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2012-06-29Deadline extended to Monday 2 July 2012
The 10th International Ombudsman Conference will be held in Wellington, New Zealand from 12 to 16 November 2012. We would like to remind you that the early registration deadline for the Conference is nearly here. The deadline has been extended Monday 2nd July 2012. Please note that the registration server will be down from Friday afternoon until Sunday afternoon (New Zealand time) so you will not be able to register during this period.
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2012-03-27
Review by the NSW Ombudsman into police use of tasers
In March a man died after being tasered by the Police in the Sydney. The NSW Police Force set up a critical incident investigation team to investigate the death and announced that the NSW Ombudsman will provide independent oversight of the investigation.
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2012-04-03
Seminar on (re)gaining EU-citizen's trust
The European Ombudsman P. Nikiforos Diamandouros has convened a high‐level public seminar to explore what concrete measures European and national institutions can take to (re)gain EU citizensʹ trust. The seminar "Europe in crisis: the challenge of winning citizens' trust" takes place on 24th April 2012 .
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2012-03-29
ONTARIO OMBUDSMAN TO RECEIVE AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Ontario Ombudsman André Marin will be presented with the Ontario Bar Association’s 2012 Award for Distinguished Service at an award ceremony to be held in Toronto on April 26.
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2012-03-28
Federal Ombudsman presents Annual Report 2011
The Federal Ombudsman of Belgium presented its Annual Report 2011. The Annual Report in French language is now also available on the IOI website.
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2012-04-03
NEW LAW ENABLES REAPPOINTMENT OF PROVINCIAL OMBUDSMAN SINDH
The tenure of present Ombudsman Asad Ashraf Malik was extended by a period of four years.
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2012-04-05
"Síndic e-Newsletter" April 2012
The Catalan Ombudsman recently published its newsletter.
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2012-04-05
Investigation Report on accessibility to long-term home support services
The Québec Ombudsman just released an Investigation Report about the accessibility to home support services for people with significant and persistent disabilities.
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2012-04-06
Ombudsman presents Annual Report 2011
The Protector of Citizens of the Republic of Serbia presented its Annual Report 2011. In total the Protector of Citizens acted upon 3.428 complaints, constituting a significant increase compared to 2010. In the reporting period, the Protector of Citizens established 12,130 contacts with citizens.
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2012-04-06
'Belgrade Principles' on the Relationship between NHRIs and Parliaments
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the ICC, the Serbian Ombudsman and the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia organized an international expert seminar on the relationship between National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and Parliaments on 22-23 February 2012.
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2012-04-13
Ombudswoman Cooperrider lays her first annual report
The Office of Citizen’s Aide/Ombudsman has published its annual report on 2011 containing statistical data regarding the 4,684 opened cases within this period, as well as information on special topics like ‘open-meetings’ and the redesign of Iowa’s mental health service system.
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2012-04-13
New newsletter is out
The Pacific Ombudsman Alliance published a new issue of its newsletter including recent news in Vanuatu and an update from the Samoa Ombudsman Office. It also highlights a regional workshop on democratic institutions.
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2012-04-13
People’s Advocate meets LGBT representatives
The Albanian People’s Advocate Igli Totozani recently met with LGBT representatives emphasizing on that occasion that the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons (LGBT) are human rights. Albanian public institutions and civil society have the duty to protect and respect their rights.
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2012-04-13
AOB Human Rights Advisory Board convenes for the first time
The Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) will take up its new function as National Preventive Mechanism within the OPCAT regime as of 1 July 2012 and is currently taking the necessary preparatory steps. In addition to filling staff vacancies the AOB’s new Human Rights Advisory Board recently convened for the first time.
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2012-04-13
Visit to the Jordan Ombudsman Bureau
IOI Treasurer Alan N. Lai and IOI Secretary General Peter Kostelka represented the IOI during an informal consultation workshop hosted jointly by the Jordan Ombudsman Bureau (JOB) and the World Bank in Amman on 3 and 4 April 2012.
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2012-04-18
People's Advocate sheltered eight Roma families
In Feburary eight Roma families were sheltered at the ambiences of the People’s Advocate Institution.
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2012-04-18
Commissioner for Fundamental Rights files two petitions to the Constitutional Court
The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights in Hungary filed a petition addressing the provisions concerning the confinement and detention of juvenile offenders as well as a government decree regulating student contracts.
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2012-04-18
European LGBT survey launched
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has launched the first ever online EU-wide survey to establish an accurate picture of the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people (18 years or older) that will try to capture their experiences.
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2012-04-18
Project "Losers of the Crisis" launched
The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights in Hungary is conducting a comprehensive inquiry regarding the phenomena and symptoms related to fundamental rights which are brought about by the current period of economic, social and global crisis.
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2012-04-20
Second International Ombudsman Conference
Several representatives of IOI member institutions will participate in the 2nd Curaçao International Ombudsman Conference held from 4 to 8 June 2012 in Curaçao. It is organized by the Office of the Ombudsman of Curaçao and the Caribbean International University in cooperation with the Institute of Latin-American Ombudsman and the Office of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Argentina, Province Santa Fé.
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