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2020-11-10Ombudsman submits special report on activity during coronavirus pandemic
On 8 September 2020, the State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel, Matanyahu Englman, presented to the parliament (Knesset) a special report on its activity during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Reference to the report will be made by Dr. Esther Ben-Haim, Head of the Office of the Ombudsman, during a webinar on the theme "Covid-19 and the Ombudsperson - Rising to the Challenge of a Pandemic", which will take place on 24 November 2020.
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2020-11-11
Virtual consultation for the IE SOGI’s work plan 2021-2023
The Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (IE SOG”) is convening an open consultation to consolidate the mandate’s approaches and priorities for the remainder of tenure (i.e. his work plan for 2021-2023). A virtual consultation will be held on 20 November 2020 where participants are invited to present their views and provide inputs to the discussion.
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2020-11-12
Colonel (Ret’d) Nishika Jardine appointed as the new Veterans Ombudsperson
Colonel (Ret’d) Nishika Jardine was appointed as the new Veterans Ombudsman. She graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada with a Bachelor of Science in Math and Physics and served almost 37 years as an officer in the Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical & Mechanical Engineers (RCEME).
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2020-11-12
Newly-composed torture prevention treaty body ready to face challenges
Twelve members were elected to the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) on 22 October by the 90 States parties to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT).
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2020-11-13
International webinar on Covid-19 and the Ombudsman
Preparations are in full swing for the Israel-IOI hosted international webinar on the theme: Covid-19 and the Ombudsperson - Rising to the Challenge of a Pandemic to be held on 24 November 2020. Don’t forget to register for the webinar at the attached link!
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2020-11-16
11th Assembly and Semiar of ILO
We have the pleasure of inviting you to the 11th Assembly and Seminar of the Institute of Latin American Ombudsman (ILO), to be held virtually from 26 – 28 November 2020. In the context of the pandemic, the ILO decided to put a special focus on human rights in exceptional situations and the role human rights institutions play in such settings.
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2020-11-18
Did the measures taken during the quarantine comply with the principles of human rights?
After the Government brought back the quarantine regime and re-introduction more intensive restrictions on human rights and freedoms throughout the territory of the Republic of Lithuania, the Seimas Ombudsman Augustinas Normantas presented a report assessing the compliance of emergency management measures that were introduced in March this year with human rights and freedoms.
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2020-11-18
International Webinar on Covid-19 and the Ombudsman
Preparations are in full swing for the Israel-IOI hosted international webinar on the theme: Covid-19 and the Ombudsperson - Rising to the Challenge of a Pandemic. Don’t forget to register for the webinar at the attached link!
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2020-11-20
Online conference femicide prevention and monitoring
The Public Defender of Georgia has the honor to invite you to the online conference on "Femicide Prevention and Monitoring", which will be held on 24 November 2020 at 09:00 AM (CET), with the technical support of UN Women.
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2020-11-20
Control Yuan National Human Rights Commission promotes human rights education for civil servants
The Control Yuan’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Examination Yuan’s National Academy of Civil Service (NACS) launched a cooperative education campaign to promote human rights awareness among civil servants.
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2020-11-20
GAMIP
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2020-11-20
Memorandum of Understanding between GAMIP and the IOI
The IOI signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Global Alliance for Ministries and Infrastructure for Peace (GAMIP) to strengthen the cooperation and foster the exchange of knowledge and best practices in the field of building a culture of peace.
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Current News
On 19 November 2020, the IOI successfully held its first session of the IOI Remote Media Training. The interest in this training was enormous and participants from all six IOI world regions applied. In this first training session, a total of 18 persons from 18 different Ombudsman institutions from all corners of the globe took part in this high-end media training.
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2020-11-16
Ombudsman recognised as one of Western Australia’s best practice entities
For the eleventh consecutive year, the Western Australian Ombudsman has been recognised as one of Western Australia’s best practice entities for timeliness and quality of reporting, financial reporting and controls by the Auditor General.
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2020-11-23
NIPSO Quarterly Bulletin – Winter 2020
The Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO) launches the winter edition of its Quarterly Bulletin. The Bulletin aims to provide readers with a short, easy-to-read summary of news from the office, drawing attention to NIPSO’s most recent investigation reports, providing updates on new initiatives, and highlighting other aspects of the Ombudsman’s work.
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2020-11-23
Prisons and prisoners in Europe in pandemic times
During the month of March 2020, most European countries introduced lockdowns of their populations to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Such measures can have an impact on the extent of crime and, indirectly, on the size of prison populations. In order to measure the side-effects of the pandemic on the prison populations the Council of Europe and the University of Lausanne launched the SPACE I – COVID-19 project to follow closely the effects of the pandemic on prisons, inmates and probationers across Europe.
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2020-11-23
Public Defender participates in High Level Forum on Business and Human Rights
On 18 November 2020, Tamar Gvaramadze, First Deputy Public Defender of Georgia, participated in the UN Human Rights Council’s 9th high level online Forum on Business and Human Rights. The theme of the forum was "Preventing business-related human rights abuses: The key to a sustainable future for people and planet".
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2020-11-24
AORC Webinar on dealing with the media
On 26 November 2020 the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC) will hold a Zoom facilitated discussion on “Dealing with the Media” to which you are warmly invited. Simultaneous interpretation into French, Portuguese, and Arabic will be available.
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2020-11-24AORC Webinar_Dealing with the Media_Order of Proceedings.pdf
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2020-11-24
Own motion investigation on preventing suicide by children and young people
Western Australia Ombudsman Chris Field has tabled in Parliament the report of a major own motion investigation on “Preventing suicide by children and young people 2020”. The 2020 Investigation examines what is known about suicide and self-harm by Western Australian children and young people, current strategic frameworks, and data obtained during the Ombudsman’s investigation.
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