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2020-10-02Webinar on Making Disability Rights Real in New Zealand
The New Zealand Office of the Ombudsman warmly invites you to attend an international Zoom webinar “Making Disability Rights Real in New Zealand” to take place on Wednesday, 21 October 2020 between 3.00 - 4.00 NZST. Registration is now open.
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2020-10-01
UPR - tips for engagement at country level for NHRIs and Civil Society
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), in collaboration with the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) and UPR Info, published an informative document with useful tips for engagement at country level for national human rights institutions and civil society.
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2020-10-02
Remote media training for IOI members
Online learning and face-to-face training via videoconference. The IOI is pleased to offer its first online training course with a specific focus on media skills. Participants will learn how to approach media interviews with confidence and focus, how to manage difficult questions and how to bring across key messages. The training will be held on 19 November 2020 and is directed specifically at office holders or their respective media spokespersons. Registration is now open!
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2020-10-06
Lesson plans and activities for those working with children and young people
The Ombudsman for Children has developed materials for educators to explore issues relating to children’s rights in Ireland with children and young people.
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2020-10-06
Vulnerable Woman Loses Eyesight After Unit Delays
A vulnerable young adult with learning disabilities lost sight in her right eye after staff at a specialist residential learning disability unit failed to monitor her injury properly.
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2020-10-08
The Ombudsman, coronavirus and crisis management
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has today published an interim report of the findings of a survey of members of the International Ombudsman Institute. "The Ombudsman, coronavirus and crisis management” highlights key findings about the challenges faced by Ombudsman organisations globally.
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2020-10-08
Ombudsman Sindh approved research agreement to utilize IOI regional subsidies
The Provincial Ombudsman Sindh has approved a research study with Sindh Education Foundation (SEF) entitled study on “Issues of Girls’ Education in Sindh”, funded by IOI through Regional Subsidy Programme 2018-2019.
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2020-10-08
Queensland Ombudsman presents Annual Report 2019-20
The Office of the Queensland Ombudsman’s annual report for 2019-20 demonstrated how the work of the Office is improving public administration in Queensland. This year, the Office made 244 recommendations to public sector agencies to improve administrative practices and 100% of recommendations were accepted.
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2020-10-08
New Ombudsman elected
On 28 September 2020, the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo elected Mr. Naim Qelaj as the new Ombudsperson of Kosovo for a five-year and non-renewable mandate. Mr Qelaj follows Hilmi Jashari, whose term as Ombudsman ended.
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2020-10-12
Ombudsperson Institution presents NPM Report
The Ombudsperson Institution of the Republic of Kosovo published the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) report for the year 2019.
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2020-10-12
Meet the new Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson
Mr. François Boileauis the third person appointed to the position of Canada’s Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson. Prior to this nomination, Mr. Boileau was the French Language Services Commissioner as an independent Officer of the Ontario Legislative Assembly from 2007 to 2019.
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2020-10-12
Human Rights Commissioner took part in discussion about disciplinary proceedings for judges
Adam Bodnar, the outgoing Human Rights Commissioner was one of the guests of the Verfassungsblog - a journalistic and academic forum of debate on topical events and developments in constitutional law and politics in Germany, the emerging common European constitutional space and beyond.
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2020-10-12
Ombudsman Sindh declares protection of child rights as office’s goal
Mr. Ajaz Ali Khan, Provincial Ombudsman Sindh recently welcomed an UNICEF delegation headed by Ms. Cristina Brugiolo, in his office.
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2020-10-12
Nova Scotia Ombudsman releases Annual Report 2019-2020
The Annual Report of the Office of the Ombudsman for 2019-2020 reflects normal pre-pandemic operations, but also includes achievements and case examples.
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2020-10-14
Ombudsman Hong Kong investigates Government’s arrangements for outside interpretation services
The Ombudsman of Hong Kong, China, Ms Winnie CHIU, announced the launch of a direct investigation to probe Government’s arrangements for engaging outside interpretation services.
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2020-10-16
IOI condemns attacks against the INDDHH and Ombudsman
The International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) expresses its great concern regarding the damaging remarks and attacks made by certain government officials against the National Human Rights Institution and Ombudsman (INDDHH) of Uruguay and declares its full solidarity with the institution in a statement of suppor.
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2020-10-16
Support for Polish Commissioner for Human Rights
The IOI has sent a letter on Friday, 16 October 2020 to the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights, Adam Bodnar, stating its opinion on provisions regulating the transitional period until a new incumbent has been elected.
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2020-10-19
Provincial Ombudsman Sindh presents Annual Report 2019
Hon’ble Ombudsman Sindh, Pakistan, Mr. Ajaz Ali Khan presented the Annual Report 2019 of the Institution to the Honourable Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah.
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2020-10-16
International Webinar on Covid-19 and the Ombudsperson
The State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel and the IOI invite you to participate in an international Zoom Webinar on the theme of “Covid-19 and the Ombudsperson - Rising to the Challenge of a Pandemic”. The webinar will be held on 24 November 2020. Save the date!
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2020-10-23
Ombuds institutions, good governance and the international human rights system
The second revised edition of a book by Linda C. Reif, now called "Ombuds Institutions, Good Governance and the International Human Rights System" has recently been published by Brill Nijhoff. This book uses comparative law and comparative international law approaches to explore the role of human rights ombuds, classic-based ombuds and other types of ombuds institutions in human rights protection and promotion, their methods of application of international and domestic human rights law and their roles in strengthening good governance.
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