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International Ombudsman Institute

Fri, 2 October 2020

Ombudsman News 38/2020

Fri, 2 October 2020

Ombudsman News 38/2020





IOI | Remote media training for IOI members

Online learning and face-to-face training via videoconference. The IOI is pleased to offer its first online training course with a specific focus on media skills. Participants will learn how to approach media interviews with confidence and focus, how to manage difficult questions and how to bring across key messages. The training will be held on 19 November 2020 and is directed specifically at office holders or their respective media spokespersons. Registration is now open!



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NEW ZEALAND | Webinar on Making Disability Rights Real in New Zealand

The New Zealand Office of the Ombudsman warmly invites you to attend an international Zoom webinar “Making Disability Rights Real in New Zealand” to take place on Wednesday, 21 October 2020 between 3.00 - 4.00 NZST. Registration is now open.



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AFRICA | AORC hosts webinar on Ombudsman under threat

Ombudsman’s Day is 10th October. In commemoration of Ombudsman’s Month and to raise awareness of the Ombudsman institution, the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC) will be hosting a two-hour facilitated discussion via Zoom on the 27 October 2020 around the threats facing the Ombudsman institution.



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Europe | Pandemic worsens Roma and travellers poverty and discrimination

The Coronavirus pandemic hit Roma and Travellers particularly hard, shows a new bulletin from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA).



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Finland | Integration and digitalization as essential elements of a fair balance of rights in the future of health and social services

The Chancellor of Justice of the Government of Finland, Dr. Tuomas Pöysti delivered a speech at the joint meeting of the EU Chief Medical ad Dental Officers and Directors of Pharmaceutic Policy, Helsinki 26 September 2019.



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Argentina | 30 años de la Ley de Tenencia y Tráfico de Estupefacientes

El Procurador Penitenciario Adjunto Interino Ariel Cejas Meliare expuso en el plenario organizado por la comisión de Seguridad Interior y Narcotráfico, y de Justicia y Asuntos Penales, con motivo del 30 aniversario de la sanción de la Ley 23.737 de tenencia y tráfico de estupefacientes.



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UPR Guide

World | UPR - tips for engagement at country level for NHRIs and Civil Society

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), in collaboration with the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) and UPR Info, published an informative document with useful tips for engagement at country level for national human rights institutions and civil society.



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FRANCE | La Défenseure des droits a participé au séminaire de la Commission européenne contre le racisme et l'intolérance (ECRI)

La Défenseure des droits, Claire Hédon, a participé ce lundi au séminaire de la Commission européenne contre le racisme et l'intolérance (ECRI) sur le thème : «Unir nos forces pour communiquer le message de l’égalité et de la diversité».



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TAIWÁN | Investigación destinada a garantizar la seguridad en el entorno de los alojamientos de los trabajadores inmigrantes

Entre el 2017 y el 2018 ocurrieron algunos incendios en dormitorios de fábricas, los cuales provocaron varias muertes entre trabajadores inmigrantes y pusieron de relieve los problemas de seguridad en los dormitorios de estos, por ello el Yuan de Control (YC) inició una investigación.



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Spouse Supporting Transition - Study Report

CANADA | Veterans Ombudsman presents study report on spouse supporting transition

A project carried out by the Veterans Ombudsman explores aspects of the spouse’s role in a Veteran’s successful transition from the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) to civilian life, through the lived experiences of spouses and a survey of academic literature.



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IRELAND | Ombudsman holds first online outreach event

Ombudsman Peter Tyndall and his team held a virtual regional “visit” to the Sligo Roscommon Leitrim area between 4 and 11 September 2020. As part of its annual outreach programme the office usually holds complaint clinics, engages with public representatives and the providers of public services located in a particular county.



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ARMENIA | Human Rights Defender and Council of Europe implement project in the field of biomedicine

On the initiative of the Human Rights Defender's Office of Armenia, and with the cooperation of the Council of Europe, a project to protect Human rights in Biomedicine will take place for the first time in the territory of the Council of Europe Member States.



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argentina | La Defensoría del Pueblo continúa con atención a través de canales no presenciales

En cumplimiento de las medidas de aislamiento vigentes, la institución dispuso extender los mecanismos de atención virtuales hasta el viernes 2. A través de ellos los santafesinos pueden realizar consultas desde sus domicilios, presentar denuncias en el Centro de Asistencia a la Víctima y solicitar los servicios del Centro de Mediación y Resolución de Conflictos.



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