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2019-05-27Azerbaijani Ombudsman´s senior advisor participated at ENNHRI’s Working Group on the rights of persons with disabilities
The senior advisor of the Ombudsman Institution participated at the ENNHRI’s Working Group meeting on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as a member of the group, in Brussels, Belgium on May 14, 2019. More than 20 representatives of the states and several European organizations attended the event.
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2017-03-23
Ombudswoman elected member of GANHRI Working Group on Ageing
As one of two representatives of the European Human Rights Institutions, Ombudswoman Lora Vidovic was elected as a member of the GANHRI Working Group on Ageing at the General Meeting of the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI), which she has been chairing since 2016.
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2015-06-26Presenting results of group discussions
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2017-12-29
15th meeting of the "Business and Human Rights" Working Group was held
The 15th meeting of “Business and Human Rights” Working Group at the Ombudsman was held. The event entitled “Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the context of business and human rights” was attended by member of the Parliament, representatives of the Ombudsman's Office, respective state bodies, NGOs and members of independent Experts’ Council at the Ombudsman.
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2017-09-26
Adam Bodnar attended meeting of the Ombudspersons of the Visegrad Group countries
In the Czech city of Brno, an annual V4 meeting was held of ombudspersons from Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. In the adopted declaration "Human Rights for Everyone", the Visegrad Group ombudspersons emphasized their common goals and values, as well as the significance of the institution of ombudsman maintaining independence of the authorities. Thanks to such independence, the ombudspersons may support ordinary people in their conflicts with the state.
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2018-01-09
AOM-AOMF Working Group on Children Migrants pays study visit to Spain
The Office of the Ombudsman, represented by its Communications and Research Officer, Mr Jurgen Cassar took part in a study visit organised by the Defender of People of Spain aimed at analysing the situation of minor migrants in Spain.
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2014-04-29
Student Group visits AOB
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2017-09-25
Ombudsman: Autism Plus and Department of Health failed to protect group home residents
Disability services provider Autism Plus and the Department of Health and Human Services put clients at risk by failing to move a group home resident who was accused of sexually assaulting vulnerable housemates. Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass said the events raised serious concerns about the suitability of Autism Plus to provide programs and care for DHHS clients.
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2014-06-25
Meeting of the Visegrad Group Ombudsmen (V4)
On 12-14 June, 2014 the Human Rights Defender of Poland was hosting the annual meeting of the Visegrad Group Ombudsmen (V4). The meeting, held in Białowieża, was attended by Ms Anna Šabatová, Public Defender of Rights of the Czech Republic, Ms Jana Dubovcova, Defender of Rights of the Slovac Republic and Ms Elisabeth Sándor-Szalay, deputy Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary.
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2014-06-26
IOI Working Group meets in Vienna
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2014-06-26
Working group discusses IOI communication and publication strategy
The IOI Working Group consisting of communication experts from members’ offices met in Vienna on 16 and 17 June 2014 to evaluate the IOI’s existing communication infrastructure and publication policy.
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2013-03-20
Inaugural meeting of the Visegrad Group
An inaugural meeting of the “Visegrad Group (V4) and Western Balkans Expert Network” on the rule of law and fundamental rights was held in Warsaw on the 12-13th March 2013.
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2018-08-30
Human Rights Defender establishes Working Group to ensure the protection of human rights during the extraordinary elections of the Council of Elders
A Working Group has been established under the Human Rights Defender’s order to guarantee and ensure the effective protection of electoral rights within the Defender’s mandate prescribed by the law during Yerevan city’s Council of Elders pre-election and election period which will take place on September 23, 2018.
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2014-04-29
Austrian Ombudsman Board welcomes student group from the Netherlands
On 23 April 2014 Ombudsman Dr. Günther Kräuter welcomed a group of law students from the University of Leiden (the Netherlands) in Vienna.
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2015-12-21
International working group on introduction of declaration on NHRIs role in conflict and post-conflict situations
In October 2015, representatives of national institutions of 20 countries of the world unanimously adopted the Kyiv Declaration on the "Role of NHRIs in Conflict and Post-conflict Situations" following results of work of a two-day international conference of the same name.
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2013-05-03
Meeting with the Director of the Permanent Secretariat of the European Group of NHRI
On 26 April 2013 Austrian Ombudsman and Secretary General of the IOI Peter Kostelka met Debbie Kohner, the new director of the Permanent Secretariat of the European Group of NHRI at his office in Vienna.
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2026-04-30
The ‘DPU in Indigenous Languages’ Project launches a Booklet of Services in the Tikuna Language
Driven by concerns about access to rights and linguistic accessibility for Indigenous populations, on Wednesday, 8 April 2026, the “DPU in Indigenous Languages” project launched a booklet containing basic rights information in the Tikuna Language, spoken by the Magüta/Tikuna people of the State of Amazonas. This initiative results from a partnership between the Working Group on Indigenous Peoples and the Office for Translation Services. The launch took place at DPU headquarters, with representatives of the Magüta/Tikuna People in attendance.
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2023-11-07
40. Working Session I: Chris Field – The Western Australian Integrity Coordinating Group’s “Integrity in decision making” framework
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2023-11-07
11. Working Session B: Prof. Dr Máté Szabó – Protection of vulnerable groups in Hungary and central Europe
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2025-10-30
Deputy-Ombudsman Sarja: Underage prisoners’ opportunities to attend school and study must be safeguarded
According to Deputy-Ombudsman Mikko Sarja, the equal right of children in prisons to free basic education must be safeguarded, and completing compulsory education must be possible for them. Their imprisonment does not limit these rights. The importance of this issue is underlined by the fact that underage remand prisoners and children who are serving a prison sentence are a very vulnerable group of children.
