The IOI is pleased to inform its members that the training cooperation established with the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) will find its continuation in a follow-up NPM workshop with a special focus on the monitoring of psychiatric facilities. The workshop will be hosted by the Seimas Ombudsmen’s Office of the Republic of Lithuania in Vilnius from 21 to 23 June 2016 and registration is now open.

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On 22 March 2016 a panel discussion was held in Geneva on a human rights based approach to the work of ombudsmen.

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On the side-lines of the ICC Annual Meeting in Geneva on 22 March 2016 IOI President John Walters and IOI Secretary General Günther Kräuter took the opportunity to meet with Kate Gilmore. Kate Gilmore is the United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights and therefore at the forefront of mainstreaming human rights on an international level.

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On behalf of the IOI community, IOI President Walters and IOI Secretary General Kräuter issued a statement of solidarity with Belgium. In this statement the IOI extends its heartfelt condolences to those suffering in the wake of this catastrophe and expresses its solidarity with the Belgian Ombudsman colleagues and the Belgian people.

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The Ombudsman, Ms Connie Lau, announced the completion of two direct investigations respectively into: how the Home Affairs Department (HAD) manages the booking and use of facilities of community halls and community centres and whether the Fire Services Department (FSD) and the Buildings Department (BD) have provided due support to owners of old buildings to facilitate their smooth compliance with the Fire Safety Directions issued under the Fire Safety Ordinance.

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Ottawa (Ontario) - Le 23 mars 2016: Suite au budget fédéral dévoilé hier, M. Guy Parent, ombudsman des vétérans, a dit ce qui suit : « C’était là la première occasion pour le gouvernement de concrétiser son mandat, et je crois qu’il s’agit d’un départ prometteur pour les vétérans et leur famille. »

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Mr. Anthony C. Mifsud, FCIPD, was sworn in as Parliamentary Ombudsman in a ceremony presided over by H.E. Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, President of Malta and in the presence of the Prime Minister, the Hon. Joseph Muscat, the Speaker of the House, the Hon. Angelo Farrugia and the Leader of the Opposition, the Hon. Simon Busuttil.

 

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