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2011-09-16New 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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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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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. worried about possible abolition of Castilla-La Mancha Ombudsman
In communications to President Dolores de Cospeda I.O.I. President Beverley Wakem, Secretary General Peter Kostelka and European Regional Vice-President Rafael Ribó have expressed their concern on behalf of the I.O.I. regarding recent developments in Castilla-La Mancha that might lead to the abolition of its Ombudsman institution.
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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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2011-08-31Flyer I.O.I. workshop Barcelona
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2011-08-30
I.O.I. prepares annual officer elections
According to Article 21 (2) of the I.O.I. By-laws “The officers of the Institute, except the Secretary General, shall be elected at the annual meeting of the Board from amongst the Directors”. As a consequence officer elections will be held during the Livingstone Board Meeting to appoint the President, Vice-President and Treasurer of the Institute.
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2011-08-11
I.O.I. World Conference 2012 - new website
The 10th I.O.I.World Conference, to be held in Wellington, New Zealand from 13 to 16 November 2012, will provide Ombudsmen from around the world with the opportunity to meet, share their experience and engage in fruitful debate and discussion. The conference website has been recently launched.
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2011-07-29
ACRC wins UN award for innovative communication with citizens
The Korean I.O.I. member ACRC recently received an UN award for "Advancing Knowledge Management in Government" for its "e-People" tool. This integrated online portal deals with civil complaints and proposals regarding central and local governments and public organizations. The average number of daily visitors is about 100,000.
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2011-07-25
Tragic events in Norway
I.O.I. representatives have reacted to the tragic events in Norway expressing their solidarity. In communications to the Norwegian Ombudsman and member of the European I.O.I. Board Arne Fliflet I.O.I. President Beverley Wakem, I.O.I. Secretary General Dr. Peter Kostelka and Regional-Vice-President Rafael Ribó expressed on behalf of the entire ombudsman community their deep sympathy.
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2011-07-22
Public Defender publishes first report on NPM activities
Enthrusted with the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture (NPM), the Spanisch national Ombudsman Institution – the Public Defender – has conducted 231 inspection visits of places of deprivation of liberty during its first working year. The Office of the Public Defender headed by María Luisa Cava de Llano has accordingly published a first MNP Report.
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2011-07-21
Ombudsman - Education for indigenous population must become a priority
During the presentation of his recent report entitled 'Contributions to a National Policy on intercultural bilingual education for the benefit of Peru's Indigenous Peoples' Ombudsman Eduardo Vega Luna affirmed: "Indigenous children and adolescents, in the Amazon as well as in the Andean region, are not receiving high-quality intercultural bilingual education, which constitutes a serious flaw in our country's educational system."
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2011-07-20
AOB releases international edition of its annual report 2010
The International Version of the AOB's 2010 Annual Report has now been released. It provides an outline of the activities of the three members of the AOB during the year as well as an overview of international activities, including International Ombudsman Institute (I.O.I) activities and bilateral contacts.´It also includes examples of human rights related cases which the AOB has had to resolve in 2010 when assessing complaints about maladministration and infringements of administrative law by public authorities.
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2011-07-20
Programa SYT en Viena – El I.I.O. financió nueve becas
La Secretaría General del I.I.O., con sede en Viena, organizó por segunda vez el curso de formación Sharpening Your Teeth (Afilando los dientes) para el personal de las instituciones de ombudsman. Al igual que el año pasado el curso estuvo dirigido por el Ombudsman de Ontario, André Marin y su adjunta Barbara Finlay.
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2011-07-20
EU_Austria_Annual Report_2010_EN
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2011-07-19
For more information and contact details please download the SYT-Brochure 2011.
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2011-07-17
Miscellaneous
Several new incumbents entered into office in the past couple of weeks: Mr. Dominique Baudis is the new French Defender of Rights, Ms. Calliope Spanou the Greek Ombudswoman and Ms. Raymonde Saint-Germain was reappointed in Québec - to name only a few among many more renowned personalities.
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2011-07-15
Nouveau service d’information hebdomadaire
Le Secrétariat général de l’I.I.O. a le plaisir de proposer à la communauté de l’Ombudsman un nouveau service de communication.
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2011-07-15
Nuevo servicio informativo semanal
La Secretaría General del I.I.O. se complace en ofrecer un nuevo servicio de comunicación a la comunidad del Ombudsman. “I.O.I. Ombudsman News” proporcionará semanalmente novedades a los miembros y a las instituciones solicitantes, así como a las organizaciones e instituciones asociadas.