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2012-04-04Israel Ombudsman of the Israeli Judiciary - Annual Report Summary 2006 EN
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2012-10-25City stumbles over appointments process
The City of Toronto’s Ombudsman has found problems with the process used to recruit and select board members for the City’s agencies, boards and commissions. “These agencies have a considerable impact on residents’ lives,” says Fiona Crean, “so Torontonians must be assured board members are selected in a fair and open process.”
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2013-12-11IACA Newsletter 04 2013
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2014-05-30Forum of Canadian Ombudsman to hold Corrections Course
From 19 until 21 October 2014 the Forum of Canadian Ombudsman holds a course that will explore some of the pressing issues faced by professionals working in correctional facilities.
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2014-06-25Meeting 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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2013-03-20Inaugural 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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2014-05-23Toronto Community Housing Corporation accepts findings and recommendations
The City of Toronto Ombudsman, Fiona Crean, announced that Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCH) has accepted all of her findings and recommendations following an investigation into its human resource policies and practices.
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2014-07-02Information Commissioner welcomes removal of FOI fee
Information Commissioner, Peter Tyndall, has welcomed the Government’s proposal to abolish the €15 application fee for making FOI requests. Both he and the former Commissioner, Emily O’Reilly, have previously publicly expressed their view that the application fee acted as a disincentive to members of the public seeking access to information held by public bodies.
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2013-03-04IACA
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2014-06-12SYT training newsletter
Since 2007, the Ontario Ombudsman has offered Sharpening Your Teeth (SYT) training to investigators, ombudsmen and other professional watchdogs. The course teaches advanced investigation techniques, using the Ontario Ombudsman's proven models for conducting systemic investigations.
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2014-06-24Children’s Ombudsman publishes Advice on Child & Family Relationships Bill
Identity rights, guardianship, custody and access,commercial surrogacy, civil partnership and adoption are the primary focus of the Ombudsman for Children’s Advice to the Minister for Justice and Equality on the wide ranging General Scheme of the Children and Family Relationships Bill, published today (Tuesday).
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2012-04-05Netherlands National Ombudsman - Annual Report Summary 2009 EN
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2014-08-06Ontario Ombudsman Andre Marin named one of Canada's top 25 lawyers for the second consecutive year
For the second year in a row, Ontario Ombudsman André Marin has been named one of the country's top lawyers in Canadian Lawyer magazine's annual "Top 25 Most Influential" list.
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2014-06-04General Assembly and Conference 2014 of the IOI European Chapter
The General Assembly of the IOI European Chapter and the Conference “Ombudsman’s Role in a Democracy” will be held on 17 to 19 September 2014 in Tallinn, Estonia.
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2014-06-12Ombudsmen of Ukraine and the Russian Federation will meet in Kharkiv
The Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, MsValeriya Lutkovska, and the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Russian Federation, Ms Ella Pamfilova, coordinated a previously planned organizational meeting which will be held on 13 June 2014 in the city of Kharkiv.
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2014-08-14Veterans Need Clear Information and Transparent Communications
Last week the media following Veterans’ issues focused attention on a chart released by Veterans Affairs Canada via social media on July 31. The chart shows the maximum benefits by rank of supports available to seriously injured Veterans.
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2014-06-10Québec Ombudsman calls for fair and rigorous oversight of the admission of foreign patients
In an intervention report released today, the Québec Ombudsman concludes that admission in December 2011 of a foreign national in a Montreal Health Care institution occurred outside normal channels and without government supervision.
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2019-01-31Austrian Ombudsman and IOI Secretary General meet GIO Iran
The President of the General Inspection Organization (GIO) Iran, H.E. Justice Naser Seraji, took the opportunity of his participation at the 10th Annual Conference of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA), which took place in Vienna (Austria), from 22 – 24 January 2019, to meet with Ombudsman Peter Fichtenbauer, Chairperson of the Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB), and IOI Secretary General Günther Kräuter.
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2014-05-20Visit of the Ombudsman of Turkey
From 7 until 9 May 2014, the Polish Human Rights Defender, Prof. Irena Lipowicz hosted a visit of the Chief Ombudsman of the Republic of Turkey, Mr Mehmet Nihat Ömeroğlu.
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2021-03-16Belgium - Ombudsvrouw stad Antwerpen - Annual Report - 2015 - NL