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2022-07-11USOA Annual Conference 2022
The United States Ombudsman Association (USOA) invites IOI members and colleagues to register for the upcoming 2022 USOA annual conference. The 41st annual conference will be held at the Sheraton in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, from 14-16 September 2022, with day-long pre-conference session offerings also available on 12 – 13 September 2022.
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2022-07-08
President provides Welcome Address to International Mediation Congress
IOI President Chris Field provided a Welcome Address to the International Mediation Congress, An approach to Conflict in the Global Agenda, held in Rosario, in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, from 5 to 7 July 2022.
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2024-05-16
Commissioner for Fundamental Rights Hosts European Ombudsman
On 9 April 2024, Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary Dr. Ákos Kozma received European Ombudsman Ms. Emily O’Reilly in his office, as part of Ms. O’Reilly’s official visit to Hungary.
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2022-12-20
Season’s Greetings and Happy New Year!
The IOI General Secretariat wishes you all a festive holiday season and a Happy New Year! Le Secrétariat général de l'IIO vous souhaite d'excellentes fêtes de fin d'année et une très bonne année! ¡La Secretaría General del IIO les desea a todos unas fiestas llenas de felicidad y lo mejor para el año nuevo!
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2022-05-27
Federal Tax Ombusman Newsletter Vol. 4 – Issue 4 now available
The current issue of Federal Tax Ombudsman’s newsletter (Vol. 4 / Issue 4) is now available for your kind perusal. The Ombudsman’s monthly newsletter includes various recent activities of the office and highlights of relief provided to the complainants during the month under report.
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2022-07-18
Ombudsman Toronto releases recommendations to improve fairness of City's encampments response
Toronto's Ombudsman today released an interim report with early recommendations that he says the City should implement immediately to improve the fairness of its response to encampments.
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2022-09-07
Ombudsman's Office issued written request for clarification
The Ombudsman's Office issued a written request for a clarification regarding a complaint in which a man's civil status has been disposed, and therefore he is no longer registered in the civil registry and according to his identity card, counts as an immigrant who is officially ineligible to apply for Thai citizenship.
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2022-06-01
Ombudsman’s Quarterly Review
The Chief Ombudsman, Peter Boshier, was in March elected as Second Vice President of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI). Mr Boshier has served on the board of the IOI, a global organisation made up of more than 200 independent ombudsman institutions from more than 100 countries, since 2016. The Ombudsman New Zealand has been a part of the IOI since its inception in 1978.
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2022-05-31
Victorian Ombudsman’s investigation into Environment Protection Authority decisions on West Gate Tunnel Project
Following concerns from local communities near three sites in Bulla, Bacchus Marsh and Ravenhall approved by the EPA for the dumping of PFAS-affected spoil from the West Gate Tunnel Project, the Ombudsman announced an investigation in August 2021.
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2022-05-31
Hong Kong Ombudsman announces results of investigation into effectiveness of rodent prevention by Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
The Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, today (26 May) announced the completion of a direct investigation into the effectiveness of rodent prevention and control by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department ("FEHD"), identifying three areas for improvement in the FEHD’s work on rodent surveillance, rodent prevention and disinfestation, and application of rodent-related complaint data.
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2022-04-22
Catalan Ombudsman publishes 2021 Annual Report
The Catalan Ombudsman has published the 2021 Annual Report which includes all the activity carried out by the institution and highlights the most significant actions for each area in a year marked again by different waves of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the consequent effects not only on the healthcare system, but on a wide range of rights and the economic activity of the country.
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2022-08-01
New Catalan Ombudsman appointed
The Síndic de Greuges de Catalunya (Catalan Ombudsman) has a new incumbent, Ms. Esther Giménez-Salinas i Colomer. Ms. Giménez-Salinas was elected by the Catalan Parliament on 30 June and took office on 14 July 2022.
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2022-07-05
CY urges Executive Yuan to supervise ministries and local governments in improving traffic safety environment for children
The Control Yuan (CY) Transportation and Procurement Affairs Committee has reviewed and approved an investigation report pointing out that traffic accidents have long been the leading cause of fatal injuries among children in Taiwan. The population of children in Taiwan has experienced negative growth for two consecutive years.
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2022-06-01
Management of lunch program for primary schooling and pre-schooling students
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand stipulates that the State shall ensure that every child receives quality education for twelve years from pre-school to the completion of compulsory education free of charge. The State shall ensure that young children receive care and development prior to education to develop their physical body, mind, discipline, emotion, society and intelligence.
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2022-05-25
Record number of complaints about public services to Ombudsman
Complaints to the Ombudsman about public services, such as those provided by government departments, local authorities and the HSE, reached a record high in 2021. Recently-appointed Ombudsman Ger Deering said that 4,004 complaints were received by his Office - a 17% increase on 2020, and the highest ever in the 38-year history of the Ombudsman.
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2022-05-12
Ombudsman probes e-book lending service of public libraries under Leisure and Cultural Services Department
The Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, today (12 May) announced the launch of a direct investigation to examine the e-book lending service of public libraries under the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD).
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2024-05-03
Inmate phone policy at Provincial Correctional Centre sees revamp following complaints made to OmbudsPEI
Inmates at PEI’s Provincial Correctional Centre will have more access to telephone services following an inquiry into multiple complaints received by OmbudsPEI. PCC’s telephone policy will no longer limit inmates to a small list of approved telephone contacts.
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2022-05-13
Kristinne Grigoryan elected as new Human Rights Defender of Armenia
On January 24, 2022, Ms. Kristinne Grigoryan was elected as the Human Rights Defender of Armenia by the RA National Assembly and started performing her duties on February 25, 2022, in accordance with the RA Constitution and the Constitutional Law on the Human Rights Defender.
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2022-07-15
Rafael Ribó concludes his mandate as Catalan ombudsman
Rafael Ribó was elected síndic for the first time in July 2004 and was re-elected in 2010. Ribó has been a member of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) since 2006, holding various positions.
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2022-06-21
Federal Ombudsman publishes Summary of Annual Report 2021
The Federal Ombudsman was established on 3 January 1997. 25 years on, more and more people are calling on them for help. In 2021, they opened 8,202 new files. That is a 9 % increase compared to 2020 and a 20 % increase compared to 2019. That rise was due to the corona crisis which continues to take its toll on the relationship between citizens and the public administrations.