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2016-02-12IACA Regional Summer Academy - Eastern Africa
Following a successful debut in Latin America in November 2015, the next IACA Regional Summer Academy will be for Eastern Africa and take place in Kampala, Uganda, from 3 to 9 September 2016. The programme is co-sponsored by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA).
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2016-03-23
Veterans Ombudsman on the importance of keeping a laser-like focus on Veterans’ outcomes
Since Canada passed the Pension Act in 1919 – its first major legislation to support Veterans – every 20 years or so a review of Veterans’ benefits is conducted because Veterans’ needs change. Veterans Ombudsman Guy Parent authored a text on the importance of keeping a laser-like focus on veterans’ outcomes, which was published in The Hill Times on Monday, 21 March 2016.
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2016-05-31
FRA publishes Fundamental Rights Report 2016
On 30 May, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) published its Fundamental Rights Report 2016. The report examines challenges and achievements while also proposing measures to ensure fundamental rights are respected.
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2016-06-13
Ombudsman welcomes that prisoners should be able to bring complaints to his Office
Ombudsman Peter Tyndall has warmly welcomed the announcement by Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald, that prisoners will be able to have their complaints independently investigated by his Office.
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2016-06-13
Ombudsman reveals mistakes in children's protection
The Czech Ombudsman's Office has looked into 142 complaints against the bodies for social and legal protection of children (OSPOD) in the past two years and has found mistakes in 77 cases (54 percent).
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2016-06-28
Successful follow-up NPM workshop held in Vilnius
A follow-up NPM Workshop was hosted by the Seimas Ombudsmen’s Office of the Republic of Lithuania. The three-day workshop brought 25 participants from 17 different countries to Vilnius to explore issues of common concern relating to the monitoring of psychiatric institutions.
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2016-06-30
New Chief Parliamentary Ombudsman elected
On 9 June, Justice of the Supreme Administrative Court Elisabeth Rynning was elected unanimously by Parliament to be the new Chief Parliamentary Ombudsman.
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2016-09-02
The IOI at the European Forum Alpbach 2016
The International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) hosted a Breakout- Session in this year’s legal and political symposium of the European Forum Alpbach that took place in Tyrol/Austria from 28 – 30 August 2016.
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2016-09-28
Western Australian Ombudsman releases 2015-16 Annual Report
The Western Australian Ombudsman has tabled his 2015-16 annual report in Parliament. The report outlines the work of the Office for the recent year when the Ombudsman received 11,663 contacts and finalised 95% of the complaints within three months.
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2016-10-13
Older people must be allowed to live at home
Ombudsman Tyndall discusssed a report that highlightes the manner in which many older people are directed towards nursing homes, when they would prefer to remain in their own homes with appropriate support if necessary.
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2016-11-08
Provincial Ombudsman Sindh presented Annual Report 2015
Provincial Ombudsman Sindh Mr. Asad Ashraf Malik presented the annual report of his institution for the calendar year 2015 to Governor Sindh, which highlighted the achievements and progress of the Provincial Ombudsman Sindh.
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2016-12-01
International Conference of Information Commissioners 2017
The International Conference of Information Commissioners (ICIC2017) will be jointly hosted by the UK Information Commissioner and the Scottish Information Commissioner and held in Manchester from 20 – 21 September 2017.
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2016-12-21
The Federal Ombudsman’s “Medical Regularisation” investigation report has been published
The Federal Ombudsman conducted an investigation on the functioning of the Immigration Office 9ter Division which deals with applications for residence on medical grounds. That investigation report has now been presented to Parliament.
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2017-02-27
38th USOA Annual Conference – call for speakers
The 38th USOA Annual Conference will be hosted by the Office of the Attorney General in Austin Texas and held at Drury Plaza Hotel San Antonio Riverwalk from 2 - 6 October 2017. The Conference Planning Committee is inviting submissions of proposals to present in the 38th USOA Annual Conference in Texas.
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2017-02-28
Veterans Ombudsman releases status update on recommendations
The Veterans Ombudsman has posted a status update on all the recommendations made by the Office since its inception. To date, it has made 57 recommendations and, of these, the Government has fully or partially implemented 37, leaving 20 still to be addressed.
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2017-03-01
Regional President meets Secretary General in Vienna
On 27 February 2017 the Regional President of IOI Europe and Catalan Ombudsman Rafael Ribó met with IOI Secretary General Günther Kräuter in Vienna to discuss upcoming projects in the Region.
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2017-03-06
Ombudsman investigates financial support for kinship carers
The Victorian Ombudsman has commenced an ‘own motion’ investigation into the financial support provided to kinship carers by the Department of Health and Human Services in Victoria.
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2017-03-21
ENNHRI General Assembly Statement on European Solidarity in the field of Migration
In a new statement released on the occasion of the General Assembly Meeting of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) on 6 March 2017, ENNHRI participants called for European solidarity in the field of migration.
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2017-05-03
New mandate for the Québec Ombudsman
A new law came into force in Québec on May 1, 2017. Under the Act to facilitate the disclosure of wrongdoings relating to public bodies, the Québec Ombudsman is mandated to handles disclosure of wrongdoing committed regarding any public body subject to the Act. From now on, whistleblowers will enjoy reliable, safe and independent recourse.
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2017-07-17
Joint mission visits to promote rights of migrants
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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