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2023-10-12Ombudsman Malera sworn in as MHRC Commissioner
On Thursday, 5 October 2023, the Ombudsman of the Republic of Malawi Grace Tikambenji Malera took oath of office as Commissioner for the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC). Honorable Malera together with eight others were hosted to a swearing in ceremony by President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera at the Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe. The swearing-in ceremony follows their appointment by the President three weeks earlier.
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2023-10-05
Workshop for All Members to Improve Operations and Efficiency
To better understand general economic changes and social trends, the Control Yuan (CY) and the National Audit Office (NAO) held the second workshop of the 6th term from 31 August to 1 September 2023, entitled “The Contemporary Ombudsman and Human Rights Workshop.”
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2024-01-18
445 Graduates Received Teaching Certificates after Five Years
A total of 445 graduates from Balob Teachers College in Lae Morobe Province have just received their Teaching Certificates (Diploma) and Provisional Teacher Registration Certificates on 16 August 2023 through the Ombudsman Commission’s assistance.
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2023-11-03
Civil Defense, Human Rights, and History Converge in a Meeting Among Italy, Poland, and Serbia
On 4 November 2023, Marino Fardelli, the Ombudsman for the Lazio Region and President of the Italian Ombudsmen, will welcome his Polish counterparts, Mr. Marcin Wiacek, Commissioner for Human Rights in Poland, and Mr. Valeri Vachev, Deputy Commissioner for Human Rights in Poland, along with Mr. Zoran Pasalic, Protector of Citizens of the Republic of Serbia, for an extraordinary meeting dedicated to civil defense and shared values.
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2023-12-14
AOMA held its 7th General Assembly
The African Ombudsman and Mediators Association (AOMA) successfully concluded its 7th General Assembly in Kigali, Rwanda, from 27-29 November 2023. Themed "Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Mediation and Ombudsman Roles," this assembly was a pivotal forum for leaders and delegates from across Africa to engage in meaningful discussions regarding the evolving ethical considerations in mediation and Ombudsman services.
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2023-09-22
Ombudsman Western Australia releases Annual Report 2022-23
The Ombudsman Western Australia has tabled his 2022-23 annual report in Parliament. This report outlines the work of the Office for the year, where the Ombudsman received 2,362 complaints and 11,680 enquiries and finalised 96% of complaints within three months.
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2023-11-17
Malawi Ombudsman Speaks on Civilian Oversight
On Friday 10 November 2023, Ombudsman of the Republic of Malawi, Grace Tikambenji Malera, pressed on government authorities across African nations and beyond to support the role of Civilian Oversight entities over military and other security bodies.
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2023-10-12
OC Investigates Critical Issues in Kikori District
The Ombudsman Commission has conducted a series of inspections in the Kikori District, with the aim of addressing critical issues faced by local communities and government institutions. These inspections serve as a means to assess challenges and gather information that will inform future actions and interventions by the Commission.
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2023-09-28
Ombudsman finds Victoria’s electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle charges administered unfairly
On 27 September 2023, Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass tabled her Investigation into the Department of Transport and Planning’s implementation of the zero and low emission vehicle charge. The report details a range of failures in the State Government’s implementation of the road-user charge for electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles under the Zero and Low Emission Vehicles Act 2021.
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2023-10-11
Annual Report 2022-2023 now available
The IOI publishes its Annual Report every year, to inform about membership matters, as well as the most important projects, services and developments of the past membership year. The Annual Report 2022/2023 is now available online. Kindly click here to learn more and to read our report.
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2023-09-07
Austrian Ombudsman Board publishes Annual Reports for 2022
The Austrian Ombudsman Board released the English version of its Annual Reports for 2022. The two volumes give account of the AOB’s ex-post control of public administration and the activities of the Austrian National Preventive Mechanism.
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2023-08-24
Provincial Ombudsman Sindh emphasizes on integrated approach for reducing stunting
On 10 August 2023, the Provincial Ombudsman Sindh chaired a meeting on the Program to reduce stunting. Project coordinators from the Livestock & Fisheries, the Agriculture, the Population Welfare, and the Health departments of the Government of Sindh, as well as the DHO Tharparkar, Thardeep and Thar Foundation participated in the meeting, discussing the implementation strategy for recommendations of the study “Assessment of malnutrition (stunting) in district Tharparkar”.
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2023-09-28
Parliamentary Ombudsman Petri Jääskeläinen presented his annual report for 2022
Parliamentary Ombudsman Petri Jääskeläinen presented his annual report for 2022 to the first Deputy Speaker of Parliament Juho Eerola on Thursday 15 June. In 2022, there were a total of 6,613 complaints. This is the third largest number of complaints ever recorded. The largest number of complaints concerned social welfare, the police, healthcare and criminal sanctions. In the reporting year, 6,857 complaints were resolved.
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2023-09-15
Chief Ombudsman publishes OIA and LGOIMA complaints information January 2023 - June 2023
The Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has published his half-yearly data on Official Information Act (OIA) and Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA) complaints. The data covers the number of complaints received under each Act for the period 1 January 2023 to 30 June 2023, as well as the number of complaints completed by the Ombudsman during this period.
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2023-10-27
Alberta Ombudsman releases Public Report – Own Motion Investigation into Alberta Criminal Code Review Board
Following a complaint, the Alberta Ombudsman launched an own motion investigation to look deeper into whether the CCRB had sufficient rules, policies and procedures in place to ensure administratively fair hearings and decisions.
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2023-09-20
Reflecting 10-year term as Victorian Ombudsman
In this fiftieth year of the Victorian Ombudsman, current Ombudsman Deborah Glass reflects on her time in the role in a recent conversation with the Victoria Law Foundation. The 'In Conversation' series, which is hosted by the Victorian Law Foundation, features some of Victoria’s most interesting public legal figures discussing critical issues.
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2023-12-14
Defence Force Ombudsman Report: Does Defence handle unacceptable behaviour complaints effectively?
The Commonwealth Ombudsman, Iain Anderson, in his role as Defence Force Ombudsman, published his own motion inquiry report, Defending Fairness: Does Defence handle unacceptable behaviour complaints effectively?
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2023-10-13
Secretary General Gaby Schwarz meets UN representatives in New York
From 9 – 12 October 2023, IOI Secretary General Gaby Schwarz met high-ranking UN representatives in New York to raise awareness about the important work Ombudsman institutions around the world provide every day and how this work contributes to the UN human rights agenda.
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2023-08-31
Invitation to 13th IOI World Conference 2024
The Dutch National Ombudsman, Reinier van Zutphen, is pleased to invite you to the upcoming IOI World Conference in The Hague in The Netherlands, in May 2024.
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2023-10-27
Ombudsmen Institutions Safeguard Human Rights
Hon’ble Ombudsman Punjab Major Azam Suleman Khan (Retd.) (Hilal-i-Imtiaz) attended the 3rd General Assembly Meeting of the Organization of Islamic Countries Ombudsman Association (OICOA) held in Turkey from 5 to 6 October 2023.