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2014-01-0320. Workshop 4: Cecilia Nordenfelt, Incapable Adults - The Most Vulnerable
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2014-01-03
23. Back to Roots: Hans-Gunnar Axberger, The Original Recipe: 200 Years of Swedish Experience
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2014-01-03
Decision making process within the IOI
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2013-12-20Defensor del Pueblo recomienda incrementar las acciones de implementación del derecho a la consulta previa
El Defensor del Pueblo, Eduardo Vega, recomendó desarrollar mayores acciones para la implementación del derecho a la consulta previa porque ello –subrayó- permitirá al Estado peruano garantizar los derechos de los pueblos indígenas y actuar en consonancia con sus obligaciones internacionales.
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2013-12-19
"Aiguisez vous les dents" Journal
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2013-12-19
"Aiguisez vous les dents" Journal
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2013-12-12
ECJ rules on discrimination against homosexual employees in a PACS arrangement
After being refused certain benefits on the ground that they were only granted to employees on the occasion of their marriage under a collective agreement, a French citizen, who had entered into a PACS arrangement (civil solidarity pact), challenged that refusal before the French courts.
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2013-12-11
Ombudsman informs OSCE on Respect for the Rights of Non-Citizens in Latvia
The Ombudsman observed that, due to the actions of certain non-governmental organizations, international bodies have developed an incorrect vision of the respect for human rights of non-citizens in the Republic of Latvia. Confronting on national as well as international level he presents the risks of splitting the society and emerging of differences between the representatives of social groups in Latvia.
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2013-12-04
Défenseur 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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2013-12-03
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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2013-12-02
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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2013-11-22
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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2013-11-20
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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2013-11-19
Open 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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2013-11-18
Memorandum of Understanding between AOMA and IOI - ARA
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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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2013-11-11
La FIO eligió nuevas autoridades
La Federación Iberoamericana del Ombudsman (FIO) eligió nuevas autoridades tras la Asamblea General realizada en Puerto Rico. El Presidente de la Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos de México, Raúl Plascencia Villanueva, fue electo Presidente. El Defensor del Pueblo de la provincia de Santa Fe, Dr. Edgardo José Bistoletti fue reelecto representante de los Defensores del Pueblo provinciales argentinos.
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2013-11-11
FIO holds General Assembly in Puerto Rico
The Federation of Ibero-American Ombudsman (Federación Iberoamericana del Ombudsman, FIO) held its General Assembly in Puerto Rico. The Chairman of the National Human Rights Commissionof Mexico, Raúl Plascencia Villanueva, was elected President of the FIO.
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2013-11-07
Ontario Ombudsman appoints former police chiefs as advisors
Ontario Ombudsman André Marin today announced he has appointed two prominent former police chiefs as special advisors to his ongoing investigation into the direction provided by the province to police for de-escalating conflict situations.