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2012-06-08New newsletter edition
The Laxenburg (Austria) based International Anti-Corruption Academy recently released an issue of its newsletter giving information on new members and the new partnership with the Republic of Korea’s Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission that is also an IOI member.
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2012-06-08
New reports on the rights of people with disabilities
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) published two new reports on the rights of people with disabilities. The reports highlight the need to move from institutional to community-based living arrangements and to reformulate laws and policies to make them more inclusive.
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2019-11-20
Latest edition of the newsletter “The Ombudsman” published
The Australian and New Zealand Ombudsman Association (ANZOA) has just released the latest edition of its newsletter ‘The Ombudsman’. This newsletter includes different examples of the work that Ombudsman offices across Australia and New Zealand are doing.
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2019-11-20Declaración de posición_Defensoría de la Nación_Fertilización por sustitución
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2012-05-29
Special Report on Young People and Adults with a Pervasive Developmental Disorder
The Québec Ombudsman recently released a special report entitled Services Provided to Young People and Adults with a Pervasive Developmental Disorder: From Government Commitment to Cold Hard Facts. The report, submitted to the National Assembly, follows a first report released in October 2009 on services for children aged 0 to 7 years with pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs).
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2012-05-29
Ombudsman delivers annual report to Parliament
On 17th May 2012, the Portuguese Ombudsman, Alfredo José de Sousa, delivered to the President of the Parliament his Annual Report of Activities concerning the year of 2011. The Ombudsman received 7753 complaints, due to the current economic and financial context one out of five cases opened in 2011 concerned social rights.
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2012-05-29
NPM conducted visit to temporary detention places
To execute the functions of NPM, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Republic of Azerbaijan Elmira Suleymanova and the members of NPM group regularly conduct short-term and long-term visits to temporary detention places, psychiatric hospitals, penitentiary facilities, places of deprivation of liberty and places of restriction of liberty.
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2019-11-18
Ombudsman Hong Kong announces results of own motion investigation
The Ombudsman of Hong Kong SAR, Ms Winnie CHIU, announced on 14 November, 2019, the results of an own motion investigation on the notification mechanism and arrangements for imprisoned singleton public rental housing tenants.
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2019-11-18
30 ans de la Convention internationale des droits de l'enfant
Le 20 novembre 1989, l’Assemblée générale de l’ONU adoptait la Convention internationale des droits de l’enfant (CIDE), premier traité international à énoncer les droits de tous les enfants et à contraindre les États parties à respecter chacun de ses articles.
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2019-11-18
Última jornada de capacitación sobre el Protocolo de Estambul
El pasado miércoles 13 de noviembre se realizó el último encuentro para promover el cumplimiento del Protocolo de Estambul en la Academia Nacional de Medicina, el taller “Aportes de la medicina en la prevención y sanción de la tortura” organizado por la Procuración Penitenciaria de la Nación Argentina (PPN). El taller fue parte del proyecto “Fortalecimiento de las capacidades de los Mecanismos Nacionales de Prevención de la Tortura" que cuenta con el apoyo del Fondo OPCAT de Naciones Unidas. Nuevamente se utilizó la modalidad de práctico-ateneo II donde se presentaron dos casos de tortura.
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2019-11-18
Forbidding smoking in cells at Helsinki Prison
According to Deputy-Ombudsman Pasi Pölönen, more precise regulation is required concerning smoking bans in prisons. Any lack of clarity in regulations should be urgently rectified because the health of personnel working in prisons and of prisoners who do not smoke must be safeguarded.
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2012-05-24
The Spanish Ombudsman lays Annual Report 2011
The office of the Spanish Ombudsman ran by María Luisa Cava de Llano initiated last year 506 initiative investigations, a figure that represents a historical record. Spain is still going through an extremely complex economic and financial crisis which worsens the problems usually expressed by citizens through their complaints
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2012-05-24
Conference dedicated to May 5 – The European Day of People with Disability was held
The Conference: “Legal Status of Persons with Disabilities: problems and duties”, was co-organized by Elimra Suleymanova - the Commissioner for Human Rights, ABA-CEELI, USAID, Human Rights Academic Research Institute of Azerbaijan National Academy of Science and Union of Disabled Persons’ Organizations.
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2019-11-15
Cayman Islands - Ombudsman - Annual Report 2018 - EN
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2019-11-14
Joint annual report of the Netherlands' Ombudsman Institutions
The National Ombudsman of the Netherlands, the Ombudsman for Children and the Ombudsman for Veterans have just published a joint Annual Report 2018. The report includes a number of case studies which illustrate their work.
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2019-11-14
World Conference / Conferencia Mundial / Conférence mondiale - Financial Support / Aide financière / Apoyo financiero
We are all looking forward to the 12th World Conference which will take place in Dublin/Ireland from 17 to 22 May 2020. Since we know that some IOI members with limited budgets find it difficult to attend this important event, we have decided to offer financial support to those who need it most.
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2019-11-13
Informe sobre el avance de los derechos económicos, sociales y culturales en la provincia de Santa Fe
El defensor del Pueblo de la provincia de Santa Fe (Argentina), Raúl Lamberto, y el rector de la Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Franco Bartolacci, encabezarán el 14 de noviembre a partir de las 9.30 en el Aula Magna de la Facultad de Derecho de la UNR la jornada de presentación del libro Progresos y Desafíos de los Derechos en la provincia de Santa Fe, un trabajo de investigación sobre el avance en los derechos económicos, sociales y culturales desde el enfoque de derechos humanos.
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2019-11-13
Exhumations and payments on the side - cemetery worker’s disregard for due process added to burden of grieving families
A former Council employee at the Mildura Cemetery Trust in Victoria, Australia, misused his position for personal benefit and made careless mistakes that distressed grieving families, Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass has found. Her investigation looked into allegations about the employee, who worked at Mildura’s Nichols Point and Murray Pines cemeteries from 1993 to August 2018.
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2019-11-12
Online survey for new publication on ODR and Ombudsmanship
A new edition of the book “Online Dispute Resolution: Theory and Practice: A Treatise on Technology and Dispute Resolution” is in preparation. The chapter on ODR and Ombudsmanship will be updated and will investigate the uptake (or not) of technology assisted Ombudsman work. You are kindly asked to contribute to the survey.
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2019-11-12
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