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2013-02-20Information request
The Ombudsman for Bermuda kindly asks member institutions for help and information regarding the establishment of an independent Office of Contractor General or Procurement.
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2013-02-21
IACA Newsletter 1, 2013
The International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) recenlty published the first edition of its newletter in 2013. Among other activities, the Newsletter informs about the recently launched Master in Anti-Corruption Studies (MACS).
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2013-02-22
Health centre violated patient's personal liberty
Parliamentary Ombudsman Petri Jääskeläinen has asked the company that takes care of on-call health centre services to consider how it could make recompense to a patient for a violation of fundamental and human rights.
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2013-02-22
Reminder for regional subsidies 2013
In its efforts to further increase the regional impact of the IOI, the members of the IOI Board of Directors decided at their Wellington meeting in November 2012 to once again make regional subsidies available to IOI members. Institutions interested in applying for a regional subsidy have to submit their project proposal to the IOI General Secretariat by 25 February 2013.
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2013-02-22
Relations between the CPT and National Preventive Mechanisms
In its 22nd General Report the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) took a closer look at the relations of National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs) with the CPT.
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2013-02-26
Third amendment to the Statute of the Portuguese Ombudsman
On 18 February 2013, Law 17/2013, introducing a third amendment to the Statute of the Portuguese Ombudsman, was published in the Portuguese Official Journal.
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2013-02-26
End of term of the Human Rights Ombudsman
Higher State Prosecutor Vlasta Nussdorfer took over as Human Rights Ombudsman from Dr. Zdenka Cebašek Travnik on Friday, 22 February 2013 and will start her six-year-term on Saturday.
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2014-12-09
Sign up for Ontario Ombudsman investigative training
Registration is filling up fast for the next session of Ontario Ombudsman André Marin's training course "Sharpening Your Teeth: Advanced Investigative Training for Administrative Watchdogs." The course, which is tailored for oversight agencies and investigators, will be held from 19 January to 21 January 2015 in Toronto, Ontario.
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2014-12-05
Human Rights Project
The Northern Ireland Ombudsman and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission entered into a Service Level Agreement in October 2012 for the purposes of a joint project to develop human rights based approach to ombudsmen investigations.
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2013-07-05
Anti-corruption training – a few places left
This year's IOI training is directed specifically towards ombudsman staff of institutions with an anti-corruption mandate. A few places are still left! The deadline for registrations is 18 August 2013. Register now!
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2013-02-28
Correctional Investigator receives Diamond Jubilee Award
Correctional Investigator of Canada, Howard Sapers, has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal on 25 February 2013 to recognize his long track record of public service.
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Partners
The IOI aims at providing clear membership value and at offering enhanced services to its members. In its efforts to implement a broad range of projects the IOI is supported by an increasing number of partner organisations. In this context the IOI was able to establish close working relations with valuable partners in the past.
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2013-03-01
The Watchdog – February 2013
The Office of Ontario Ombudsman André Marin published its monthly Newsletter “The Watchdog”. The February issue informs about the Ombudsman’s investigation into the Ontario’s services for adults with developmental disabilities.
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2013-03-01
FCO/ACCUO Biennial Conference
The Forum of Canadian Ombudsman and the Association of Canadian College and University Ombudspersons are holding their biennial joint conference in Halifax from 9 to 12 June 2013.
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2013-03-04
Special report on monitoring police investigation
The New South Wales (NSW) Ombudsman Bruce Barbour tabled a special report in Parliament on 28 February 2013 on his office’s monitoring of the police investigation into the death of a Brazilian student.
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2013-03-07
Memorandum of Cooperation with ODIHR
The Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Ms Valeriya Lutkovska and the Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR/OSCE) Mr Janez Lenarcic signed a Memorandum of Cooperation.
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2013-03-04
New Ombudsman in office
Croatian Parliament voted on 15 February 2013 and on 1 March 2013 Ms Vidovic took over the postition as the new parliamentary commissioner for protection and promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms for a term of eight years.
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2013-03-04
IACA
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2013-03-06
Asylum regulations related to unaccompanied minors
Last year the number of foreign children entering Hungary illegally and unaccompanied by parents or adults significantly increased. The ombudsman suggests clarification of the laws setting out the work of police and the immigration authority so that the children’s rights of minors regardless of their citizenship can be enforced.
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2013-03-11
Correctional Investigator tabled special report on Aboriginal corrections
Disparities in opportunities and outcomes between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal offenders continue to widen, finds a new report issued by the Correctional Investigator of Canada.
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