The four international networks of Ombudsmen (AOM, AOMF, FIO and IOI) committed to the protection and promotion of the rights of migrants by adopting the Tirana Declaration in September 2016. Since then, the Association of Mediterranean Ombudsmen (AOM) defined its Strategy for 2017 based on these commitments.

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The Ombudsman's Office of the Republic of Latvia has been nominated for the Latvia's 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report Hero. This nomination reflects the work of the Ombudsman's Office in the field of preventing human trafficking.

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In view of the increasing use of immigration detention as a deterrent of migration and the toughening of doemstic and regional migration policies resulting in human rights violations, the APT considers the Global Compact on Migration to be a timely opportunity to raise concerns over these issues. APT proposes a position paper that contains seven key advocacy messages that are indispensable to the Compact from a torture prevention perspective.

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Pak Un Jong took office as the new Chairperson of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) on June 28 at the Government Complex Sejong.

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Marianne Ryan was officially appointed as Alberta’s ninth Ombudsman and second Public Interest Commissioner on 4 July 2017. Prior to becoming the Ombudsman and Public Interest Commissioner, Ms Ryan led a successful career that spanned 35 years with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

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The Seimas Ombudsmen's Office of the Republic of Lithuania has been defending human rights and freedoms and investigating complaints about the abuse of office by or bureaucracy of state and municipal officials and since 2014 has been monitoring human rights at places of detention. The Ombudsman Institution has now published its Annual Report of the year 2016, detailing its activities and initiatives.

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The Ombudsman of Hong Kong released to the public her Annual Report 2017. The Report noted that most government departments are receptive to the recommendations for improvement made by the Office of The Ombudsman to address their inadequacies. The Report also highlighted the increasing number of complaints about access to information in the past few years. The number of related cases the Office received during the past year was at a record high.

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Rob Behrens, the chair of the European Network of Ombudsmen in Higher Education published a new study entitled "Being an Ombudsman in Higher Education". He therein reviews the lived experience of ombudsmen in 18 countries. Having had unique access to ENOHE archives and drawing on a network-wide survey, he has produced the comprehensive account of European practitioners.

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The Office of the Inspector-General of Taxation (IGT) launched a newletter called IGoT News!. The first edition was issued on 6 July 2017. IGoT News! will regularly inform its readers of the activities of the IGT and what it is hearing from the community, particularly from its complaint handling service.

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El Centro Internacional de Estudios Políticos de la Universidad Nacional de San Martín anuncia el lanzamiento de la convocatoria a la edición 2017-2018 de la Maestría en Derechos Humanos y Democratización en América Latina y el Caribe, programa afiliado al Global Campus of Human Rights, convocatoria que permanecerá abierta hasta el 31 de julio de 2017. Comienzan las admisiones para la cohorte 2017-2018.

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