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International Ombudsman Institute

Fri, 20 March 2015

Ombudsman News 11/2015

Fri, 20 March 2015

Ombudsman News 11/2015





SAVE THE DATE – ANTI-CORRUPTION TRAINING COURSE IN CURAÇAO, CARIBBEAN REGION – 27-28 May 2015

It is our pleasure to announce a new edition of IOI’s anti-corruption training course.

Date: 27 – 28 May 2015

Venue: Renaissance Curaçao Resort, Willemstad

Host: Ombudsman of Curaçao



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IOI: Successful Webinar on „Ombudsman Innovations for advancing Open Government“

On 17 March 2015 a successful Webinar co-sponsored by the Open Government Partnership (OGP), the World Bank Governance Global Practice (GGP) and the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) was held.



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AFRICA: Ombudsman Kenya publishes outcome report on Colloquium of African Ombudsmen

Following the successful organization of the inaugural regional colloquium for Ombudsman Institutions, held in Nairobi in September 2013, the Commission on Administrative Justice (Ombudsman) of Kenya published an outcome report on “Repositioning the Ombudsman - Challenges and Prospects for the African Ombudsman Institution”. 



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SPAIN: Administrations accepted 72% of Ombudsman’s recommendations

Ombudsman Becerril presented the institution’s Annual Report for 2014. The Office received 23,186 and made 467 recommendations, 72% of which were accepted by the public administration.  



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WORLD: Economist Intelligence Unit report on business and human rights

New policy report by the Economist Intelligence Unit, sponsored by the Universal Rights Group, on "The Road From Principles To Practice: today's challenges for business in respecting human rights".



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Honorary mediator of Ivory Coast Mathieu Vangah Ekra

IVORY COAST: IOI mourns the passing away of Honorary Mediator Mathieu Vangah Ekra

The former minister and honorary mediator of Ivory Coast Mathieu Vangah Ekra passed away in Abidjan at the end of February 2015.



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UK: Vulnerable elderly woman suffers severe facial bruising in hospital that failed her

A woman in her 90s suffered serious bruising to her face just before she died after falling in hospital, a Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman investigation found. The vulnerable lady was admitted to hospital with a chest infection and suffered severe bruising to her face when she fell out of bed, when an agency health care assistant was changing her bedding.



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