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2021-11-25International Restorative Justice Week
During this week, the Ararteko wishes to highlight that restorative justice allows both the offender or aggressor and the injured party or victim of any type of crime or conflict to be reintegrated in society as social assets, while engaging society in the rehabilitation and reintegration. Restorative Justice Week is celebrated around the world during the third week of November. The theme of this year's week is Protect and Empower the Person Harmed.
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2021-11-25
Final reminder! International online conference - "Advancing the Rights of Older People in an Age of Longevity", 1 December 2021, 14:00 - 18:30 (CET)
This is a final reminder to register for the international online conference that the Office of the Ombudsman of Israel will be hosting, under the auspices of the IOI and AOM. The conference will discuss the unique challenges facing ombuds institutions across the globe pertaining to upholding and advancing the rights of older people.
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2021-11-26
EU rights and equality agency heads: EU countries must work together to eradicate violence against women
As EU countries grapple with a new wave of Covid-19, police, media and NGOs continue to report on increasing rates of violence against women and girls. This ‘shadow pandemic’ has a devastating effect on the rights of women and girls across Europe. The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) call on the EU and all Member States to redouble their efforts to protect women's rights and to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women with concrete action.
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2021-11-29
Welcome Sir Hayden Thomas
Dr Hayden Thomas, an Honorary Life Member of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI), first Ombudsman of Antigua and Barbuda, first President of the Caribbean Ombudsman Association (CAROA) and former Vice-President and Board Director of IOI was recently conferred with the Knight Grand Cross of the most Distinguished Order of the Nation (KGCN), a national honour of Antigua and Barbuda.
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2021-11-29
Greater transparency needed for Government’s use of machine technology in decision-making
New South Wales (NSW) Ombudsman Paul Miller has called for greater visibility of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other machine technology by NSW Government agencies. In a report tabled in Parliament, the Ombudsman has cautioned agencies that using machine technology in ways that do not accord with standards of lawfulness, transparency, fairness and accountability, could lead to findings of maladministration or potentially unlawful conduct.
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2021-11-29
Workshop «prisons and gender»
On 30 November 2021, the workshop «Gender y prisons» will take place, organised by the Spanish NPM and the Illustrious College of Lawyers of Alcalá de Henares. After a previous presentation of the main aspects identified in the NPM's «prisons and gender» project, there will be a Zoom discussion with the members of the Bar Association.
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2021-11-26
President addresses the CAROA webinar on how to be effective as a small Ombuds institution
Chris Field, President of the International Ombudsman Institute, addressed the Caribbean Ombudsman Association (CAROA) webinar How to be effective as a small Ombuds institution, on 25 November 2021. President Field told webinar participants that: “I recognise and respect the powerful nature of small Ombuds offices in the services they provide."
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2021-11-29
Waka Tangata – Issue 8 of the APOR E-news now available
The Waka Tangata APOR E-News includes news and views from integrity organisations in the Pacific and Australasian Region. Issue 8 of the Waka Tangata APOR E-news is now available online.
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2021-11-29
Ethical, transparent and accountable leadership
The African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC) – the research and training arm of the African Ombudsman and Mediators Association (AOMA) – cordially invites you to a facilitated Zoom discussion on “Ethical, Transparent and Accountable Leadership”, which will take place on 14 December 2021 from 10.00 – 11.30 am SA (GMT+2).
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2021-11-30
Petri Jääskeläinen continues as Ombudsman
Doctor of Laws Petri Jääskeläinen has been re-elected to serve as Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland for a term of four years from January 2022 – December 2025. Dr. Jääskeläinen has already acted as Parliamentary Ombudsman two four-year terms.
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2021-11-30
Recommendations by Ombudsman Sindh on issue of girls education
On the initiative of Provincial Ombudsman Sindh, Pakistan, Mr. Ajaz Ali Khan, Sindh Education Foundation (SEF) has conducted a research study on the issues of girls education in Sindh, which was sponsored by the International Ombudsman Institute within its regional subsidies programme. The Honourable Chief Minister Sindh inaugurated the launching ceremony on 21 October, 2021.
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2021-12-01
XII Assembly and Virtual Seminar of ILO
The Institute of Latin-American Ombudsman (ILO) invites you to attend the XII Assembly and Virtual Seminar on “Berta Cáceres – Human Rights and Transition: Ombudsman and their Contribution to the Future”, to be held from 2 – 4 December 2021. ILO is looking forward to your active participation.
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2021-12-02
Ombudsman Hong Kong examines pilot scheme on community care service voucher for the elderly
The Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, announced the launch of a direct investigation to examine the Government’s operational arrangements for the pilot scheme on Community Care Service Voucher for the elderly. The Government’s current elderly care policy is to promote “ageing in place as the core, institutional care as backup”.
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2021-12-02
Maria Lúcia Amaral takes office for a second mandate as Ombudsman
On 2 December 2021, at 12.30 pm, Professor Maria Lúcia da Conceição Abrantes Amaral took up her post in Parliament as Ombudsman for a second mandate, in a ceremony presided over by His Excellency the President of the Assembly of the Republic.
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2021-12-02
President greets delegates at conference commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel
Chris Field, President of the International Ombudsman Institute and Western Australian Ombudsman, provided an opening greeting to delegates at the international conference on Advancing the Rights of the Elderly in an Age of Longevity, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel.
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2021-12-03
President provides opening address to the XII Virtual Assembly and Seminar of ILO
Chris Field, President of the International Ombudsman Institute and Western Australian Ombudsman, provided an opening address to the XII Virtual Assembly and Seminar of the Institute of Latin American Ombudsman (ILO), Human Rights and Transition: The Ombudsmen and their contribution to the future, held on 2 December 2021. The Assembly and Seminar was dedicated to Berta Cáceres, a Lencar indigenous woman from Honduras and defender of the Lencar people, the protection of their territories and the environment.
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2021-11-29
Ombudsman Svetina says any violence against women must be condemned, reported and punished
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, commemorated on 25 November, the Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina emphasised that any violence against women and girls is unacceptable and constitutes a serious violation of human rights.
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2021-12-07
Victorian Ombudsman findings on Department of Health border exemption scheme
The Victorian Ombudsman released her latest Investigation into decision-making under the Victorian Border Crossing Permit Directions. The report shows rather than fairly considering individual circumstances and risks, the exemptions scheme was a blunt instrument that resulted in unjust outcomes, potentially for thousands of people. Some found themselves effectively homeless and caught up in a bureaucratic nightmare. More than 300 complainants told their stories as part of the investigation.
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2021-12-07
Ombudsman is elected in GANHRI CRPD working group
On 3 December 2021, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, elections were held at the annual meeting of the European Network of the Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI), and the Latvian Ombudsman was elected to the GANHRI Working Group on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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