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2014-03-24Foundation of the first International Association of Language Commissioners
IALC aims to join efforts in the defense of language rights.The foundation of the association puts an end to a symposium on language rights in which participating experts agreed that the use of regional languages in state-run public services is declining.
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2014-03-26
Report on “security” upgrades of president’s private residence released
In March 2014, the Public Protector published her report on her investigation into allegations of unlawful and unethical conduct with regard to the installation of security measures and related upgrades at the president's private residence at Nkandla.
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2014-03-26
People’s Advocate releases report on Albanian asylum seekers
In March 2014, the People’s Advocate of Albania released his Special Report on Albanian citizens seeking asylum in EU countries.
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2014-03-26
Connie Lau Yin-hing new Ombudsman
On 17 March 2014, the Government of Hong Kong announced the appointment of Ms Connie Lau Yin-hing as the new Ombudsman for a term of five years.
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2014-03-27
Seminar on excesses against women and children
The seminar was organised by the Sindh Ombudsman. It was aimed at highlighting the issue of excesses against women and children and the role that can be played by the Ombudsman in this regard.
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2014-03-28
World Bank and IOI successfully co-host round table on ombudsman institutions
On 25 March the World Bank and the IOI organized a round table on „The Role of Ombudsman Offices in Promoting Good Governance and Effective Service Delivery“, held at the headquarters of the World Bank in Washington, DC. The IOI was represented at the discussions by its second Vice-President Diane Welborn and Secretary General Günther Kräuter.
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2014-03-28
Promoting good governance in the public interest
On 27 March 2014, Ombudsman Peter Tyndall addressed the issue of promoting good governance in his speech at the Governance Forum.
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2014-03-31
Defensora del Pueblo wants to strengthen electricity consumers’ rights
The Ombudsman Office has recommended the Government that consumers struggling to pay for electricity may be able to make allegations, that they are allowed to split the debt and the Administration’s intervention in situations of vulnerability.
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2014-04-03
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman welcomes Local Government Ombudsman to its board
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman is pleased to welcome the Local Government Ombudsman Dr Jane Martin to its unitary board to ensure closer working between the two organisations.
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2014-04-03
Ombudsman presents latest Annual report 2013
The Office of the Ombudsman of Iowa presents its latest Annual Report for the calendar year 2013, providing a detailed insight into the Ombudsman’s activities and cases as well as legal challenges faced by the institution.
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2014-04-04
Commonwealth Ombudsman elected as new Regional President
On 1 April 2014, Mr Colin Neave was unanimously elected as the new Regional President of the IOI's Australasian and Pacific Region in the course of its Regional Board meeting, with immediate effect.
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2014-04-04
Ombudsman Institutions and Open Government on 16 April 2014
On Wednesday, 16 April 2014, a webinar on the role of Ombudsman institutions in advancing open government will take place and the IOI kindly invites all of its member institutions to join the webinar between 10 and 11 a.m. EST. The webinar is sponsored by Open Government Partnership (OGP), the World Bank Institute and the IOI and will aim to discuss the opportunities for Ombudsman offices to engage in their respective countries’ OGP processes.
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2014-04-07
World Bank summary on round table event
On 25 March the World Bank and the IOI organized a round table on „The Role of Ombudsman Offices in Promoting Good Governance and Effective Service Delivery“, held at the headquarters of the World Bank in Washington, DC. The IOI was represented at the discussions by its second Vice-President Diane Welborn and Secretary General Günther Kräuter.
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2014-04-08
New Ombudsman appointed
The current Victorian Ombudsman, Ms Deborah Glass OBE, was appointed in March 2014. The appointment is for a term of 10 years.
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2014-04-10
NSW Ombudsman tabled special reports on child protection
NSW Ombudsman Bruce Barbour tabled two special reports in Parliament today. As Convenor of the NSW Child Death Review Team, the Ombudsman tabled a report on the research into the causes of death of children with a child protection history over a 10-year period 2002-2011.
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2014-04-11
Ombudsman visits Spanish inmates in Moroccan prison
The Defensora del Pueblo travelled to Morocco where she visited several Spanish inmates and participated in a meeting of the Association of Mediterranean Ombudsman (AOM).
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2014-04-10
Catalan Ombudsman’s role in implementing human rights
Within a debate of the 26th Session of the Congress of the Local Authorities of the Council of Europe, the Catalan Ombudsman referred to some examples carried out by his Office regarding rights’ defence.
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2014-04-11
Special report on infringement of human rights and freedoms
The special report of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner on the infringement of human rights and freedoms provides material concerning the events which occurred in the country from 21 November 2013 to 22 February 2014.
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2014-04-11
The Association des Ombudsmans et Médiateurs de la Francophonie mourns a passing
Dominique Baudis, Rights Defender and Secretary General of the Association des Ombudsmans et Médiateurs de la Francophonie (AOMF), died on Thursday, April 10, in Paris.
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2014-04-15
Report on investigation into ways to prevent suicide by young people
The Western Australian Ombudsman reviews certain child deaths, identifies patterns and trends arising from these reviews and makes recommendations about ways that State government departments and authorities can prevent or reduce further child deaths.
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