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2012-06-20Ombudsman meets coalition “For access to public information!”
Ukrainian Ombudsman Mrs. Valeriya Lutkovska and representatives of non-governmental organizations discussed strategy and mechanisms of collaboration in the field of protection of the right to access to public information.
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2012-06-20
Update on the situation of antisemitism in the EU
A new FRA Working Paper includes statistical data on antisemitic incidents collected by supranational, governmental and NGO sources. The update shows that antisemitism remains a problem for civil society as a whole and for Jewish populations in particular across the EU.
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2012-06-20
IOI welcomes the Ombudsman of Tuscany as new member
During its recent meeting the IOI Board of Directors took decisions on several applications for individual, associate and institutional membership. Welcoming the new members to the IOI family the General Secretariat presents the main facts and figures of each new member continuing with the Ombudsman of Tuscany.
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2012-06-25
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales publishes Annual Report
In his Annual Report, laid before the National Assembly for Wales on 20 June 2012, the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, Peter Tyndall, reveals that once again there has been an increase in the volume of casework at his office. Enquiries rose by 66% compared to 2010/11. Complaints about public bodies were up by 13% overall with complaints about health bodies up 55% on the previous year.
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2012-06-28
AOMA and African Union Commission (AUC) Intensify Cooperation
'The African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Ombudsman and Mediators Association (AOMA) have achieved another milestone in pursuit of their partnership in the pursuit of good governance in Africa' said AOMA Executive Secretary Adv. Thuli Madonsela at the conclusion of a coordinating meeting on the implementation of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the AUC and AOMA on Friday 22, July 2012, in Luanda, Angola.
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2012-06-28
The X Baku Conference of Ombudsman Took Place
With support of UNESCO the X Baku Conference of Ombudsman took place from 18th to 20th June. Azerbaijan Commissioner of Human Rights, Elmira Suleymanova was pleased to welcome participants from all over the world, including representatives of Canada, Mexico, China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, and Turkey who joined the Baku Conference for the first time.
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2012-06-28
FRA presents Annual Report
The FRA Annual Report 2011 provides in-depth evidence and analysis of fundamental rights developments in the EU, its Member States and Croatia. It points out achievements, such as national reforms in child protection systems and efforts to shorten the length of court proceedings as well as EU legislative and policy measures in, for example, the areas of victim protection, human trafficking and Roma integration.
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2012-06-29
Participate in Research Project on Role of Complaints in Stimulating Innovation
In the framework of a joint Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, and Stirling University research project on complaints as a driver of innovation and service improvement in public services the two universities are currently conducting a global scan for interesting examples which could be included in a series of case studies which will be published by NESTA (National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts).
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2012-06-29
IOI welcomes the Ombudsman of Lombardy as new member
During its mid-term meeting that took place from 7 to 8 May 2012 in Hong Kong, the IOI Board of Directors took decisions on several applications for individual, associate and institutional membership. Welcoming the new members to the IOI family the General Secretariat presents the main facts and figures of each new member continuing with the Ombudsman of Lombardy.
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2012-07-02
Ombudsman Board becomes "human rights house of the Republic of Austria"
From 1 July 2012 the Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) exerts its new mandate that from now on also includes the protection and promotion of human rights making the AOB the “human rights house of the Republic of Austria”.
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2012-07-03
Ombudsman Board Chair rotation
As of 1 July 2012 Ombudswoman Terezija Stoisits has taken over the chairmanship of the Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) from Getrude Brinek who held the position since July 2011.
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2012-07-04
Ombudsman publishes Annual Report 2011
The Ombudsman for Bermuda presented the institution’s 7th Annual Report covering the year 2011. The Annual Report 2011 is available on the Website of the Ombudsman for Bermuda.
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2012-07-05
NPM - AOB members meet Commission Chairpersons for a first working meeting
Only one day after the entry into force of the new legal foundations of the Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) Chairwoman Terezija Stoisits and fellow AOB members Peter Kostelka and Gertrude Brinek met with the recently appointed six Commission Chairpersons for a first working session.
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2012-07-06
Ombudsman becomes active on the Act on Nationalities
Certain provisions of the Act on Nationalities, which entered into force on 1 January 2012, are contrary to the Fundamental Law and restrict the fundamental rights of nationalities – the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights has requested the Constitutional Court to establish this and to annul the text parts indicated in his petition.
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2012-07-06
Agreement on Cooperation between Ombudsman Office and OSCE
Within a recent meeting the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) agreed on intensified cooperation.
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2012-07-06
IOI welcomes the Ombudsman of the Canary Islands as new member
During its mid-term meeting that took place from 7 to 8 May 2012 in Hong Kong, the IOI Board of Directors took decisions on several applications for individual, associate and institutional membership. Welcoming the new members to the IOI family the General Secretariat presents the main facts and figures of each new member ending today with the Ombudsman the Canary Islands.
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2012-07-11
Activity Report of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Civil Rights
In 2011 the activities of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights had to be carried out under the circumstances of crisis tendencies, where crisis management often generated debates on the interpretation of fundamental rights.
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2012-07-11
NPM Newsletter - Issue 28/29
The European NPM Newsletter is a bi-monthly review of information deemed relevant for National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs) in the Council of Europe region. It is prepared under the aegis of the National Human Rights Structures (NHRS) Unit of the Directorate General of Human Rights and Legal Affairs of the Council of Europe
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2012-07-12
IOI training course 2012 – 5 places still available!
This year’s IOI training course is soon taking place in Vienna. Five places are still available. Please contact the IOI General Secretariat (ioi@volksanw.gv.at) quickly to register for this high-profile training event. Registrations will be accepted until 23 July 2012.
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2012-07-12
Advisory Council to the Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights was created
The Advisory Council was created with the purpose of rendering advisory support to the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, holding scientific researches, and also consideration of suggestions concerning the improvement of the state of protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms by means of effective using of potential of civil society institutions
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