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2024-05-31Spotlight on examples of good administration
Every two years the European Ombudsman holds an Award for Good Administration to recognise some of the exceptional work done by the EU administration. This year, the European Ombudsman decided to look back at some of the winning projects in various categories and to ask those responsible what makes their work special.
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2024-05-31
Traffic casualties on the rise: CY proposes corrective measures to ensure traffic safety
For the last five years, an average of 420 pedestrians have died in traffic accidents each year. The Transportation and Procurement Affairs Committee of the Control Yuan (CY) has approved an investigation report and submitted a corrective action case to the Executive Yuan on 9 April 2024.
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2024-05-31
2nd Italian Edition of the International Ombudsman Conference
The 2nd Italian Edition of the International Ombudsman Conference will be held on 12-13 September 2024, in Cassino (Italy). This event, strongly supported by Marino Fardelli, President of the National Coordination of Italian Civic Defenders and Civic Defender of the Lazio Region, as well as a member of the IOI Europe Board, represents an important opportunity for discussion and exchange of experiences.
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2024-05-29
Commissioner for Fundamental Rights gives talk at national minorities conference
The Faculty of Pedagogy of Gál Ferenc University organised its 11th national minorities conference entitled “National Minority Education: Options and Solutions in an International Context” in Szarvas, Hungary on 17 April 2024.
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2024-06-05
Best Practice Paper on Whistleblower Protection now online
Despite their importance, whistleblowers are often treated by society in an ambivalent manner. There are a number of reasons for protecting whistleblowers; first and foremost to ensure the proper functioning of the public systems acting for the benefit of the public. The next publication in the series of IOI Best Practice Papers was developed by the Office of the State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel and is based on the immense experience acquired by the Office.
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2024-06-05
The new Seychelles Ombudsman
The new Ombudsman of Seychelles, Mr George Emmanuel Robert, was sworn in on Thursday, 16 May 2024, in a ceremony at State House. At the swearing-in ceremony, Mr Robert stated that he was truly honoured and humbled to have been appointed the fifth Ombudsman of Seychelles and is ready to work for the people of Seychelles to bring the office to the level that it was envisaged since its creation in 1993.
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2024-06-05
Chief Ombudsman releases guidance on where whistleblowers can report their concerns
Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has released a new guide to help anyone looking to disclose serious wrongdoing happening in their workplace. The Protected Disclosures Act 2022 is about disclosing serious wrongdoing – sometimes called ‘whistle-blowing’ – and explains the procedures to be followed when making a disclosure, as well as the protections available to those who do make a disclosure.
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2024-06-05
The Public Defender summarises his work in 2023 in the annual report
Stanislav Křeček and Vít Alexander Schorm have presented the Annual Report of their office for the year 2023. They welcomed the fact that ministries and authorities had successfully used the Ombudsman’s findings to correct maladministration in individual cases and to change inappropriate practices. On the other hand, they also drew attention to some topics that remained open, such as the transformation of large institutions for people with disabilities and, above all, the upcoming establishment of a children’s ombudsman.
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2024-06-06
DPU guarantees provisional measures to Tapeba indigenous people in the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, based in Washington, accepted the request for provisional measures from the Federal Public Defenders' Office to guarantee the rights of the Tapeba indigenous people of Caucaia, a municipality in the metropolitan region of Fortaleza, in the state of Ceará. Resolution 28/2024, issued on 9 May 2024, requires the Brazilian State to adopt necessary measures to protect the life and personal integrity of members of this people.
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2024-06-07
The Control Yuan publishes 2023 Annual report
With powers endowed by the Constitution and its additional articles, the Control Yuan exercises powers of impeachment, censure, correction, investigation, and audit, as well as receiving people’s complaints and conducting circuit supervision at local and central authorities. Recently, CY published the 2023 Annual Report of Control Yuan.
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2024-06-06
Access to justice for asylum seekers and refugees: a call for help from IOI members
The Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO) is delighted to announce the launch of a collaborative research project examining the role of ombudspersons in the protection of refugees and asylum seekers (the OPRAS project). In order to carry out the OPRAS project the University of Glasgow has received funding from the British Academy and is being carried out in collaboration with Professor Chris Gill.
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2024-06-06
Final reminder – Ombud Trailblazers: Special Celebration of the Contributions of Pioneers
A key highlight of the Second International Ombud Expo holding in Gaborone, Botswana from 29 July – 2 August 2024 is a special celebration of the pioneers of various institutions. If you have not already done so, Expo organisers seek your support and assistance in the compilation of a Directory of all first incumbents and appointments as heads of office and ask for contributions until 28 June 2024.
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2024-06-06
Ten students of Hamdard University became Brand Ambassadors for the Sindh Ombudsman Office
Honourable Provincial Ombudsman Sindh, Mr. Muhammad Sohail Rajput, chaired a workshop held on 29 May 2024 at Hamdard University, Karachi. Honorable Ombudsman Sindh addressed the large number of students and highlighted the key features of the Brand Ambassador Program, initiated through a regional subsidy of the IOI, with aims and objectives to disseminate the information about the role of the Ombudsman, promote civic responsibilities and to raise community outreach through students being inspiring future leaders.
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2024-06-06
Ombudsinstitutions from the Benelux meet in Luxembourg
On 29 and 30 May 2024, the national and regional ombudsinstitutions of Benelux had their annual meeting in Luxembourg. The latest developments in the Benelux were discussed but the main topic that they focused on was the right to err.
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2024-06-13
Daughter of a deceased finally receives title of property after residing in property for over 30 years
An investigation of the Ombudsman Commission of Papua New Guinea has resulted in the successful granting of the title of a property to the daughter of an elderly man who had resided with his family in the property for more than thirty years until his demise.
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2024-06-13
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2024-06-13
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2024-06-13
Malawi's First Ombudsman dies
The Office of the Ombudsman in Malawi on June 2, 2024 woke up to the sad news of the death of the first Ombudsman in the country the Honorable James Makoza Chirwa. Ombudsman Grace Malera and other members of the senior management attended the funeral on behalf of the office where she hailed all the strides that the office registered during the late Chirwa’s tenure.
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