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2021-06-18PACE side event on Monday, 21 June 2021: Should politicians be prosecuted for statements made in the exercise of their mandate?
The Catalan Ombudsman is organizing an online side event to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to discuss freedom of expression in accordance with the European Convention of Human Rights.
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2021-07-15
Ombudsman Newsletter January – June 2021
The Commission on Administrative Justice (Ombudsman) of Kenya has published the first issue of the Ombudsman Newsletter for 2021. The Newsletter covers the period from January to June 2021.
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2021-07-22
Victorian Ombudsman Releases New Good Complaint Handling Guide
The Victorian Ombudsman has today released its Councils and Complaints – A Good Practice Guide 2nd Edition, incorporating the new legislative provisions of the Local Government Act, using good practice complaint handling and reminding councils to look through a human rights lens when dealing with complaints.
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2021-11-10
International online conference - "Advancing the Rights of Older People in an Age of Longevity", 1 December 2021, 14:00 - 18:30 (CET)
This is a reminder to register for this international online conference, held under the auspices of the IOI and the AOM on 1 December 2021, where we will discuss the unique challenges facing ombuds institutions throughout the world pertaining to upholding and advancing the rights of older people.
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2021-11-11
Ombudsman publishes Guide of Prisoner’s First Contact
The Commissioner for Administration and the Protection of Human Rights (Ombudsman) published a Guide of Prisoner’s First Contact in English and in Greek. This publication was prepared by the Ombudsman in cooperation with lawyers of the Association of the Protection of the Rights of Prisoners & Ex-Prisoners and it takes in consideration the real experiences gained from persons who remained in custody either as detainees pending trial or convicts in the Central Prisons of the Republic of Cyprus.
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2021-11-19
President delivers Keynote Address at FISD inaugural Conference
Chris Field, President of the International Ombudsman Institute and Western Australian Ombudsman, was delighted and honoured, to be invited by Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, Public Protector South Africa and Chair of the Forum for Institutions Supporting Democracy (FISD), to deliver a keynote address at the plenary session of the FISD inaugural virtual conference on constitutional democracy.
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2021-11-30
Petri Jääskeläinen continues as Ombudsman
Doctor of Laws Petri Jääskeläinen has been re-elected to serve as Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland for a term of four years from January 2022 – December 2025. Dr. Jääskeläinen has already acted as Parliamentary Ombudsman two four-year terms.
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2021-12-14
Awareness campaign on human rights and the work of the Ombudsman
The Commissioner for Administration and the Protection of Human Rights, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the introduction of the institution of the Commissioner in the Republic of Cyprus, is organizing an information and awareness campaign on human rights.
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2022-02-17
Victorian Parliament refers new investigation to Ombudsman
The Victorian Ombudsman will now consider an official referral from the Legislative Council for a new investigation after a private member’s motion was successfully passed.
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2022-04-08
Chancellor of Justice Ülle gives oath of office before parliament ahead of second term
Ülle Madise, who was appointed for a second term as Estonian Chancellor of Justice, gave the oath of office in the Riigikogu on 4 April. Parliament approved Madise’s second term on 15 December last year. In a secret ballot, her continuation in the role was supported by 63 MPs, with 18 against and one abstention.
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2022-05-13
Memorandum of Understanding signed with UNITAR
On 12 May 2022 the IOI signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in a virtual signing ceremony in New York. Within the framework of this MoU, both organizations seek to develop and implement training and capacity building activities to empower Ombudsman institutions.
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2022-07-19
Statement on independence of Public Protector South Africa
The Public Protector South Africa, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, was suspended from office on 9 June 2022. The Public Protector has been a loyal and respected contributor to the IOI and its work for many years. The IOI therefore publishes a statement to voice its concern that any hearings in the National Assembly are conducted in fairness and in line with international standards.
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2022-10-05
Ombudsman Western Australia Annual Report 2021-22 tabled in Parliament, 21 September 2022
The Western Australian Ombudsman has tabled his 2021-22 annual report in Parliament. The report outlines the work of the Office for the year.
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2022-11-16
ANNUAL REPORT 2020/2021
The International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) presents its Annual Report for the membership year 2020/2021. The report gives account of the main projects, developments and achievements made in the past membership year and it is now available in all three languages of the IOI.
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2022-12-02
President provides address at ceremony to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Croatian Ombudsman
Chris Field, President of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) and Western Australian Ombudsman, provided an address to ceremony guests on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Office of the Croatian Ombudsman.
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2022-12-07
Public Complaints Commission gets a new Secretary to the Commission
The Honourable Chief Commissioner of the Public Complaints Commission, Hon. Abimbola Ayo-Yusuf, has appointed Mr. David I. Shagba mni as the new Secretary to the Commission.
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2022-12-16
IOI President and IOI Vice President Europe attend conference in Ukraine
IOI President Chris Field and Vice President Europe Rob Behrens CBE attended the International Conference “Human Rights in Dark Hours” in Ukraine.
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2023-02-03
Ombudsman welcomes Commission’s constructive response to GDPR inquiry findings
The European Commission will strengthen its monitoring of the implementation of the EU’s data protection law. This comes after the Irish Council for Civil Liberties complained that the Commission was not collecting sufficient information to be able to properly assess the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Ireland.
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2023-03-17
IOI President and Provincial Ombudsman Sindh jointly inaugurate new library and plant palm tree at the office of the Ombudsman Sindh
President Field’s second day in Karachi commenced with him being given two great honours on the occasion of him being the first IOI President to visit Pakistan.
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