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2017-03-01Regional President meets Secretary General in Vienna
On 27 February 2017 the Regional President of IOI Europe and Catalan Ombudsman Rafael Ribó met with IOI Secretary General Günther Kräuter in Vienna to discuss upcoming projects in the Region.
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2017-03-06
Ombudsman investigates financial support for kinship carers
The Victorian Ombudsman has commenced an ‘own motion’ investigation into the financial support provided to kinship carers by the Department of Health and Human Services in Victoria.
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2017-03-21
ENNHRI General Assembly Statement on European Solidarity in the field of Migration
In a new statement released on the occasion of the General Assembly Meeting of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) on 6 March 2017, ENNHRI participants called for European solidarity in the field of migration.
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2017-05-03
New mandate for the Québec Ombudsman
A new law came into force in Québec on May 1, 2017. Under the Act to facilitate the disclosure of wrongdoings relating to public bodies, the Québec Ombudsman is mandated to handles disclosure of wrongdoing committed regarding any public body subject to the Act. From now on, whistleblowers will enjoy reliable, safe and independent recourse.
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2017-07-17
Joint mission visits to promote rights of migrants
The four international networks of Ombudsmen (AOM, AOMF, FIO and IOI) committed to the protection and promotion of the rights of migrants by adopting the Tirana Declaration in September 2016. Since then, the Association of Mediterranean Ombudsmen (AOM) defined its Strategy for 2017 based on these commitments.
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2017-09-13
IOI Secretary General attends International Ombudsman Forum in the Kyrgyz Republic
From 6 – 8 September 2017 the Ombudsman of the Kyrgyz Republic, Mr Kubat Otorbaev, hosted an International Forum on “The role of the Ombudsman in improving normative and legal acts in the field of human rights”.
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2017-12-06
IOI Secretary General attends OSCE Parallel Civil Society Conference 2017
IOI Secretary General and Austrian Ombudsman Günther Kräuter attended the OSCE Parallel Civil Society Conference 2017 in Vienna on 5 December, in order to discuss the results of the OSCE self-evaluation process.
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2017-12-13
REMINDER: Best Practice Paper on securing effective change
Guided by the objective to provide Ombudsman institutions worldwide with best practice papers on Ombudsman-related topics, the IOI is pleased to circulate a draft of the 2nd Issue on “Securing effective change – how to make recommendations that bring about sustainable improvement to public administration” to the wider membership for comments, remarks and input.
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2017-12-21
Post-hurricane support for the Caribbean region
Following the devastating hurricanes that severely affected many islands in the Caribbean region during the month of September of this year, the IOI Executive Committee approved a one-time € 8000.00 emergency subsidy. Some of the hardest hit islands in the region include: Antigua & Barbuda, Sint Maarten, British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands and Dominica.
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2018-01-26
IOI issues statement of support for the Ombudsman of Ecuador
On behalf of the IOI community, IOI President Peter Tyndall and IOI Secretary General Kräuter expressed their concerns regarding the current developments affecting the Office of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Ecuador and its current incumbent, Ombudsman Dr. Ramiro Rivadeneira Silva.
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2018-02-23
IOI Secretary General signs MoU with APT
While participating in the annual meeting of the General Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) in Geneva from 21 - 23 February 2018, IOI Secretary General Günther Kräuter used the opportunity to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT).
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2018-06-04
Investigation by the Québec Ombudsman: Children unfairly deprived of free healthcare
In an investigation report released on May 30, 2018, the Québec Ombudsman shed light on the situation of children who do not qualify for the Québec Health Insurance Plan because their parents have a precarious migratory status.
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2018-06-26
IOI President and Secretary General welcome delegation of the Control Yuan
On 25 June 2018 IOI President Peter Tyndall and IOI Secretary General Günther Kräuter welcomed a delegation of the Control Yuan of Taiwan headed by President Chang Po-ya for a knowledge exchange in Vienna.
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2018-07-13
Appointment of new Chief Commissioner (Ombudsman)
The Hon. Chille W. Igbawua has been appointed as the new Chief Commissioner of the Public Complaints Commission (Ombudsman) of Nigeria. The Chief Commissioner was inaugurated by the Nigerian Parliament on 23 May 2018; his term will run for the next three years.
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2018-08-30
Human Rights Defender establishes Working Group to ensure the protection of human rights during the extraordinary elections of the Council of Elders
A Working Group has been established under the Human Rights Defender’s order to guarantee and ensure the effective protection of electoral rights within the Defender’s mandate prescribed by the law during Yerevan city’s Council of Elders pre-election and election period which will take place on September 23, 2018.
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2018-09-12
Former Principal ran school as ‘personal fiefdom’: Ombudsman
The former Principal of Bendigo South East College, Ernest Fleming, abused his position by employing and promoting his wife and son and by facilitating benefits being channelled to companies owned by another son, the Victorian Ombudsman has found.
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2018-09-17
Cage beds must be abandoned in care of disabled people
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has stated that the use of cage beds can be considered to offend human dignity and must therefore be stopped immediately.
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2018-09-27
Commissioners pay courtesy visits on Coast Regional Commissioner and Mombasa Governor
Mombasa Deputy Governor, Dr. William Kingi, who received the Chairperson and her team expressed his appreciation for the support the Commission had extended to the county by training its officers in complaints management.
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2018-10-23
10th Biennial CAROA Conference – Save the Date
The 10th Biennial Caribbean Ombudsman Association (CAROA) Conference and training will be held in Bermuda from 28 – 31 May 2019. Please save the dates! The proposed theme of the conference is “Strengthening the role and performance of Ombudsman and Human Rights Institutions in the Caribbean”. The conference will be followed by a two-days training session.
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2018-10-30
Québec Ombudsman’s special investigation: For quality educational services in Nunavik that respect Inuit culture
In the wake of a special investigation, the Québec Ombudsman identified several concrete and feasible corrective measures so that Inuit receive the educational services to which they are entitled. The Québec Ombudsman feels that improvement hinges on concerted action by the Department and Kativik School Board.
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