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International Ombudsman Institute

Fri, 5 September 2014

Ombudsman News 35/2014

Fri, 5 September 2014

Ombudsman News 35/2014





ACRC Delegation visits IOI General Secretariat

IOI: Delegation of the Korean ACRC visits IOI General Secretariat

On 29 August 2014, Secretary General Günther Kräuter welcomed a delegation of the Korean Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) to the headquarters of the IOI General Secretariat in Vienna.



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NEW ZEALAND: Office of the Ombudsman releases winter edition of the Ombudsman Quarterly Review

The recently released winter edition of the Ombudsman Quarterly Review puts a special emphasis on the Ombudsmen's activities in the area of monitoring and inspecting places of detention under the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT).



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POLAND: Human Rights Defender Office conducted 158 visits in polling stations

Preceding the European Parliament elections on 23 and 24 May 2014 employees of the Polish Human Rights Defender Office conducted 158 visits in polling stations, adapted to the needs of people with disabilities.



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Memorandum of Understanding

IRAN: Memorandum of Understanding between the Iranian General Inspection Organization and the Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman

The General Inspection Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran signed a memorandum of understanding with the Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman.



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UK: Health sector needs to step to the plate on sepsis, says Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Julie Mellor

Thousands of people are still dying each year from sepsis because not enough improvements have been made by the NHS, according to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Julie Mellor.



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AUSTRIA: International Summer Academy on Human Rights

In cooperation with the Council of Europe, the European Training and Research Centre (ETC) will host an International Summer Academy on the topic of “How to manage human rights and the city” in Graz, Austria, from 23 to 27 September 2014.



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