BackSeveral applications for IOI membership have been accepted by the IOI Board of Directors at its last meeting held prior to the 11th IOI World Conference in Bangkok in November 2016. The IOI extends a warm welcome to its new members!
During its annual meeting, held in Bangkok in November 2016, the IOI Board of Directors took decisions on applications for IOI membership and is delighted to welcome new Voting members to the IOI family.
The positive decisions regarding the applications are based on the facts that all of these new Voting members fulfilled the criteria for institutional membership as set out in Article 6 of the IOI By-laws. This regards the establishment of the institution, its independence, its mandate and powers as well as the requirements regarding the appointment and dismissal of the incumbent.
African Region:
- Médiateur de la République, Senegal
- Human Rights Commission, Zimbabwe
Asian Region:
- Ombudsman Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
- Provincial Ombudsman Sindh for the Protection of Women against Harassment at the Workplace, Pakistan
- Ombudsman Commission of Gangwon Province, South Korea
Caribbean & Latin America:
- Ombudsman, Barbados
Europe:
- Defensoa de la Ciutadania de Girona, Spain
- Difensore Civico della Provincia Autonoma di Trento, Italy
In addition to these new Voting members, the IOI Board also accepted applicants as (non-voting) members, as they clearly showed that they support the purposes and principles of the IOI as outlined in Article 2 of the IOI By-laws.
The IOI is therefore pleased to also welcome the Citizens Ombudsman of Siheung City, South Korea (Asian Region), the Federal Chamber of Justice for Public Service Workers of Sudan (African Region) as well as several new members from the North American Region, namely, Ms Fiona Crean (Hydro One Ombudsperson, Canada), the Office of the Taxpayer’s Ombudsman, Canada, Mr Jim Kennelly (University Ombudsperson Carleton University, Canada), ICANN Ombudsman Herb Waye (Canada) as well as former member of the IOI Board of Directors, Mr Howard Sapers (Canada).
