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2011-07-05Committee on Petitions publishes annual report
As Chair of the Committee on Petitions, Member of Parliament Andreas Kugler, on 26 May 2011 presented the report on the activities of the Committee in 2010 to the Plenary.
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2011-07-07
Announcement of the next regional meeting
During the United States Ombudsman Annual (USOA) Conference in Jacksonville, Florida, a Regional Meeting of North American I.O.I. Members will be held on 26 October 2011.
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2011-07-05
Public Protector gives speech about accountability and integrity
On 1 June 2011, during a Public Lecture at the University of Stellenbosch in Cape Town, Western Cape, Public Protector Advocate Thuli Madonsela delivered his speech about the Role of the Public Protector in ensuring accountability and integrity within state affairs.
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2011-07-06
New Human Rights Centre will prompt historic reform
Ombudsman Petri Jääskeläinen deals in his commentary article to his annual report with new legislation under which a national human rights institution in accordance with the UN-approved Paris Principles will be established in Finland at the beginning of 2012.
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2011-07-06
Ombudsman publishes Annual Report 2010
This is Emily O’Reilly´s eighth Annual Report as Ombudsman and the twenty-seventh since the Office of the Ombudsman, the first one in the State, was established back in 1984. Complaints made to her Office in 2010 rise to 3,727 - up 30% on 2009, the highest number recorded in over 10 years.
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2011-07-11
Annual Report of the European Court of Justice
Since the establishment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in 1952, it constitutes the judicial authority of the European Union and, in cooperation with the courts and tribunals of the Member States, it ensures the uniform application and interpretation of European Union law. The annual report provides a synopsis of the case-law and much statistical information. It is available in all official EU languages.
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2011-07-12
Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe visits Ombudsman Board
On 8 July 2011, the Members of the Austrian Ombudsman Board met with the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Thomas Hammarberg.
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2011-07-12
Practical NHRI Guidelines for interaction with Treaty bodies
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) assists in the establishment and strengthening of national human rights institutions (NHRIs). It has recently published an infonote for National Human Rights Institutions for the interaction with Treaty Bodies.
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2011-07-12
HCDH offre d'information pratique pour les INDH
L'un des objectifs du Haut-commissariat aux droits de l'homme (HCDH) consiste à contribuer à la mise en place et au renforcement des institutions nationales de droits de l'homme (INDH), en tant qu'institutions indépendantes, conformes aux Principes de Paris.
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2011-08-11
I.O.I. World Conference 2012 - new website
The 10th I.O.I.World Conference, to be held in Wellington, New Zealand from 13 to 16 November 2012, will provide Ombudsmen from around the world with the opportunity to meet, share their experience and engage in fruitful debate and discussion. The conference website has been recently launched.
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2011-07-13
Iowa Ombudsman reports special Investigation
Iowa State Ombudsman Ruth Cooperrider received a complaint on February 22, 2010, concerning the manner in which the mayor and several city council members for the City of Monticello attempted to remove the city administrator from his position. A special report about the investigation is now available.
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2011-07-04
Board Meeting 2011 to be held in Livingstone, Zambia
The annual meeting of the I.O.I. Board of Directors will be held in Livingstone, Zambia from 30 October to 2 November 2011. The I.O.I. is looking forward to the fruitfull discussions and upcoming decisions and would like to thank Ms Caroline Sokoni, Investigator General of Zambia, for hosting this event.
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2011-07-14
Regional subventions are a huge success
At the Bermuda Board Meeting in October 2011 the I.O.I. Board decided that the I.O.I. would provide funds up to a maximum of EUR 50,000 for regional projects. Member institutions were invited to submit project proposals with a focus on training activities. Six applicants from five of the six I.O.I. World Regions were successful in the selection process conducted by the I.O.I. Executive Committee in spring 2011.
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2011-07-14
Preparations for I.O.I. world conference under way
The Ombudsmen and staff of the New Zealand Office of the Ombudsmen look forward to welcoming the ombudsman community to New Zealand in November 2012 to the I.O.I. world conference. Formal invitations and information about registration will be sent out in a few months and the conference website has recently gone "live".
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2011-06-09
Kick-off for by-laws reform in Vienna
The Bylaws and Governance sub-committee of the Board met in Vienna in late May. Building on the work begun at the Board meeting in Bermuda, Mats Melin produced a refined draft of possible changes to strengthen and clarify the role of the I.O.I. in a changing world.
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2011-07-14
European Region organises OPCAT workshop
On 13 and 14 September 2011 an OPCAT workshop (Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture) for Ombudsman institutions will take place in Warsaw, Poland. I.O.I. Europe cooperates with the Polish Ombudsman Institution in the organisation of this event.
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2011-07-15
New weekly information service
The I.O.I. General Secretariat is delighted to offer a new communication service to the Ombudsman community. The weekly “I.O.I. Ombudsman News” brings recent ombudsman news to members and applicant institutions as well as partner organisations and institutions.
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2011-07-17
Miscellaneous
Several new incumbents entered into office in the past couple of weeks: Mr. Dominique Baudis is the new French Defender of Rights, Ms. Calliope Spanou the Greek Ombudswoman and Ms. Raymonde Saint-Germain was reappointed in Québec - to name only a few among many more renowned personalities.
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2011-07-19
Ontario Ombudsman announces next SYT Training
André Marin, the Ombudsman of Ontario, recently announced the fifth annual course for administrative investigators. SHARPENING YOUR TEETH: Advanced Investigative Training for Administrative Watchdogs will take place at the Sutton Place Hotel in Toronto from November 28-30, 2011.
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2011-07-20
AOB releases international edition of its annual report 2010
The International Version of the AOB's 2010 Annual Report has now been released. It provides an outline of the activities of the three members of the AOB during the year as well as an overview of international activities, including International Ombudsman Institute (I.O.I) activities and bilateral contacts.´It also includes examples of human rights related cases which the AOB has had to resolve in 2010 when assessing complaints about maladministration and infringements of administrative law by public authorities.
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