In their efforts to further increase the regional impact of the IOI, the members of the IOI Board of Directors decided at their Board meeting held in New York City in May 2022 to continue the regional subsidy programme for the membership year 2022/2023.

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The Public Protector South Africa, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, was suspended from office on 9 June 2022. The Public Protector has been a loyal and respected contributor to the IOI and its work for many years. The IOI therefore publishes a statement to voice its concern that any hearings in the National Assembly are conducted in fairness and in line with international standards.

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The Victorian Ombudsman's recently launched conciliation function offers Victorian public organisations (including local government councils) and complainants an efficient and meaningful alternative in resolving their complaints. The Ombudsman has been very pleased with the initial feedback received, as the office looks to promote conciliation as a valuable resolution tool in the future.

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The Protector of Citizens determined that the Law on Prevention of Domestic Violence has brought improvements in the system of protection against violence in the family and in intimate partner relationships since the beginning of its implementation, but that there is room for additional improvements, primarily in the early response to this type of violence.

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A la suite de la publication du cadre de référence pour l’auto-évaluation d’octobre 2019, l'AOMF a le plaisir de vous partager l’article de Vanessa Sedletzki sur l’auto-évaluation par les Ombudsmans et médiateurs de leur travail relatif aux droits de l’enfant – Cartographie des données reçues, permettant de rendre compte du travail effectué par les institutions membres de l’AOMF en matière de droits de l’enfant.

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In the wake of a recent investigation by the Independent Investigations Office (IIO) into a case that identified serious concerns about the conduct of a civilian jail guard who failed to provide adequate care to a man in custody, the British Columbia (BC) Ombudsperson is renewing calls for independent oversight of jail guards in municipalities policed by the RCMP.

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Esther Giménez-Salinas ha tomado posesión del cargo de Síndica de Greuges en un acto que ha tenido lugar en el Palacio del Parlamento de Cataluña. Giménez-Salinas fue elegida por el Parlamento de Cataluña el pasado 30 de junio, con 91 votos a favor y 39 en contra.

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On 22 June 2022, Syed Jamalud Din shah, Provincial Ombudsman, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa presented the Annual Report 2021 before the Hon’ble Governor (Acting), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Like the previous year, 2021 also faced the menace of corona virus resulting in lock down. Despite these hinderances coupled with some other restraining factors, the team worked with zeal and did their best to achieve the set targets.

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The Office of the Ombudsman of Kenya has published Issue 5 of its newsletter, which covers the most important activities, achievements and developments in the period of April-June 2022. The Newsletter is available here.

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Toronto's Ombudsman today released an interim report with early recommendations that he says the City should implement immediately to improve the fairness of its response to encampments.

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Document storing and archiving has been identified in an ongoing needs assessment as one of the training priorities required by African Ombudsman. In responding to this need, the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC) held a webinar on the matter. Speaker contributions are now available and you are invited to watch the video recording of the webinar.

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The European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) recently published a report on “Strengthening Human Rights Accountability at Borders”. The report builds on the findings of a previous report, which identified and analysed the underlying causes of gaps in human rights accountability at borders.

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The European Union’s Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) shares its newly published report on “Europe's civil society: still under pressure – Update 2022”. The report focuses on the key role civil society plays in fostering a rule of law culture. It cites good practice examples from across the EU.

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Les hacemos llegar el 29. 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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