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2015-10-02OGP Webinar : “Can citizen empowerment improve people’s lives? Evidence from the Transparency for Development program”
The webinar will take place on Tuesday, October 6th, 2015, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. EST
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2015-09-30Petitions Committee of the German Bundestag - Annual Report - 2012
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2015-09-25
Passing away of Ms Carolyn Stieber
Carolyn Stieber, died on September 12, 2015. She was the ombudsman at Michigan State University from 1974 to 1991 and a long-time contributor to the international ombudsman community.
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2015-09-25
Reafirman que no hay restricciones de ningún tipo para realizar operaciones bancarias por ventanilla
La Defensoría del Pueblo de la provincia de Santa Fe advierte a los ciudadanos que es su derecho realizar las operaciones bancarias por ventanilla, sin restricciones de tipo de operación ni de monto mínimo, encontrándose prohibido que las entidades bancarias cobren suma alguna por tales operaciones, a la vez que reclama a las entidades financieras que actúen en consecuencia.
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2015-09-25
Ombudsman’s office releases submission on carding
The Office of the Ombudsman of Ontario publicly released its submission to the government on the subject of police street checks. The submission was made in August as part of the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services’ public consultation on the practice often known as “carding.”
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2015-09-24
Board of Directors holds annual meeting in Namibia
The IOI Board of Directors held its annual meeting in Windhoek from 21 to 23 September 2015. The Office of IOI President and Namibia Ombudsman John R. Walters hosted this event and welcomed the members of the Board in Namibia.
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2015-09-23
Convenios entre la Defensoría, CASACIDN y ELA para luchar contra la violencia de género y los malos tratos a niños, niñas y adolescentes
El Defensor del Pueblo porteño, Alejandro Amor, suscribió dos convenios específicos de colaboración con el Comité Argentino de Seguimiento y Aplicación de la Convención Internacional sobre los Derechos del Niño (CASACIDN) y el Equipo Latinoamericano de Justicia y Género (ELA) con el propósito de trabajar conjuntamente contra la violencia de género y los malos tratos a niños, niñas y adolescentes.
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2015-09-22
Le Protecteur du citoyen du Québec dévoile son rapport annuel 2014-2015
Le Protecteur du citoyen du Québec dévoile son rapport annuel 2014-2015.
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2015-09-22
Trilogues and transparent law-making
The European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, is currently inquiring into the issue of "trilogues" with a view to boosting transparent law-making in the EU. A debate about transparency and non-disclosure of documents will take place at the European Parliament on 28 September 2015 from 10:00 to 12:00.
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2015-09-18
Acting Ombudsman of Ontario named
Barbara Finlay has been named acting Ombudsman of Ontario, pending the Legislative Assembly’s selection process to fill the position permanently.
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2015-09-18
Investigation into rehabilitation and reintegration of prisoners in Victoria
A whole-of-government approach focused on reducing offending is a key recommendation of a report tabled by the Victorian Ombudsman.
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2015-09-18
Tabling of the Annual Report of the Québec Ombudsman
Ombudsperson Raymonde Saint-Germain tabled the institution’s 45th Annual Report in the National Assembly.
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2015-09-16
Proyecto de ley para otorgar una prestación económica a las mujeres víctimas de violencia de género sin empleo
El Defensor del Pueblo Alejandro Amor presentó en la Legislatura porteña un proyecto de ley en el que propone el otorgamiento de una una prestación económica específica a las mujeres víctimas de violencia de género que se encuentren desempleadas.
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2015-09-15
New departements for inspection visits
Since 1st of September 2015, the Chancellor of Justice has a new department, which is responsible for managing, planning and carrying out inspection visits into the authorities under supervision, performing the tasks of national preventive mechanism, developing methodologies for inspection visits and compiling summaries of visits.
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2015-09-08
The Constitutional Court repealed the provisions of the Mental Health Act at the Ombudsman’s request
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia repealed a part of the Mental Health Act at its session on 10 June 2015. The third sentence of the second paragraph of Article 74 is repealed, namely the provision defining that on behalf of a person who has been deprived of their capacity to conclude contracts, consent for admission to a secure ward is given by a legal representative. It also repealed the third sentence of the third paragraph of Article 74 of this Act, i.e. the provision regulating that only the legal representative of the person in a secure ward may withdraw such consent at any time or request that the person be released from the ward.
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2015-09-08
Audit of Services Provided to Electors in English and French by the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada
The Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages conducted an audit of the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, also known as Elections Canada, to determine whether it meets its language obligations towards electors.
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2015-09-08
La Defensora pide a los Ombudsman europeos y del Mediterráneo reclamar una acción humanitaria urgente de la UE
La Defensora del Pueblo, Soledad Becerril, ha pedido a los Ombudsman de Europa y del Mediterráneo reclamar de manera conjunta a la Comisión Europea una “acción de asistencia humanitaria urgente” de la UE en favor de los refugiados.
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2015-09-08
Refugee crisis - the time has come for the EU to act as one
"In recent days we have seen several Member States, many ordinary citizens, and civil society groups demonstrating remarkable and humbling leadership as they welcome refugees to their communities. EU institutions and all Member States must now take their cues from those citizens and act to alleviate the immediate suffering. The EU must use its immense diplomatic, economic and moral capacity to find ways to tackle the wider issues of Middle Eastern security."
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2015-09-08
Elections Canada Audit
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2015-09-08
Avis du Défenseur des droi ts n°15-20