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2024-01-18Thai Ombudsman’s recommendations about mother’s rights in taking folic acid supplements
There have been complaints filed with the Ombudsman concerning the need for pregnant women to take folic acid (vitamin B9) supplements to prevent birth defects in newborns in a daily dose of 0.4 milligrams before pregnancy, especially during the three months before getting pregnant and the first three months of pregnancy.
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2017-01-16
The Seimas Ombudsman has met with the Minister of Justice in the Prison Department
The Seimas Ombudsman, Augustinas Normantas, has met with the head of the Prison Department and the governors of prisons. At the beginning of the gathering, Mr. Normantas, the head of the Seimas Ombudsmen's Office, drew the attention of the managers of penitentiaries towards pressing problems in prisons, including poor incarceration conditions.
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2016-12-21
Transparency for the 21st Century – SAVE THE DATE
In the spring of 2017, over 200 Canadian and international experts and advocates in the fields of access to information, open government, and government transparency, will gather in Ottawa at the historical Library and Archives Canada for a two-day conference.
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2019-01-21
AORC Mediation Training for African Ombudsman - Save the Date!
AORC Mediation Training for African Ombudsman Durban, South Africa 11 – 16 March 2019 Save the date! The IOI together with the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC) and the African Ombudsman and Mediators Association is offering a mediation training for Ombudsman operating in the African region, in French and English. The training will take place in Durban, South Africa from 11 - 16 March 2019 in Durban, South Africa. Ombudsman are invited to participate and exchange experiences with their colleagues. Save the date! More details on the program and the registration will be brought to you in due course. The preliminary program can be found in the flyers below
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2019-01-21
Save the Date! AORC Mediation Training for African Ombudsman
The IOI, together with the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC) and the African Ombudsman and Mediators Association, is offering a mediation training for Ombudsman operating in the African region, in English and French. The training will take place in Durban, South Africa from 11 - 16 March 2019.
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2020-02-19
Catalan Ombudsman demands safeguard of social rights in the face of growing vulnerability and climate
Due to the increasing number of complaints related to social emergency situations, the Ombudsman calls for immediate action which effectively responds to the more than 1,300 coexistence units concerned.
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2020-04-06
Human Rights Defender’s legal position of draft laws restricting the privacy of correspondence and other rights
The Human Rights Defender examined the Draft Laws on Making Supplements to the Law on the State of Emergency and on Making Supplements to the Law on Electronic Communication in an urgent manner.
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2017-05-29
President of the IOI attends Conference of the Ombudsman Association
IOI President Peter Tyndall delivered a presentation at the Ombudsman Association (OA) Conference 2017 which was held from 25 – 26 May 2017 in Loughborough Conference Centre in England.
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2019-06-19
Council of Europe publishes guidelines on safeguarding privacy in the media
The recently published Guidelines on safeguarding privacy in the media by the Council of Europe aim to be an instrument of practical advice to media professionals and refers to relevant case-law of the European Court of Human Rights. The second part of the publication concerns the application of data protection principles in the context of journalism.
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2020-05-20
In just over a month, the Ombudsman has addressed more than 300 issues related to COVID-19
The Human Rights Ombudsman has been closely monitoring the coronavirus disease situation in Slovenian and abroad as well as the measures adopted by the state authorities to contain the epidemic and protect the most vulnerable groups of citizens. Many people have also contacted us via email and the toll-free number raising questions and issues.
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2017-06-16The Signing Ceremony
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2020-04-03
It is important to precisely determine whose data will be collected and to monitor the procedure
As one of the preventive measures against the spread of coronavirus, especially because of those who frequently violate the self-isolation measure, the Government has proposed amendments to the Electronic Communications Act to monitor citizens’ movements. It would allow location data to be collected, which may restrict citizens’ rights to freedom of movement and privacy.
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2017-09-26
Adam Bodnar attended meeting of the Ombudspersons of the Visegrad Group countries
In the Czech city of Brno, an annual V4 meeting was held of ombudspersons from Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. In the adopted declaration "Human Rights for Everyone", the Visegrad Group ombudspersons emphasized their common goals and values, as well as the significance of the institution of ombudsman maintaining independence of the authorities. Thanks to such independence, the ombudspersons may support ordinary people in their conflicts with the state.
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2019-12-20
IOI statement in support of the Public Protector of South Africa (May 2016)
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2019-12-20
IOI statement in support of the Human Rights Commissioner of Poland (Feb. 2019)
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2019-06-14
Québec Ombudsman investigates major violations in the handling of a disclosure
On June 13, 2019, the Québec Ombudsman released a special report on the numerous violations by the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation (MAPAQ) in applying the Act to facilitate the disclosure of wrongdoings relating to public bodies. It dealt with deficiencies concerning the internal process for handling disclosures.
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2019-06-18
The Network of Institutions for Future Generations shares SDG discussion paper
In his role of Ombudsman for Future Generations in Hungary, Dr. Gyula Bándi hosts the Secretariat for the Network of Institutions for Future Generations in his office. The Network of Institutions for Future Generations (NIFG) is pleased to share its SDG discussion paper entitled: "Looking to 2030 and Beyond - How Institutions for Future Generations Can Assist in SDG Implementation”.
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2018-07-05
The Control Yuan publishes 2017 Annual Report
The Control Yuan recently published the "Annual Report of the Control Yuan 2017" in English and Spanish. The report shows the Institution's activities and work in the past operational year.
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2018-06-14
Investigation into the Administration of the Fairness Fund for Taxi and Hire Car Licence Holders - June 2018
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2017-07-05
Workshop on Human Rights in the Digital Age - Save the Date
Save the Date: The Estonian Chancellor of Justice will host a capacity-building IOI workshop „Human Rights in the Digital Age“ from 23 to 24 January 2018 in Tallinn, Estonia.
