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2012-03-29ONTARIO OMBUDSMAN TO RECEIVE AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Ontario Ombudsman André Marin will be presented with the Ontario Bar Association’s 2012 Award for Distinguished Service at an award ceremony to be held in Toronto on April 26.
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2012-03-27
Review by the NSW Ombudsman into police use of tasers
In March a man died after being tasered by the Police in the Sydney. The NSW Police Force set up a critical incident investigation team to investigate the death and announced that the NSW Ombudsman will provide independent oversight of the investigation.
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2012-03-22
Police infringes right to peaceful assembly
In a press release the Hungarian Commissioner for Fundamental Rights published his findings on how the police handled two demonstrations held in Budapest in 2011.
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2012-03-19
Factsheets on the rights of Roma
The Council of Europe has published factsheets on “Protecting the Rights of Roma” to draw attention to the marginalization of the Roma people in Europe and promote their full integration.
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2012-03-16
Commissioner for Human Rights submitted Annual Report 2011
Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of Azerbaijan submitted Annual Report 2011.
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2012-03-15
Chancellor of Justice criticizes EU emergency voting procedure
Estonia's Chacellor of Justice, Indrek Teder, argues that the provision of the Treaty Establishing the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) which in exceptional cases allows decisions on the provision of stability support to a Member of the ESM to be adopted by means of the so-called emergency voting procedure is contrary to the Estonian Constitution.
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2012-03-12
The Irish experience
In October 2011, Ireland was examined by the UN Human Rights Council for the first time as part of its universal periodic review (UPR) process. The Ombudsman for Children's Office now summarises its activities and experiences within this process.
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2013-02-07The comparative study was published by Springer.
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2013-02-07
The comparative study was published by Springer.
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2012-03-08
Diplomat violated human rights
A former Taiwanese diplomat was arrested in Kansas City, USA, on charges of violating US federal labor law. The Control Yuan investigation concluded that the underpaying and possibly overworking of housekeepers were clearly against human rights and that obvious administrative mistakes had occurred.
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2012-03-06
Former Ombudsman Murphy passed away
The former Irish Ombudsman Kevin Murphy, who succeeded the first Ombudsman Michael Mills in 1994, passed away on 4 March 2012.
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2012-03-05
Ombudsman TV show now with subtitles
The Austrian public broadcasting company ORF expands its services for deaf and hearing impaired persons. This includes the popular weekly TV-Show “BürgerAnwalt” in which Ombudspersons Peter Kostelka, Gertrude Brinek and Terezija Stoisits present current cases.
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2012-03-05
EQUINET perspective on equality bodies and NHRIs
The European network of equality bodies (EQUINET) published a new perspective on Equality Bodies and National Human Rights Institutions. It aims to tighten the links developed between equality bodies and national human rights institutions.
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2012-08-16
Resolution on Disability Rights - June 2012 EN
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2012-08-16
Lithuania - Annual Report Summary 2011 EN
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2012-03-01
AOB COMMENTS ON DRAFT NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
The Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) has commented on the Draft National Plan of Action for Persons with Disabilities, welcomes the agenda in general but also identifies several deficiencies.
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2012-02-28
MID-TERM MEETING OF THE IOI BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The IOI Board of Directors agreed to hold a mid-term working meeting from 7 to 8 May 2012 in Hong Kong, which is generously hosted by IOI Treasurer and Hong Kong Ombudsman Alan N. Lai. The primary focus of this meeting will be on the results of the regional consultation on the by-laws reform and preparations for the upcoming IOI World Conference.
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2012-02-28
ONTARIO WATCHDOG ON CLOSED MEETINGS
The new edition of the e-newsletter of Ontario Ombudsman Andre Marin reports on the Ombudsman’s fifth year of investigating public complaints about closed municipal meetings. Andre Marin plans to launch a special Annual Report on this matter later this year.
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2013-01-25
Ombudsman Kostelka, Omduswoman De Bruecker, Ombudsman Schuermans and Ombudswoman Stoisits
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2013-01-25
The representatives of the Federal Ombudsman of Belgium with Heinz Patzelt, member of the Human Rights Advisory Council
