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2023-08-01IOI President undertakes formal exchange with the Mayor of Kaohsiung, Mr Chen Chi-Mai
IOI President Chris Field PSM was delighted to meet, and participate in a formal exchange, with the Mayor of Kaohsiung, Mr Chen Chi-Mai. The meeting was also attended by a number of the Mayor’s staff as well as President Chen Chu and Members of the Control Yuan.
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2022-06-13
The Ombudsman of the City of Zurich presents his annual report
The Ombudsman Office of the City of Zurich celebrates its 50th anniversary. It is the oldest ombudsman office in Switzerland and the oldest municipal ombudsman office in Europe.
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2022-12-19
Ombudsman Florbela Araújo celebrates the 74th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, focusing on Vulnerable People
The Ombudsman of Angola celebrated on December 14, 2022, for the second consecutive year, the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, institutionalized on December 10, 1948 by the United Nations, with a high-level event on "The Role of the Ombudsman in Defending the Rights of Citizens in Situations of Vulnerability".
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2023-07-14President of the National Assembly Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023 and Prime Minister of Thailand for two terms, Chuan Leekpai addressing conference delegates.
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2023-07-26
16. Theme III: Third-party interventions by independent public institutions before the European Court of Human Rights by Mr Paul Lemmens (Judge at the European Court of Human Rights)
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2023-06-29
NSW Ombudsman publishes paper on the use of social media by public servants
The NSW Ombudsman has released a short paper looking at some ways of how the social media conduct of agencies and individual public servants could lead to concerns about possible misconduct or maladministration.
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2022-01-05
His Excellency the Governor invites applications for the position of the Ombudsman
The Ombudsman is a senior public official, charged with monitoring the public administration through the examination and investigation of complaints from members of the public who believe they have been adversely affected by the administrative actions of a public body. Applications for the position of the Cayman Islands Ombudsman may be submitted until 17 January 2022.
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2025-06-20
Canadian Council of Parliamentary Ombudsman Endorses Key Principles to Strengthen Oversight and Public Trust
The Canadian Council of Parliamentary Ombudsman has formally endorsed a set of key principles designed to ensure the independence, effectiveness, and accountability of Ombudsman institutions across Canada. These principles reaffirm the essential role of Ombudsman offices in upholding good governance, protecting individual rights, and reinforcing public trust in democratic institutions.
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2023-05-19
IOI President, Chris Field PSM, and Minister Werner Amon at the opening night of Il Cappelo di paglia di Firenze in the Graz Opera House
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2022-07-15
The Ombudsman’s Office of the Republic of Latvia - June 2022 News Summary - EN
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2023-06-16
Welcome message to IOI President, Chris Field PSM, and Chief of Staff to the IOI President, Rebecca Poole, displayed at the entrance of Postojna Cave
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2022-05-20
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2022-03-14
Ombudsman laid the 2021 Annual Report before the Parliament
On 4 March 2022, Ms. Sabina Aliyeva, the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, spoke in the Parliament, presenting her Annual Report for 2021 on the protection of human rights in the Republic of Azerbaijan.
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2023-12-07
Tranquilisers instead of individual support: even such cases are encountered during the Defender’s visits to residential facilities for people with disabilities
The stories of two men with mental disabilities, recorded by employees of the Defender’s Office during their visits, illustrate a phenomenon, which has mostly been overlooked so far: some people with mental disabilities, especially those with challenging behaviour, receive high doses of tranquilisers. According to the Deputy Defender, this practice has to change. Behaviour is often the only possible form of communication for people who cannot otherwise make contact with others. It is therefore necessary that the latter understand the unmet needs behind the patient’s challenging behaviour and be able to respond accordingly. Tranquillisers must not be the first, let alone the only and permanent “solution”.
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2023-09-21
Prisons in Brazil: Report points out Human Rights violations in the federal capital after anti-democratic attacks
The Federal Public Defenders' Office (DPU), the Federal District Public Defenders' Office (DPDF) and the National Mechanism for the Prevention and Combat of Torture (MNPCT) published its report pointing out the human rights situation in Brazilian prisons after the arrest of people participating in anti-democratic attacks.
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2023-10-12
Ombudsman at the ENNHRI Jubilee Assembly on Artificial Intelligence, Digitalization and Climate Change as Challenges to Human Rights
Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina participated in the General Assembly and Conference of the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) in Brussels. He participated as a speaker at a roundtable discussion about challenges in the field of human rights, primarily in the fields of digitalisation, artificial intelligence, and climate change.
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2023-11-07
64. Plenary Session VI: Mai Chen – A public law toolbox perspective on the Ombudsman’s role after 50 years
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2023-11-07
13. Working Session B: Dulcie McCallum – Becoming iterate in disability rights – an Ombudsman response to the paradigm shift
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2023-11-07
Announcement folder: Round table on the role of ombudsman offices in promoting good governance and effective service delivery
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2025-07-11
AORC- Final Invit Webinar - Strengthening Implementation_15 July 2025 - EN
