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2023-11-10Peer review of the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman was held in Coventry
A peer review of the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (UK) was held in Coventry (UK), in November 2023, by a specially designated panel led by the Ombudsman of Greece and IOI Regional President (Europe) Andreas Pottakis. Former Ombudsman of Ireland and former President of the IOI, Peter Tyndall, Professor of socio-legal studies at the University of Glasgow, Chris Gill, and Kersten England, former Chief Executive of Bradford City Council and of York City Council, were the other three members of the peer review panel.
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2023-11-16
IOI President provides Keynote Address to the International Webinar organised by the Mediator of the Kingdom of Morocco
IOI President Chris Field PSM was honoured to provide a Keynote Address to the International Webinar, ‘The Proposal power of Mediators and Ombudsmen: an important mechanism to support administrative and legal reform’, organised by his outstanding colleague and good friend, the Mediator of the Kingdom of Morocco.
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2023-08-24
Reminder: Webinar on Addressing Gender-Based Violence and Harassment
Join the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC), the research and training arm of the African Ombudsman and Mediators' Association (AOMA) for the thought-provoking webinar on "Addressing Gender-based violence and Harassment: The Ombudsman's Role in Ensuring Women's safety and empowerment" on Tuesday, 29 August 2023 from 10 am - 11:30 am (GMT+2), organised in collaboration with the International Ombudsman Institute. The programme is now available.
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2023-11-17Save the date Webinar.JPG
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2023-11-17
AROC - Save the date_ Webinar_Enhancing Productivity - EN.pdf
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2023-11-16
Commissioner Chan Tsz King Meets Prosecutor Delegation of Indonesia
On 3 November 2023, the Commissioner Against Corruption, Chan Tsz King, met with the visiting prosecutor delegation of Indonesia at the headquarters of the CCAC to exchange views on law enforcement work related to anti-corruption criminal cases, among other things.
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2023-11-17
Webinar on Enhancing Productivity and Safeguarding Confidentiality in Ombudsman Institutions
Join the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC), the research and training arm of the African Ombudsman and Mediators' Association (AOMA) for the thought-provoking webinar on "Enhancing Productivity and Safeguarding Confidentiality in Ombudsman Institutions: Leveraging Grammarly and ChatGPT for Quality Investigation Reports" on Tuesday, 5 December 2023 at 10 am (GMT+2), organised in collaboration with the International Ombudsman Institute. Kindly click here to register for the webinar.
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2023-11-17
New monitoring tool shows where Austria falls short in terms of human rights
On 7 November 2023, the Austrian League for Human Rights submitted the midterm report of civil society regarding the UPR of Austria to the UN. In a scientific cooperation with the Austrian Ombudsman Board and partially financed by the Future Funds of the Republic of Austria, the League brought to life an online montitoring tool. In future, this tool shall provide an up-to-date status of the implementation of the human rights recommendations in Austria at all times.
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2023-11-16
MOU extension signed between the Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia and the Ombudsman of the Kingdom of Thailand
On 8 November 2023, Mr. Somsak Suwansujarit, Chief Ombudsman of the Kingdom of Thailand, and Mr. Mokhammad Najih, Chairman of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia, signed the extension of the Memorandum of Understanding on bilateral cooperation between the two sides in Yogyakarta, Republic of Indonesia.
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2023-11-17
Malawi Ombudsman Speaks on Civilian Oversight
On Friday 10 November 2023, Ombudsman of the Republic of Malawi, Grace Tikambenji Malera, pressed on government authorities across African nations and beyond to support the role of Civilian Oversight entities over military and other security bodies.
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2023-11-17
Ombudsman urges councils to consider the human story
Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass tabled her report Investigation into a Building Permit complaint in Parliament refering to the story of a 72-year-old widow, who has spent the last six years entangled in a bureaucratic nightmare with two local councils.
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2023-11-14
Control Yuan welcomes FIO President and Dominican Ombudsman Pablo Ulloa for Special Address
The Control Yuan was honored to host the distinguished President of the Federación Iberoamericana del Ombudsperson (FIO) and Ombudsman of the Dominican Republic, Mr. Pablo Ulloa, along with his delegation, for a special address and visit on 18 October 2023. This visit holds significant importance, marking President Ulloa’s first return visit to Taiwan since 2017.
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2023-11-17
The Greek Ombudsman investigates the Pylos shipwreck case
An independent investigation is initiated by the Greek Ombudsman on the Pylos shipwreck incident. The Ombudsman, Mr. Andreas Pottakis, addressed two letters to the Commandant of the Hellenic Coastguard requesting a thorough internal investigation on any acts or omissions by Coastguard officers in connection to the tragic incident of 14 June 2023.
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2023-11-23
Chief Ombudsman join the Southeast Asian Ombudsman Forum (SEAOF) Meeting 2023 held in Yogyakarta
On 8th November 2023, in a landmark event at the Royal Ambarrukmo Yogyakarta, the SEAOF+ Meeting brought together member institutions of the Southeast Asian Ombudsman Forum (SEAOF) and representatives from notable organizations. Invited participants included the Ombudsman of Hong Kong, Commonwealth Ombudsman, Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) Malaysia, and the National SDGs Secretariat of Indonesia.
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2023-11-23
Ombudsman as “clear mirror” of public administration commends public organisations and public officers who provided quality public service
At the 26th Presentation Ceremony of The Ombudsman’s Awards on 15 November 2023, the Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, presented the Grand Award to the Immigration Department, an Award for Public Organisation to the Efficiency Office and the Hospital Authority separately, and the Award on Mediation to the Chief Secretary for Administration’s Office. Individual Awards were also given to 62 public officers.
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2023-11-23
Have you registered for the Launch of the IOI Europe Academy?
The UK Ombudsman is co-hosting the Launch of the European IOI Learning Academy on 16-17 January 2024, in Manchester. The roundtable will be held in person and remotely and have presentations from key IOI stakeholders on the need for a new academy, the issues to be addressed and the learning styles to adopt. Discussions will also be held around the progress made in Ombudsman Peer Review, Consultancy and working with vulnerable communities. To register kindly click here.
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2023-11-23
Parliamentary Committee on Human and National Minority Rights Votes in Favor of the Ombudswoman’s 2022 Annual Report
At its session held on 18 October 2023, the Committee on Human and National Minority Rights of the Croatian Parliament unanimously voted in favor of the Ombudswoman’s Annual Report 2022. Parliamentary members of the Committee pointed out that the Report is comprehensive and well-argued, as well as that the analyses, data and the conclusions it contains are widely read and used.
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2023-11-23
Thousands of BC workers forced to pay back COVID-19 benefit because of retroactive requirement, Ombudsperson report finds
The Ministry of Finance unfairly clawed back a key COVID-19 benefit that helped thousands of British Columbians offset employment losses during the pandemic, a new report released today by the Ombudsperson finds.
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2023-11-23
Briefing on the activities of the Authorized Person of the Oliy Majlis for Human Rights (Ombudsman) in detecting and preventing cases of torture in the period of 10 months of 2023
Over 10 months of 2023, the Ombudsman and Public Groups conducted 452 monitoring visits to places of detention. In the period of 10 months of 2022, this figure was 297.
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