Following the news concerning the outbreak and rapid spread of the Corona COVID19 disease, the IOI World Board is now considering a postponement of the 12th IOI World Conference and General Assembly.  We will notify delegates of the IOI World Board’s decision in this regard.

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Suite aux nouvelles concernant l'apparition et la propagation rapide de la maladie Corona COVID19, de l'IIO envisage maintenant de décaler la 12e conférence mondiale et l'Assemblée générale.

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Tras las noticias relativas a la rápida propagación de la enfermedad de Corona COVID19,la Junta Directiva del IIO está considerando ahora aplazar la 12ª Conferencia Mundial y de la Asamblea General.  

The 13^th edition of “African Ombudsman Today”, the newsletter of the African Ombudsman and Mediators Association (AOMA), is now available. The newsletter covers the period until March 2020 and puts a special focus on the first International Ombudsman Expo, hosted in Africa in October 2019. The French version will follow soon.

La Cámara Federal de Casación Penal elaboró una acordada sobre la situación de encierro de mujeres que se encuentran embarazadas o conviviendo con sus hijos/as en establecimientos del Servicio Penitenciario Federal.

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has responded to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe following the adoption of the Recommendation entitled “Ombudsman Institutions in Europe – the need for a set of common standards.” This is the motion which adopted the Venice Principles.

Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic elected Mr. Stanislav Křeček as the new Public Defender of Rights for the term of six years. Mr. Křeček succeeded Ms. Anna Šabatová and took his office on 19 February 2020.

Service users and their families are being left feeling frustrated and suspicious by health and social care providers losing their medical records, a special report by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales has revealed.

The Catalan Ombudsman and the IOI started a debate in Europe on artificial intelligence and human rights in Barcelona. The conference brought together institutions, experts, business representatives, Ombudsman and representatives of human rights structures. Participants consider it necessary and urgent to regulate the guarantee of human rights in international treaties, which could be violated by the application of artificial intelligence.

Ombudsman Susan Opler is pleased to announce that Mr Ciarán Buggle has joined Ombudsman Toronto as the Director of Investigations and Conflict Resolution.