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2016-05-18MoU signed between the IOI and the British and Irish Ombudsman Association
On 12 and 13 May 2016 IOI Secretary General Günther Kräuter attended the Annual Meeting and Conference of the British and Irish Ombudsman Association in Dublin and signed a Memorandum of Understanding.
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2018-07-30
Criminal case initiated based on violations recorded by the Human Rights Defender
RA Investigative Committee initiated a criminal case on the basis of cases on provision of paid services at psychiatric institutions which were recorded by the staff of Human Rights Defender.
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2018-05-25
Last newsletter before the new EU General Data Protection Regulation applies
This is the last IOI newsletter you will receive before the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies. We will ask for your explicit consent in a separate e-mail in a few days. Este boletín de noticias será el último que recibirá antes de que se aplique el Reglamento General de Protección de Datos (RGPD) de la UE. Nos dirigiremos hacia ustedes para pedir su consentimiento explícito en un correo electrónico en un par de días. Voilà la dernière lettre d'information de l'IIO que vous recevez avant l'entrée en vigueur du Règlement Général sur la Protection des Données (RGPD) de la UE. Nous vous demanderons bientôt dans un courriel séparé de bien vouloir donner votre accord formel à la réception de cette lettre d'information.
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2019-05-27
Azerbaijani Ombudsman´s senior advisor participated at ENNHRI’s Working Group on the rights of persons with disabilities
The senior advisor of the Ombudsman Institution participated at the ENNHRI’s Working Group meeting on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as a member of the group, in Brussels, Belgium on May 14, 2019. More than 20 representatives of the states and several European organizations attended the event.
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2016-06-28Participants of the training
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2019-02-05
Save the Date! Poldershop: "Ombudsman tools - What are they and how do you use them?"
On Friday 1 November 2019 the office of the National Ombudsman of the Netherlands will organize a Poldershop on how ombudsman assess the actions of government. Some ombudsman refer to the law, others to human rights treaties and still others have their own list of norms. Save the date!
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2019-07-26
The Network of African National Human Rights Institutions organises workshop on SOGIE-related Complaints Handling, Investigations and Documentation
The Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI), a regional membership organisation of African NHRIs based in Nairobi Kenya is organising a technical workshop on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression (SOGIE) for representatives of NHRIs and SOGIE-related Civil Society Organisations. The workshop will be held on July 23 – 25 in Entebbe, Uganda.
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2018-09-24
Ombudsman SA – Statement on investigation into the actions of Families SA / the Department for Child Protection — alleged failure to protect young people from sexual exploitation (Sep. 2018)
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2017-06-02
The Toowoomba Regional Council Auction Notices Report
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2018-09-25
Human Rights Defender supports the participation of women in economic life in regions
A special meeting on “Implementation of women’s economic rights” has been initiated among the representatives of the Defender, state and self-government bodies and NGO’s in Khachik village, Armenia on 22 September 2018. One of the key guarantees to tackle various issues in the named field is to ensure women’s economic enhancement and autonomy.
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2019-03-27
Information report on the real rights of persons with disabilities to vote in European Parliament elections
This report presents the state of play of the implementation of the right of European Union citizens with disabilities to vote in elections to the European Parliament. With this report, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) provides a full picture of how this right is actually implemented. The report is available in English, French and Spanish.
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2015-11-12
Adult social care complaints to the Ombudsman on the increase
The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) is publishing its complaints statistics for adult social care – including data for both councils and private care providers – in its Annual Review of Adult Social Care Complaints 2014/15. The report is being published as part of the LGO’s role as the social care ombudsman, to encourage transparency and accountability across the whole adult social care complaints system.
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2018-01-26
IOI issues statement of support for the Ombudsman of Ecuador
On behalf of the IOI community, IOI President Peter Tyndall and IOI Secretary General Kräuter expressed their concerns regarding the current developments affecting the Office of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Ecuador and its current incumbent, Ombudsman Dr. Ramiro Rivadeneira Silva.
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2017-04-04
Ombudsmen presenting the Direct Provision System
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2017-09-29
Memorandum of Understanding between ODIHR and the IOI - EN
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2017-10-19
Ombudsmen convened at the Baltic-Nordic Ombudsmen Annual Meeting
Seimas Ombudsman Raimondas Šukys and the adviser of the Human Rights Division of the Seimas Ombudsmen's Office, Kristina Brazevic attended the Baltic-Nordic Ombudsmen annual meeting in Stockholm, where they discussed issues related to the prevention of torture and the harmonization of different mandates in a daily work of an ombudsperson.
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2016-02-29
Hong Kong Ombudsman – Handling Complainants Who Disrupt the Operation of the Office
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2019-03-18
Helsinki Conference on impacts of artificial intelligence on human rights, democracy and the rule of law
A high-level conference on the topic of “Impacts of artificial intelligence development on human rights, democracy and the rule of law” was held from February 26-27, 2019, in Helsinki, Finland. The conference was organized by the Finnish government and Council of Europe (CoE) within the framework of the Finnish Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers.
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2018-04-17
Kela’s changed policy regarding basic social assistance has endangered the continuity
Numerous complaints have been submitted to the Parliamentary Ombudsman criticising the social security institution Kela for refusing to grant basic social assistance for medication prescribed by doctors, or other health care expenses since it changed its policy concerning the granting of basic social assistance for health care exprenses in autumn of 2017.
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2017-02-07
The Ombudsman Casebook Issue 27 January 2017
