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2013-12-03El Defensor del Pueblo firmará un acuerdo de colaboración con el Cudaio
En coincidencia con el Día Internacional de las Personas con Discapacidad, la Defensoría del Pueblo de la provincia de Santa Fe y el Centro Único de Ablación e Implante de Órganos (Cudaio) firmarán mañana martes 3 diciembre a las 12 horas, en la ciudad de Rosario, un acuerdo de colaboración que posibilitará que la Defensoría implemente “una campaña permanente de difusión y concientización de la ciudadanía en el tema de la donación y procuración de órganos para trasplante”.
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2013-12-02Correctional Investigator tables Annual Report
The 40th Annual Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator was tabled in Parliament and contains a special focus on ethno-cultural diversity in corrections. Correctional Investigator, Mr. Howard Sapers, noted that recent inmate population growth is almost exclusively driven by increases in the composition of ethnically and culturally diverse offenders
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2013-11-22The Catalan Ombudsman recommends institutions to actively combat energy poverty
Rafael Ribó proposes a "winter truce" for people at risk of exclusion to stop cuts of light, gas and water for non-payment. He also proposes to set up a social price for butane and to bank on progressive pricing of water supply. Some other proposals for possible immediate application are a Working Group, to disseminate information about grants and allowances, to involve the network of houses of social inclusion and promoting educational actions for energy saving.
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2013-11-22Report on energy poverty in Catalonia
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2013-11-20Cambridgeshire County Council agrees to backdate benefits for family of boy with autism
Cambridgeshire County Council delayed carrying out a core assessment on a six-year-old boy, leaving his family without the financial support package they needed to care for their son.
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2013-11-20Media Release Nkandla Provisional Report
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2013-11-19Open meetings notice time disputed
The question of what constitutes a 24-hour notice to the public under Iowa’s open-meetings law became an issue of contention a few days ago. Ombudsman Ruth Cooperrider warned that the Iowa Public Information Board’s ruling opens the door for Iowa governments to elude the requirements of the law, whose intention it is that the information must be easily accessible to the public for at least 24 hours before meetings are held.
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2013-11-19iowa news articles
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2013-11-18Memorandum of Understanding between AOMA and IOI - POR
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2013-11-12“Ombudsman and Legislation in Canada” book review
The Citizens’ Representative for Newfoundland and Labrador, Barry Fleming, conducted a review of the new book of Gregory Levine on “Ombudsman and Legislation in Canada: An Annotation and Appraisal”.
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2013-11-12“Ombudsman and Legislation in Canada: An Annotation and Appraisal”; book review by Barry Fleming, Citizens’ Representative for Newfoundland and Labrador
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2013-11-08Latest development regarding two regional Ombudsman institutions
The IOI General Secretariat would like to inform you about the latest developments regarding two regional member institutions from Spain; namely the Ombudsman of Asturias (Procuradora General de Asturias) and the Ombudsman of La Rioja (Defensoría del Pueblo Riojano).
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2013-11-08Official Gazette of the Principality of Asturias / Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias ES
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2013-11-08Spanish Official State Bulletin / Boletín Oficial del Estado ES
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2013-11-07NSW Ombudsman released issues paper on consorting provisions
NSW Ombudsman Bruce Barbour released an issues paper today as part of his review of new consorting provisions in Division 7, Part 3A of the Crimes Act 1900. Anyone with an interest in the provisions and their use is encouraged to make a submission.
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2013-11-07Les discriminations dans l’emploi
Selon un sondage publié en octobre, 37 % des demandeurs d’emploi estiment avoir été victimes d’une discrimination dans le cadre de leur recherche d’emploi.
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2013-10-30Proposal by Ombudsman to set up NHRI
The Parliamentary Ombudsman of Malta has published a proposal for the setting up of a National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) in Malta, to monitor, promote and ensure the observance of human rights in the country.
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2013-10-29Ombudsman calls for measures against racist violence
The Greek Ombudsman calls for immediate and drastic measures against racist violence. The pronounced surge in racist violence, the impunity the perpetrators enjoy, and the overall negligence of the state authorities in charge of such matters undermine social cohesion and the foundations of the rule of law.
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2013-10-29Press release: Greek Ombudsman calls for immediate measures against racist violence
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2013-10-23FRA Opinion on framework decision on racism & xenophobia
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has presented an opinion on the Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia, with special attention to the rights of victims of crime. This analysis was developed in response to the request of the Council of the European Union, Working Party on Fundamental Rights, Citizens’ Rights and Free Movement of Persons (FREMP).