Mr. Peter Tyndall, Ombudsman and Information Commissioner of Ireland and former President of the IOI, has been awarded IOI Honorary Life Membership. At its mid-term meeting on 15 November 2021, the IOI Board of Directors expressed its gratitude for Mr. Tyndall by acclamation for his long-term and very successful work as President of the IOI.

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Chris Field, President of the International Ombudsman Institute and Western Australian Ombudsman, was privileged to be invited by his very valued colleague, Rob Behrens, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, UK, to provide a Welcome Address to the working seminar on the Manchester Memorandum.

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Chris Field, President of the International Ombudsman Institute and Western Australian Ombudsman, was delighted and honoured, to be invited by Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, Public Protector South Africa and Chair of the Forum for Institutions Supporting Democracy (FISD), to deliver a keynote address at the plenary session of the FISD inaugural virtual conference on constitutional democracy.

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With less than two weeks away from the international online conference that the Office of the Ombudsman of Israel is hosting under the auspices of the IOI and the AOM, please see the amended agenda by clicking on the article.

The conference will discuss the unique challenges facing ombuds institutions across the globe pertaining to upholding and advancing the rights of older people.

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H.E. Justice Dr. Zabihullah Khodaeian has been appointed as the new President of the General Inspection Organization (GIO) of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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On 7 November 2021, the Royal Proclamation announced the appointment of Mr. Songsak Saicheua as the Ombudsman of Thailand in replacement of Mr. Boon Tapanadul who vacated his seat.  Mr. Songsak Saicheua will serve a seven-year term from the date of appointment according to section 17 of the Organic Act on Ombudsmen B.E. 2560 (2017) .

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The Commission on Administrative Justice (Office of the Ombudsman) of Kenya has published Issue N° 02/2021 of its Newsletter, covering the period of July – September 2021. The Newsletter is available here.

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The United States Ombudsman Association (USOA) provides a training for individuals who are relatively new to the role of government ombudsman. The four-day virtual event will be held in early December 2021. Registration is now open.

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Les hacemos llegar el 44. Reporte Semanal de “Derechos Humanos en Perspectiva Internacional” elaborado por el Programa de Observación y Asistencia para el Fortalecimiento de las Defensorías del Pueblo, que forma parte de la Unidad de Política Institucional de la Defensoría del Pueblo de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Argentina).

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The Office of the Queensland Ombudsman has recently published a video with a brief overview on the topic of good decision-making.

The video supports their existing suite of good decisions material, ranging from a checklist, a reference book to training opportunities.

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En 2021 la Institución ha celebrado el 40 aniversario de la Ley Orgánica 3/1981 que regula y desarrolla la figura del Defensor del Pueblo de España. En estas cuatro décadas de historia, la Institución ha tramitado 999.358 quejas, ha formulado a las Administraciones 25.376 resoluciones y ha interpuesto 31 recursos de inconstitucionalidad y 11 recursos de amparo ante el Tribunal Constitucional. 

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Representantes de las Asambleas Provinciales de Maputo y Cabo Delgado (Mozambique) conocen a las funciones del Defensor del Pueblo andaluz durante un encuentro en el ámbito de la Cooperación Bilateral con Mozambique. El adjunto al Defensor ha explicado la función de este comisionado parlamentario como institución defensora de los derechos y libertades de la ciudadanía.

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A l’occasion du 20 novembre, journée internationale des droits de l’enfant, la Défenseure des droits, Claire Hédon, et son adjoint Défenseur des enfants, Eric Delemar, rendent public leur rapport annuel consacré aux droits de l’enfant : Santé mentale des enfants : le droit au bien-être.

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