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2019-07-05Ombudsman of the State of Hawaii
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2019-07-03Sobrepoblación en la cárcel de Marcos Paz
La Cámara Federal de Casación Penal de Argentina prohíbe el ingreso de nuevos detenidos al CPF II y ordena medidas para reducir la sobrepoblación del establecimiento.
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2019-07-02
Accessibility to the beach for Persons with Disabilities
Following an Own-Initiative Report of the Commissioner for Administration and the Protection of Human Rights regarding the accessibility of Persons with Disabilities to the Beaches, all the recommendations of the Report were implemented. In particular, the relevant legislation was amended, access ramps/passageways were built at beaches that did not have and/or the existing ones have been improved, while Seatrac and floating wheelchairs have been placed on other beaches that were not accessible from Persons with Disabilities.
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2019-07-02
Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes en contexto de encierro
La Procuración Penitenciaria y Asociación Pensamiento Penal presentaron, ante la Dirección General de Responsabilidad Penal Juvenil dependiente del Consejo de los Derechos de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes un documento elaborado con diversos actores especializados en materia de infancia.
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2011-09-16
Ombudsman welcomes consultation act for indigenous peoples
Ombudsman Eduardo Vega expressed his satisfaction and welcomes the decision of the Congress to adopt the Law on Consultation of the Indigenous Peoples on 23 August 2011. Vega called the act “a provision which constitutes a seminal step for the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples and for institutionalising the intercultural dialogue between them and the authorities”.
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2011-09-16
New Head of the I.O.I. member institution
The I.O.I. welcomes the new incumbent of its Japanese member institution. On August 26th 2011, Hideo Arai has been appointed Director-General of the Administrative Evaluation Bureau at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC).
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2019-06-28
Defensoría del Pueblo insta al Estado a cumplir el Convenio N° 169 de la OIT
Hoy se cumplen 30 años de la aprobación del Convenio N° 169 de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) sobre derechos de los pueblos indígenas. Por ello, la Defensoría del Pueblo invocó a todos los niveles de gobierno, al Congreso de la República, al Poder Judicial y a otras instituciones del Estado, a implementar una acción coordinada a favor de los derechos individuales y colectivos de los pueblos indígenas del país. Así también, instó a que se incorpore el enfoque de género en toda la normatividad debido a que las mujeres indígenas se encuentran en una situación de mayor vulnerabilidad y exclusión.
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2019-06-28
IOI issues joint statement in Support of the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights
Together with ENNHRI, Equinet, GANHRI, OHCHR Europe and RPO, the IOI publishes a joint statement in support of Dr. Adam Bodnar, the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights, as he is currently facing severe backlash from some politicians and segments of the media for speaking up on behalf of the National Prevention Mechanism (NPM) on an individual case.
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2011-09-15
I.O.I. archives grow
The I.O.I. strives to encourage and support research and study into the institution of the ombudsman as well as to collect, store and disseminate research data. Since 2010 the I.O.I. the General Secretariat in Vienna hosts the Institute's archives.
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2019-06-27
Víctimas de la tortura
Desde 1997 se conmemora cada 26 de junio el día Internacional en apoyo de las víctimas de la tortura. Con motivo de dicha evocación, nuestra institución declara una vez más el rechazo de este tipo de prácticas en todas sus manifestaciones y reitera su compromiso con la promoción de la defensa de los derechos humanos de las personas que están privadas de su libertad.
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2019-06-24
Organización Internacional del Trabajo aprobó la eliminación de la violencia y el acoso en el ámbito laboral
Raúl Lamberto, quien además es vicepresidente quinto de la FIO, participa de la sesión con la que la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) celebra su centésimo aniversario en Ginebra, Suiza, y en ese marco fue invitado a presentar una reciente publicación sobre violencia laboral editada por la Defensoría del Pueblo de la provincia argentina de Santa Fe, que conduce.
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2019-06-24
Serious deficiencies in accessibility - polling stations were not accessible for wheelchairs
At the request of Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland, Petri Jääskeläinen, two officials from the Office of the Ombudsman of Finland performed unannounced inspections at the polling stations of eight municipalities in the region of Southern Finland during the European election day on 26 May. The purpose of the inspections was to determine the accessibility of polling stations, the possibilities for inclusion of persons with disabilities, and the realisation of the secrecy of the polls. One of the official conducting the inspection used a wheelchair.
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2019-06-24
Report about NHRIs and their work on migrants’ human rights
A new report about National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and their work on migrants’ human rights has been produced by the German Institute for Human Rights on behalf of GANHRI, the Global Alliance of NHRIs. The report highlights examples of NHRIs’ work to promote and protect migrants’ rights, including several practices from Europe.
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2011-09-07
I.O.I. provides online access to key ombudsman publication
Over the course of the summer, the General Secretariat has invited I.O.I. members to register for a free of charge electronic access to a comparative legal study about European Ombudsman Institutions. So far, already close to fifty accounts have been provided, enabling I.O.I. user to read and download individual chapters of the following publication: Kucsko-Stadlmayer, Gabriele (ed.): "European Ombudsman-Institutions. A comparative legal analysis regarding the multifaceted realisation of an idea", Springer Wien New York, 2008.
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2011-09-02
New South Wales Ombudsman reports on the need of a boarding house reform
On 16 August 2011, the NSW Ombudsman tabled a special report to Parliament titled More than board and lodging: the need for boarding house reform. The report draws on extensive work by the Ombudsman´s office since 2002, which has identified serious concerns about the safety, health, welfare and rights of the residents of licensed boarding houses, and the adequacy of the system that is meant to protect them.
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2011-08-31
I.O.I. EUROPE announces workshop on Private Management of Public Services
I.O.I. Europe organises a topical workshop on “The defense of rights and good practices in private management of public services - The Role of the Ombudsman” on 21 and 22 November 2011 in Barcelona.
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2019-06-19
Nova Scotia Appeal Court upholds power of ombudsman's office
Nova Scotia's highest court has reaffirmed the power of the provincial ombudsman's office to investigate allegations against government departments and agencies. In a decision, the Appeal Court ruled the Ombudsman's office has the authority to receive unredacted records from the Department of Health and Wellness, after the province had objected to releasing the documents in full.
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2019-06-19
UPR recommendations on Armenia discussed from human rights perspective in public hearings
On April 5th, a public hearing on the “National Human Rights agenda: UN Universal Periodic Review” was held in the National Assembly of Armenia with the participation of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia and civil society organizations, representatives of public authorities, media, diplomatic missions and international organizations.
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2011-08-05
Gibraltar Chronicle reports on Vienna SYT training
The Gibraltar Chronicle covered the recent SYT training that took place at the I.O.I. General Secretariat in Vienna in June 2011 and that was attended by an expert from the Gibraltar Ombudsman's office. The article specifically points out the diversity of institutions represented in the course that provided the opportunity for views and practices to be discussed and new contacts to be made
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2019-06-06
Ombudsman Bermuda hosted International Ombudsman Conference
The 10th Biennial Caribbean Ombudsman Association (CAROA) Conference concluded on Wednesday at the Fairmont Southampton Resort in Bermuda. The Ombudsman for Bermuda, Victoria Pearman, and her colleagues from the region will be in training sessions with Dr. Victor Ayeni for the remainder of the week.