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2020-01-22Catalan Ombudsman hosts workshop on artificial intelligence and human rights
The IOI and the Catalan Ombudsman organize an international workshop on “Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights - challenges, functions and mechanisms”, to be held in Barcelona from 2 – 3 March 2020. Registration is now open!
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2020-01-22
GANHRI Annual Meeting to be held in March 2020
The Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) will hold its annual meeting in Geneva from 10 – 12 March 2020. Save the date!
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2020-01-23
Publication of the Ombuds Agenda 2020
The National Ombudsman has published his Ombuds Agenda 2020, which covers the National Ombudsman, the Veterans Ombudsman and the Ombudsman for Children. Some of the main issues this year include poverty and debt among vulnerable young people in the Dutch Caribbean, veterans in detention and the involvement of (chronically) sick children and young people in their medical treatment.
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2020-01-23
Ombudsman Svetina meets with Austrian Ombudsman Amon
On 13 January 2020, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina hosted a working visit from Werner Amon, Secretary General of the IOI and Chair of the Austrian Ombudsman Board. Amon and his Slovenian counterpart exchanged the experiences of their respective national institutions dedicated to human rights and called for even greater cooperation between ombudsmen in Europe.
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2020-01-24
Plans to expand human rights activities of Public Defender of Rights
The Office of the Public Defender of Rights has launched a four-year plan focused on human rights protection. The plan will allow the Ombudsman to focus even more strongly on particularly vulnerable groups, such as children, people with disabilities and people whose freedom has been restricted.
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2020-01-24
Attorney-general refers to ‘Venice Principles’ to support Cypriot Ombudswoman over administrative audit
Cypriot attorney-general Costas Clerides has rejected a demand by the country’s auditor-general that a criminal investigation be carried out against the Ombudswoman. In his legal opinion the attorney-general made strong reference to the Venice Principles and the IOI letter of support.
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2020-01-24
High level of public trust for Human Rights Defender
A public opinion survey carried out by the International Republican Institute (IRI) shows that the public feels a high level of trust for the Human Rights Defender.
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2020-01-27
Ombudsman listens to observations of the Independent Commission on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Representatives of the Seimas Ombudsman's Office met with members of the Commission for the Monitoring of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities under the Office of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsman to discuss observations regarding the situation of the rights of persons with disabilities in the country.
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2020-01-27
Legal standards of Human Rights Defender as NPM published in English
The legal standards of the Human Rights Defender as the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) were published in Armenian and English. This document illustrates the jurisprudence in the field of torture prevention and will become an educational material in universities and during training courses on the protection of the rights of persons deprived of their liberty organized for law enforcement officers and civil servants.
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2020-01-27
FRA booklet on how to communicate human rights effectively
The European Union’s Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) developed a booklet to sum up the core points communicators and practitioners in various fields raised in expert meetings, practitioners’ seminars and focus groups in 2017 and 2018.
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2020-01-31
A new tool on human rights - bringing together assessments of EU Member States
There is a range of monitoring mechanisms on human rights, not the least in the United Nations and the Council of Europe. A new tool is bringing together many of these - and an increasing number - for the benefit of the EU institutions and its Member States. The tool is hopefully also useful for Ombudsman institutions and other national actors.
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2020-01-21
Ombudsman Hong Kong, China investigates mechanisms for verifying travel records of comprehensive social security assistance
The Ombudsman of Hong Kong, China, Ms Winnie Chiu, announced the completion of a direct investigation into “Mechanisms for Verifying Travel Records of Comprehensive Social Security Assistance/Social Security Allowance Applicants and Recipients”.
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2020-02-04
Ombudsman visited Treatment Facility of Penitentiary Service
The Ombudsman, Sabina Aliyeva, visited the Treatment Facility of Penitentiary Service of the Ministry of Justice as a National Preventive Mechanism.
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2020-02-05
Ombudsman appoints Kelly Burke as Deputy Ombudsman and French Language Services Commissioner
On January 13, 2020, Ombudsman Paul Dubé announced in a press release that Ms. Kelly Burke had just joined his office as Ontario’s new French Language Services Commissioner and Deputy Ombudsman. Ms. Burke was chosen by Mr. Dubé and an expert panel in a nationwide search.
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2020-02-05
Automated system provides consultation on basic rights of persons deprived of liberty
A unique automated system in the Facebook Messenger application has been launched by the RA Human Rights Defender in Armenian and English. The automated system provides consultation on the basic rights in Armenian and English to the persons deprived of liberty, their relatives or any other person.
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2020-02-10
Control Yuan investigates case regarding remote area students traveling afar for education
Though the 12-year Basic Education system came into effect in August 2014, students living in remote areas with no junior or senior high schools nearby have to travel afar for education. The costs of transportation and accommodation can become a heavy burden for parents, which is why Control Yuan launched an investigation to ensure the right to education.
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2020-02-10
Ombudsman organized seminar on combating discrimination
In the framework of the regional project on “strengthening access to justice through non-judiciary redress mechanisms for victims of discrimination, hate crime and hate speech in Eastern Partnership countries” which is funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe through the Partenship for Good Governance II programme, a training seminar on combating discrimination was organized in by the Ombudsman in January 2020.
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2020-02-11
Hanne Harlem, the first female Norwegian Parliamentary Ombudsman
Hanne Harlem began her first term as Norwegian Parliamentary Ombudsman on February 1st. She was appointed as Parliamentary Ombudsman by the Norwegian Parliament, the Storting, in October 2019.
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2020-02-12
12th IOI World Conference – Visa Application
The 12th IOI World Conference and General Assembly is coming closer and we would encourage delegates who require a visa not to delay in making their visa application. Cuando se acerca la 12ª Conferencia Mundial y Asamblea General del IIO, exhortamos a todos los participantes que requieren una visa, que no demoren los trámites para solicitar su visa. La 12ème Conférence mondiale de l’IIO et l’Assemblée Générale s’approchent. Nous invitons tous les délégués qui auront besoin d’un visa à présenter leur demande le plus vite possible.
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2020-02-13
Ombudsman for Wales finds “communication failings” between care bodies
A vulnerable man choked to death after a care provider failed to undertake an appropriate risk assessment and produce an acceptable plan for his care, the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales has found.
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