authorities across African nations and beyond to support the role of Civilian Oversight entities over military and other security bodies.

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Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass tabled her report Investigation into a Building Permit complaint in Parliament refering to the story of a 72-year-old widow, who has spent the last six years entangled in a bureaucratic nightmare with two local councils.

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The Control Yuan was honored to host the distinguished President of the Federación Iberoamericana del Ombudsperson (FIO) and Ombudsman of the Dominican Republic, Mr. Pablo Ulloa, along with his delegation, for a special address and visit on 18 October 2023. This visit holds significant importance, marking President Ulloa’s first return visit to Taiwan since 2017.

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El Defensor del Pueblo de Navarra-Nafarroako Arartekoa ha recomendado al Ayuntamiento de Pamplona/Iruña que procure alternativas y adopte determinadas medidas en relación con el empadronamiento de personas en situaciones de exclusión que carecen de vivienda o residen en infraviviendas, o bien que padecen vetos o condicionamientos indebidos por parte de las personas propietarias de viviendas o arrendadoras de habitaciones.

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An independent investigation is initiated by the Greek Ombudsman on the Pylos shipwreck incident. The Ombudsman, Mr. Andreas Pottakis, addressed two letters to the Commandant of the Hellenic Coastguard requesting a thorough internal investigation on any acts or omissions by Coastguard officers in connection to the tragic incident of 14 June 2023.

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On 3 November 2023, the Commissioner Against Corruption, Chan Tsz King, met with the visiting prosecutor delegation of Indonesia at the headquarters of the CCAC to exchange views on law enforcement work related to anti-corruption criminal cases, among other things.

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