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2022-09-28Planting tree in Nyírerdő Nyírségi Erdészeti Zrt State Forest
Chris Field, President of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) and Western Australian Ombudsman, was invited to plant a memorial tree in Nyírerdő Nyírségi Erdészeti Zrt State Forest in honour of his official visit to Hungary.
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2022-06-09
Commonwealth Ombudsman’s Complaint Handling Forum to be held in June 2022
Following the success of last year, the Commonwealth Ombudsman is hosting its annual complaint handling forum entirely online over four sessions on 20–24 June 2022.
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2022-03-23
IOI Delegation visits Hungarian-Ukrainian border
A delegation of the Board of Directors of the European Region of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) is embarking on a two-day visit to Hungary, from the 16th to the 18th of March, responding to the invitation of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary, Akos Kozma.
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2022-08-31
Webinar on sectoral Ombudsman - video link and presentations
On 23 August 2022 the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC) hosted a webinar to showcase sectoral Ombudsman. A video recording and speaker presentations are now available online.
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2022-06-09
AORC Webinar on effective investigation strategies
The African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC) has identified the issue of 'Effective Investigation strategies - building blocks, methods/tools' as one of the training priorities required by African Ombudsman. In responding to this need, AORC cordially invites Ombudsman colleagues and their staff to a webinar on 14 June 2022.
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2022-04-13
Ombudsman of Hong Kong examines Education Bureau’s monitoring of boarding sections of schools for children with intellectual disabilities
The Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, on 7 April announced the launch of a direct investigation to examine the monitoring of boarding sections of schools for children with intellectual disabilities by the Education Bureau (“EDB”).
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2022-10-04
Human Rights Day
We are pleased to share with you this year’s Human Rights Day focus. On 10 December 2022, OHCHR will be launching a year-long celebration that will culminate on 10 December 2023 to mark the Universal Declaration of Human Rights’ 75th Anniversary.
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2022-03-23
Control Yuan organizes keynote speech on new citizen judges trial system
Among the people’s written complaints received by the Control Yuan (CY), cases regarding judicial and prison administration accounted for the largest number, as high as 39.1%. In order to get better understanding of the Citizen Judges Act, which will take effect in 2023, the CY invited the Judicial Yuan Criminal Department to come to the Control Yuan and to deliver a speech on the new citizen judges trial system.
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2022-03-10
Awareness campaign on role and mandate of Ombudsman Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The Ombudsman, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan participated in an awareness campaign on the role, mandate, jurisdiction, and importance of the OmbudsmaniInstitution. The campaign was organized by the Ombudsman Secretariat and co-sponsored through the IOI's rgional subsidies program.
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2022-06-14
Québec Ombudsman releases special report on student services for students with special learning and adjustment needs
On June 13, 2022, Québec Ombudsman Marc-André Dowd released the Putting students first investigation report, which describes the slate of student services, their organization and their funding for elementary-school students with special learning and adaptation needs.
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2022-07-04
Implementation of recommendations of study on issues of girls’ education in Sindh
In light of the recommendations of study on “Issues of Girl’s Education in Sindh” conducted in collaboration with IOI Regional Subsidy 2018/19, Regional Directors of Secretariat Provincial Ombudsman Sindh were advised to take action in accordance with the recommendations pertaining to “Community Awareness”.
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2022-03-24
Best Practice Paper on "Hybrid corruption ombudsman" now available
Issue 7 on "Hybrid corruption ombudsman" of the IOI's Best Practice Paper series, drafted by the Office of the Ombudsman of Malawi, is now available online on the IOI's website.
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2022-05-02
Control Yuan and Judicial Yuan jointly organize Citizen Judges moot court simulation
To improve understanding of the Citizen Judges Act, an unprecedented evolution in Taiwanese juridical history will take effect in 2023: the Control Yuan (CY) and the Judicial Yuan collaborated to organize a series of new citizen judge experiential activities and visits.
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2022-03-14
National Ombudsman steps up for Caribbean students
Every year, around 1,600 students from the Caribbean part of the Kingdom embark optimistically on a study programme in the Netherlands, but many fail to make it to the end. The National Ombudsman drew attention to this issue. He investigated the challenges faced by Caribbean students and made recommendations for government and other organisations.
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2022-04-01
Secretary General meets Hungarian Ombudsman to discuss Hungarian projects for Ukrainian refugees
On 28 March 2022, Ombudsman and Secretary General of the IOI, Werner Amon, and the Ombudsman of Hungary, Dr. Ákos Kozma, met in Vienna at the latter's urgent request.
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2022-05-13
Memorandum of Understanding signed with UNITAR
On 12 May 2022 the IOI signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in a virtual signing ceremony in New York. Within the framework of this MoU, both organizations seek to develop and implement training and capacity building activities to empower Ombudsman institutions.
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2022-07-28
CHRAJ Commissioner endoreses public education and awareness creation on punctuality
Mr. Joseph Whittal, Commissioner of CHRAJ has endorsed a public education and awareness campaign on punctuality in a ceremony held at the CHRAJ Head Office in Accra.
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2022-03-10
Ombudsman submits special report on activity during third and fourth waves of Covid-19 pandemic
On 14.12.2021, the State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel, Matanyahu Englman, presented to the parliament (Knesset) a special report on its activity during the third and fourth waves of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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2022-02-18
Ombudsman’s special report on future for criminal injuries compensation
The Ombudsman for Bermuda's Own Motion Systemic Investigation into the Administration of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board
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2022-07-29
Honorary Life Membership awarded to former Secretary General Werner Amon
Werner Amon, former Ombudsman of Austria and IOI Secretary General from 2019 – 2022, has been awarded IOI Honorary Life Membership for his commitment and successful work for the organization.