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2013-12-04Défenseur des droits remet rapport annuel consacré aux droits de l’enfant
À l’occasion de la journée internationale des droits de l’enfant, le Défenseur des droits, Dominique Baudis et la Défenseure des enfants, Marie Derain, ont rendu public leur rapport annuel consacré aux droits de l’enfant.
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2013-12-04
Ombudsman for the Ministry of Interior organizes a training session on investigation skills
On 2 and 3 December 2013 the Office of the Ombudsman for the Ministry of Interior in Bahrain organised a training session on "Investigation Skills" in which former Northern Ireland's Prisoner Ombudsman Pauline McCabe and Senior Investigating Officer in Northern Ireland Clare McVeigh lectured.
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2013-12-03
President appoints Peter Tyndall as Ombudsman and Information Commissioner
On Monday, 2 December 2013, Mr Peter Tyndall was appointed Ireland’s Ombudsman and Information Commissioner. Mr Tyndall received his warrant of appointment from President Michael D. Higgins at a ceremony at Áras an Uachtaráin.
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2013-12-03
Acting Public Services Ombudsman for Wales appointed
In light of Peter Tyndall’s departure to take up the post of Irish Ombudsman and Information Commissioner, the National Assembly for Wales has appointed Professor Margaret Griffiths as Acting Public Services Ombudsman for Wales. The National Assembly for Wales will now conduct a full and open recruitment process to appoint a permanent successor to Peter Tyndall.
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2013-12-03
FRA launches fundamental rights-based police training manual
On 3 December 2013, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) presents its fundamental rights-based police training manual at the International Conference on Human Rights Education and Training for the Civil and Public Service in Dublin, Ireland. This training manual seeks to help foster a relationship of trust between police and society as a whole by integrating human rights considerations into police training.
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2013-12-02
Nova Scotia Ombudsman retires
Premier Stephen McNeil announced today, Nov. 29, that Dwight Bishop will retire Dec. 31. Mr. Bishop has served as Nova Scotia Ombudsman since 2004.
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2013-12-02
Correctional 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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2013-11-29
Québec Ombudsperson elected President of AOMF
This week, Québec Ombudsperson, Ms Raymonde Saint-Germain, was elected President of the Association des Médiateurs et Ombudsmans de la Francophonie (AOMF) for a two-year term.
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2013-11-29
La protectrice du citoyen du Québec élue à la présidence de la AOMF
La protectrice du citoyen du Québec, Raymonde Saint-Germain, a été élue cette semaine à la tête de l’Association des Médiateurs et Ombudsmans de la Francophonie (AOMF) pour un mandat de deux ans, lors de son 8e congrès biennal qui se tenait à Dakar au Sénégal.
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2013-11-28
IOI welcomes new members
During its annual meeting, held in New York in September 2013, the IOI Board of Directors took decisions on applications for IOI membership and is therefore delighted to welcome the new members to the IOI family.
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2013-11-26
Secretary General participated in workshop on effective parliamentary oversight of human rights
IOI Secretary General Günther Kräuter attended a workshop on effective parliamentary oversight of human rights, which was held by the Dickson Poon School of Law at King’s College London from 13 to 14 November 2013.
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2013-11-25
Public awareness on land rights
Between 28 September and 20 October 2013, the Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance of Tanzania (CHRAGG) conducted a public awareness campaign on land rights in 22 districts out of 169 districts of the 14 regions of Tanzania. The targeted groups were citizens and local government officials at the ward and village levels.
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2013-11-22
The Québec Ombudsman interacts with people on social networks
The Québec Ombudsman announced the launch of its Facebook and Google + pages and its Twitter account.
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2013-11-22
Le Protecteur du citoyen du Québec interagit avec les citoyens sur les réseaux sociaux
Le Protecteur du citoyen annonce le lancement de ses pages Facebook et Google + ainsi que de son compte Twitter.
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2013-11-22
Renewed efforts needed to safeguard child rights
Many children across the EU continue to suffer from poverty, discrimination or violence, despite EU and national efforts. As EU bodies prepare for a new Commission and Parliamentary elections, FRA reminds future EU policy makers of the need for child rights to remain on their political agendas.
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2013-11-22
The 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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2013-11-20
Cambridgeshire 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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2013-11-20
Media Release Nkandla Provisional Report
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2013-11-19
Examination of the 4th periodic report by the UN CESCR
Austria has to provide the United Nations with periodical reports on the measures that have been undertaken to meet its obligations under ratified covenants. In this context, on November 20th 2013 the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights evaluates the fourth periodic report of Austria concerning the implementation of the UN Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR).