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2024-07-26Belgrade Platform for Promotion and Protection of the Environment
The Belgrade Platform for Promotion and Protection of the Environment was established following the International Conference on the Role of Ombudspersons in Environmental Protection held on 13 and 14 June 2024 in Belgrade, organized by the Protector of Citizens of the Republic of Serbia, supported by the OSCE Mission to Serbia.
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2024-07-26
Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary Hosts European Commission Experts
The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary hosted the experts of the European Commission monitoring the management of the external Schengen borders of the EU in his Office on 4 June 2024.
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2025-12-11
Barcelona Ombudsman's Office announces the International Right to the City and Good Practices Award
The city's Ombudsman, in conjunction with Human Rights Day, is pleased to announce the first edition of the Right to the City and Good Practices Award. This award is open to ombudsman offices, human rights institutions, and organizations from around the world, recognizing innovative projects, initiatives, or actions that make local human rights a reality. Registration will open soon and will be announced through Ombudsman’s usual channels.
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2025-12-11
Public Protector South Africa elected Second Vice-President of the IOI
The Public Protector of South Africa, Adv. Kholeka Gcaleka, is the new Second Vice-President of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI). In an electronic ballot, carried out by the IOI General Secretariat recently, the candidacy of Adv. Gcaleka received the clear and solid support from IOI members.
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2024-07-25
Ombudsman Sindh holds the follow-up session with 10 selected students of Hamdard University as Ambassadors for his institute
Muhammad Sohail Rajput, the Ombudsman Sindh, presided the follow-up session of the Brand Ambassador Program on 22 July 2024 at the Secretariat of the Provincial Ombudsman Sindh with the 10 selected students as Ambassadors for Ombudsman Sindh from the Hamdard University.
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2024-07-25
Eight years after committing to implement minimum international standards for prison inspections, British Columbia still has not done so
British Columbia’s Ombudsperson Jay Chalke released an investigative update on 22 July 2024 assessing government’s progress implementing the sole remaining recommendation from his office’s 2016 report aimed at improving how BC’s ten correctional centres are inspected.
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2024-07-25
Toronto’s Ombudsman reports on first year of office’s new Housing Unit, underscores human right to housing
On 19 July 2024, Toronto’s Ombudsman Kwame Addo released an update on the work his office’s new Housing Unit has done during its first year of operation. Established in July of 2023, the Housing Unit at Ombudsman Toronto investigates and reviews the planning and delivery of the City of Toronto’s housing services, policies, and programs to make sure they are fair and uphold Torontonians’ human right to adequate housing.
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2021-02-22
Dr Niall Muldoon is Reappointed to Role of Ombudsman for Children
The Ombudsman for Children Dr Niall Muldoon has been formally re-appointed to his role for another term by the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins.
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2020-06-02
Ombudsman presents report on discriminatory policy towards children with disabilities
The Commissioner for Administration and the Protection of Human Rights (Ombudsman) presents a report on discriminatory policy towards children with disabilities.
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2021-08-27Ombudsman SA - Investigation of District Council of Coober Pedy – Final Report
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2021-05-21
“Mujeres, Mutualismo y Cultura de Paz” fue el último webinario del ciclo de economía social y solidaria impulsado por la Defensoría del Pueblo de Santa Fe
Participaron mujeres mutualistas de Santa Fe, Chubut y San Juan, así como integrantes de la Asociación Casa de la Pax Cultura.
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2019-08-28
IOI Europe quadrennial conference - papers available online
On the occasion of its 20th anniversary, the Office of Federal Ombudsman of Belgium hosted the quadrennial conference of the IOI’s European Region in Brussels in October 2018. The event invited Ombudsman colleagues to discuss “The Ombudsman in an open and participatory society”. Conference presentations and papers are now available online in the “Member Area” of the IOI website.
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2024-07-19
Reminder - Invitation to participate in a survey for the OPRAS project
The Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman and Professor Chris Gill (University of Glasgow) are conducting a joint research project examining the role of ombudspersons in the protection of refugees and asylum seekers (the OPRAS project). The corresponding survey, whose aim is to understand the work of ombudspersons in this area and to identify good practice, is still open until 27 September 2024. You can now also download the survey in Word format to facilitate its completion where more than one individual is completing it.
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2024-07-19
Rappel - Invitation à participer à une enquête pour le projet OPRAS
Le Médiateur des Services Publics d'Irlande du Nord et le Professeur Chris Gill (Université de Glasgow) mènent un projet de recherche commun examinant le rôle des médiateurs dans la protection des réfugiés et des demandeurs d'asile (le projet OPRAS). L'enquête correspondante, dont l'objectif est de comprendre le travail des médiateurs dans ce domaine et d'identifier les bonnes pratiques, est encore ouverte jusqu'au 27 septembre 2024. Vous pouvez désormais télécharger l'enquête au format Word afin de faciliter son remplissage par plusieurs personnes.
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2024-07-19
Recordatorio - Invitación a participar en una encuesta para el proyecto OPRAS
El Defensor del Pueblo de los Servicios Públicos de Irlanda del Norte y el profesor Chris Gill (Universidad de Glasgow) están llevando a cabo un proyecto de investigación conjunto que examina el papel de los defensores del pueblo en la protección de los refugiados y solicitantes de asilo (el proyecto OPRAS). La encuesta correspondiente, cuyo objetivo es conocer el trabajo de los defensores del pueblo en este ámbito e identificar buenas prácticas, sigue abierta hasta el 27 de septiembre de 2024. Ahora también puede descargarse la encuesta en formato Word para facilitar su cumplimentación cuando sea más de una persona la que la rellene.
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2024-07-19
Public Complaints Commission goes to church: Spreading awareness and empowering the community
A sensitization program was held on 7 July 2024 at Jubilee Baptist Church, Osogbo, Osun State Nigeria, to raise awareness about the Public Complaints Commission (PCC) and its services.
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2024-07-19
La CDHCM aborda la falta de seguridad jurídica sobre la tenencia de vivienda, en el caso de una mujer adulta mayor
La falta de seguridad jurídica sobre la tenencia de la vivienda genera desgaste de las personas en el intento por consolidar su patrimonio y afianzar su proyecto de vida, comprometiendo también el disfrute de otros derechos humanos igualmente trascendentes, como sus Derechos a la Salud, a la Integridad personal, a la Familia y a la Propiedad, entre otros. Así lo advirtió la Presidenta de la Comisión de Derechos Humanos de la Ciudad de México (CDHCM), Nashieli Ramírez Hernández, durante la presentación de la Recomendación 05/2024, dirigida al Instituto de la Vivienda (INVI), por la falta de seguridad jurídica sobre la tenencia de vivienda en el caso de una mujer adulta mayor.
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2024-07-18
French Language Services Commissioner urges Ontario to respect law by making all out-of-home advertising bilingual
French Language Services Commissioner Carl Bouchard released on 12 July 2024 a report urging the Ontario government to make all of its out-of-home advertising bilingual, after his latest investigation found it systematically failed to meet its obligations under the French Language Services Act (FLSA) – even when communicating important public health information.
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2024-07-18
Le Commissaire aux services en français exhorte l’Ontario à respecter la Loi et rendre toute la publicité extérieure bilingue
Le Commissaire aux services en français Carl Bouchard a publié le 12 Juillet 2024 un rapport exhortant le gouvernement de l'Ontario à rendre bilingue toute sa publicité extérieure, après que sa dernière enquête a révélé un manquement systématique aux obligations de la Loi sur les services en français (LSF) – même lorsqu'il s'agissait de communications importantes sur la santé publique.
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2020-06-17
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