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2022-05-13Kristinne 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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2022-05-12
Ombudsman examines Government’s enforcement against defective sewage works of New Territories Exempted Houses
The Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, today (12 May) announced the launch of a direct investigation to examine the Government’s enforcement against defective sewage works of New Territories Exempted Houses (NTEHs).
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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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2022-05-09
Public Defender meets with Director of OSCE's ODIHR
On May 5, 2022, Nino Lomjaria, Public Defender of Georgia, and Tamar Gvaramadze and Giorgi Burjanadze, Deputies of the Public Defender, met with Matteo Mecacci, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).
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2022-05-19
Ombudsman of Toronto publishes Annual Report 2021
In his 2021 Annual Report released today, Toronto’s Ombudsman said the City needs to re-dedicate itself to fairness for all its residents. "People in Toronto have spent more than two years adjusting to the ever-changing realities of the COVID-19 pandemic," says Ombudsman Kwame Addo. "It is especially during these times of uncertainty and change that the City needs to show the public empathy and care."
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2022-05-20
Ombudsman to investigate how trusts communicate with patients on healthcare waiting lists
The Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman has begun an own initiative investigation into how Northern Ireland’s Health and Social Care Trusts communicate with patients on healthcare waiting lists.
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2022-05-20Investigation Report and Recommendations - Don't look the other way (OMBUD 2021-0896)_VA mai 2022 ioi.pdf
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2022-05-19
Ombudsman of Montreal publishes Investigation report and recommendations on homelessness among Indigenous and Inuit persons
The Ombudsman of Montreal has published an Investigation report entitled "Don't Look the Other Way" and recommendations on homelessness among Indigenous and Inuit persons in the Milton-Parc area in Montreal.
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2022-05-20
Austrian Ombudsman Board achieves A status accreditation with GANHRI
In April 2022, the Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) was officially recognized as A status institution by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI). The AOB is now one of 90 out of 130 institutions worldwide that are fully compliant with the ‘Principles Relating to the Status of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs)’ (“Paris Principles”).
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2022-05-20
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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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2022-05-19
Croatian Ombudswoman publishes new Special Report
Ombudswoman Tena Šimonović Einwalter submitted a special report to the Croatian Parliament entitled “The Impact of the COVID-19 Epidemic on Human Rights and Equality – Recommendations for the Strengthening of Resilience to Future Crises.” The Report analyses the impact of the epidemic during the course of 2020 and 2021 and provides 72 recommendations with the aim of encouraging and directing the process of the strengthening of Croatia’s resilience to crises.
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2022-05-20
IOI Board Meeting successfully held in New York
After two years of online meetings due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the IOI Board of Directors finally was able to meet in person at its 2022 Board Meeting from 11 to 12 May 2022 in New York, USA.
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2022-05-19
European Ombudsman publishes Annual Report 2021
European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, has published the Annual Report 2021 and put a renewed focus on how the EU institutions manage the movement of staff from the EU public administration into the private sector, the so-called ‘revolving doors’ phenomenon.
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2022-05-24
Re-watch webinar on leveraging the Venice Principles and UN Resolution to promote Ombudsman institutions
In March 2022, the Office of the Ontario Ombudsman held a webinar on how to leverage the Venice Principles and the UN Resolution on the Ombudsman to promote, protect and strengthen Ombudsman institutions. The webinar has been recorded and the video is now available online.
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2022-05-25
IACA is receiving applications for master programme
The International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) is receiving applications for its master programmes, i.e. the Master in Anti-Corruption Studies (MACS), the International Master in Anti-Corruption Compliance and Collective Action (IMACC), the Master in Anti-Corruption and Diplomacy (MACD), and the Spanish programme of a Máster en Estudios Anticorrupción y Compliance (MACC). Applications for 2022 classes are still open.
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2022-05-27
MoU for academic cooperation with Administrative Court and Constitutional Court
The Office of the Ombudsman of Thailand has signed Memoranda of Understanding to ensure closer cooperation and exchange with the Constitutional Court and the Administrative Court of the Kingdom of Thailand.
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2022-05-27
Ombudsperson Institution publishes NPM Annual Report 2021
The Ombudsperson Institution has published the Annual Report 2021 of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) which reflects the work undertaken based on the legal mandate pursuant to the provisions of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT).
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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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2022-05-27
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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