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2023-07-12Ombudsman Association's Outstanding Contribution Award – winner announced
The Ombudsman Association (OA) are delighted to announce that Evan Lerwill, from the Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO), is the 2023 winner of the OA’s Outstanding Contribution Award.
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2023-09-07
Chief Ombudsman calls for urgent reset at Corrections
In his newly released report "Kia Whaitake | Making a Difference", the Chief Ombudsman is calling on the Department of Corrections to urgently fix a series of workplace culture and leadership issues that are preventing it from achieving lasting change.
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2023-09-22
IOI President provides an address at a special event in honour of Ukraine, “Mariupol (Un)lost hope”, held in Rome, Italy
On the evening of Wednesday 20 September 2023, IOI President Chris Field PSM was humbled to be able to welcome guests to a special evening in honour of Ukraine, and particularly for the city of Mariupol. President Field was joined by a number of distinguished speakers and guests.
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2023-09-07
Malawi Ombudsman challenges fellow Ombudsman on gender-based violence
The Ombudsman for the Republic of Malawi, Honorable Grace Tikambenji Malera, has challenged her counterparts in Africa and beyond to push for legal frameworks that should incorporate issues of Gender Based Violence and Sexual Harassment within their mandates.
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2023-07-27
Toronto’s First Deputy Ombudsman to tackle systemic barriers to housing
On 20 July 2023, Ombudsman Kwame Addo announced that Reema Patel will be Toronto's first Deputy Ombudsman. Leading a new housing unit at Ombudsman Toronto, Patel will oversee the fairness of the City of Toronto's housing policies and programs. Patel will officially join the Ombudsman Toronto office on July 31, 2023, at which time she will begin the important work of building the housing unit.
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2023-08-01
IOI President visits National Human Rights Museum and meets Australian Office in Taipei
While in Taipei, IOI President Chris Field PSM undertook a deeply moving visit to a place of great significance, the National Human Rights Museum, memorializing the period of Taiwan’s history known as the ‘White Terror’.
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2023-06-29
City of Copenhagen employees and politicians cannot accept a Tivoli Pass
The group of political party chairpersons of the City Council of the City of Copenhagen have determined that politicians cannot accept annual cards from the amusement park Tivoli Gardens. The City of Copenhagen says so in a reply to the Parliamentary Ombudsman.
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2023-07-27
Ombudsman publishes special report on return of third country nationals in 2022
In its special report, the Office of the Greek Ombudsman stated, that forced returns of third country nationals to their countries of origin are further reduced in 2022, however, the number of detainees in Pre-removal Centres and Police stations is disproportionately high. At the same time, complaints on illegal pushbacks are rising, reinforcing the EU Commission's proposal to member-states to establish independent border monitoring mechanisms.
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2023-04-14f.l.t.r.: Dr Florbela Araújo and Dr Carlos Alberto Vilhena
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2023-07-27
Globally Sharing Public Institution Comprehensive Integrity Assessment
Korea’s anti-corruption policies, including the Public Institution Comprehensive Integrity Assessment, were introduced to 189 State Parties during the United Nations Convention against Corruption meeting held in Vienna, from June 12 to 16, 2023. The ACRC shared Korea’s anti-corruption policies and engaged in discussions on internationally pending issues relating to anti-corruption at the 14th UNCAC Implementation Review Group and the 14th Working Group on Prevention meeting.
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2023-07-27
New Director – General of AEB appointed
Mr. SUGAWARA Nozomu was appointed Director General of the Administrative Evaluation Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan. After duties of a deputy Director-General of the Digital Agency, he took up the role of Director-General of AEB, Ombudsman of Japan, on 7 July 2023.
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2023-07-20
Results of Ombudsman’s investigation into Housing Department’s arrangements for senior citizens and converted one-person units
The Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, announced at a press conference on 13 July 2023, the completion of a direct investigation into the arrangements for Housing for Senior Citizens (“HSC”) and converted one-person (“C1P”) units by the Housing Department (“HD”), and made eight recommendations for improvement to HD.
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2023-08-31
Cooperation and support arrangement signed with Vanuatu Ombudsman
Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has signed a three-year Bilateral Cooperation and Support Arrangement with the Vanuatu Ombudsman, which will see the two offices work together on projects and programmes that will promote transparency and fairness and strengthen their relationship.
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2023-07-27
Inquiry into Hsinchu County Government’s handling of urban land renewal case in Hsinchu City
On 16 May 2023, the Committee on Domestic and Ethnic Affairs of the Control Yuan convened an inquiry session. This session concerned a corrective case against the Hsinchu County Government regarding their handling of an urban renewal project in Hsinchu city.
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2023-07-27
Mr. Sirajuddin Aziz takes Oath as Banking Mohtasib Pakistan
Mr. Sirajuddin Aziz has assumed charge of the Office of the Banking Mohtasib on 18 July 2023, for a period of four years in terms of Section 3 of the Federal Ombudsmen Institutional Reforms Act 2013.
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2023-06-13
Workshop for NPMs in Latin America
The International Ombudsman Institute (IOI), in close cooperation with the Association for the Prevention of Torture and the National Human Rights Commission of Mexico, held a workshop for National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs) in the Latin American Region. The workshop was held in Mexico City and put a specific focus on the situation in the first hours of detention of women and LGBTI+ persons.
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2023-06-29
PEI’s Ombudsperson welcomes expansion of jurisdiction to include post-secondary institutions
In the wake of concerns raised in a recently released report commissioned by UPEI which reviewed the University’s practices and processes with respect to harassment, discrimination and fair treatment, the Legislative Assembly has amended the Ombudsperson Act to grant jurisdiction to the Ombudsperson over post-secondary institutions.
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2023-06-29
State Comptroller and Ombudsman meets with Ontario Ombudsman
On the 25th April 2023, State Comptroller and Ombudsman, Mr. Matanyahu Englman, met with Ontario Ombudsman, Mr. Paul Dubé, at the office of the Ontario Ombudsman in Toronto.
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2023-06-23
Croatian Parliament Adopts Ombudswoman’s 2021 Annual Report
On June 2, 2023, in its plenary session, the Croatian Parliament discussed, and on June 7, 2023, adopted the Ombudswoman’s Annual Report for 2021, thus expressing support for the recommendations contained therein aimed at stronger protection of human rights in Croatia. At the same time, it was emphasized that it would be extremely important for the Croatian Parliament to discuss and adopt the new 2022 Annual Report, submitted in March, as soon as possible, as this would contribute to a higher level of the recommendations’ fulfillment.
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2023-07-06
In memory of Stephen Owen
It is with great sadness that the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) has learned of the recent passing of Stephen Owen, former Ombudsman of British Columbia and former IOI President, in Vancouver at the age of 74.
