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International Ombudsman Institute

Fri, 25 September 2015

Ombudsman News 38/2015

Fri, 25 September 2015

Ombudsman News 38/2015





IOI Board of Directors

IOI | Board of Directors holds annual meeting in Namibia

The IOI Board of Directors held its annual meeting in Windhoek from 21 to 23 September 2015. The Office of IOI President and Namibia Ombudsman John R. Walters hosted this event and welcomed the members of the Board in Namibia.



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OGP | Webinar on “Information as a Tool for Regulation: How Can Transparency Work for You?”

On Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 a Webinar on “Information as a Tool for Regulation: How Can Transparency Work for You?” will be held from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. EST. Elena Fagotto, Director of Research of the Transparency Policy Project at Harvard Kennedy School, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation will speak about the complex matter of transparency as an policy intervention.



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EUROPE | Trilogues and transparent law-making

The European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, is currently inquiring into the issue of "trilogues" with a view to boosting transparent law-making in the EU. A debate about transparency and non-disclosure of documents will take place at the European Parliament on 28 September 2015 from 10:00 to 12:00.



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CANADA | Québec Ombudsman unveils its 2014-2015 Annual Report

On September 17, 2015, in the National Assembly of Québec, Ombudsperson Raymonde Saint-Germain made the institution’s 45th Annual Report public.



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Argentina/Buenos Aires | Convenios entre la Defensoría, CASACIDN y ELA para luchar contra la violencia de género y los malos tratos a niños, niñas y adolescentes

El Defensor del Pueblo porteño, Alejandro Amor, suscribió dos convenios específicos de colaboración con el Comité Argentino de Seguimiento y Aplicación de la Convención Internacional sobre los Derechos del Niño (CASACIDN) y el Equipo Latinoamericano de Justicia y Género (ELA) con el propósito de trabajar conjuntamente contra la violencia de género y los malos tratos a niños, niñas y adolescentes.



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US | Passing away of Ms Carolyn Stieber

Carolyn Stieber, died on September 12, 2015.  She was the ombudsman at Michigan State University from 1974 to 1991 and a long-time contributor to the international ombudsman community.



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