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2012-08-16AOB recommendations regarding prohibition of discrimination implemented
Already twice, the AOB submitted a recommendation to the Federal Government requesting it to ensure an effective and uniform enforcement of the prohibition of discrimination based on ethnic origin. An amendment to the Administrative Procedure Acts now takes into consideration the AOB recommendations.
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2012-08-10Iniciativa para trasladar a Santa Fe el texto original de la constitución
El Defensor del Pueblo de Santa Fe, Dr. Edgardo Bistoletti, apoyó la iniciativa del Club del Orden para trasladar a Santa Fe el original de la Constitución Argentina.
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2012-08-09Ombudsman’s petition concerning certain provisions of the Act on Public Education
The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights has asked the Constitutional Court to examine the provisions of the Act on Public Education and to overview the Act on Vocational Training. Failing the necessary preparation period because of the short time until the entering into force of the two Acts the principle of the rule of law might be hurt.
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2012-08-07Joseph Shapiro is the new State Comptroller and Ombudsman
Judge (ret) Joseph Shapira has been elected by Israeli Parliament to serve as State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel. During the ceremony President Shimon Peres emphasized the importance of the institution: ”Bureaucracy cannot exist without review. The independence of review is of enormous importance."
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2012-08-02Resolution of the National Conference on Disability Rights
A conference recently organized by the Albanian Ombudsman and the National Council of Disabled People concluded with the resolution concerning rights of people with disabilities.
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2013-07-02Austrian Ombudsman Board 2013 - 2019 (Photo: copyright AOB/Postel)
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2013-07-02IOI Secretary General Günther Kräuter (photo: copyright AOB/Postel)
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2012-07-31AOB participates in the examination of the periodic report on Austria concerning CERD
As a national human rights institution (NHRI) the Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) takes the opportunity to submit its comments regarding the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination in Austria.
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2012-07-20Babies allowed to stay with their convicted mother
New-born babies should be allowed to stay with their convicted mother – amendment of the relevant rule of law at the initiative of the Ombudsman.
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2013-06-18Executive Committee (April 2013)
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2013-06-17CY members at the press conference after the workshop
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2013-06-17CY members held press conference after the workshop
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2012-07-12IOI 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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2012-07-12Advisory 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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2012-07-11Activity 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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2012-07-09Boletín electrónico julio 2012
El Valedor do Pobo de Galicia ha publicado su boletín electrónico del mes. Puede descargar la versión española aquí.
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2012-07-06Ombudsman 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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2012-07-06Agreement 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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2012-07-06IOI 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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2012-07-05NPM - 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.