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2018-04-17Expanded jurisdiction over municipalities takes effect
Marianne Ryan, Alberta’s ninth Ombudsman, welcomes legislative changes that expand her office’s jurisdiction to include municipalities. The updated legislation takes effect April 1, 2018 and includes ‘municipalities’ to the jurisdiction, alongside Alberta government departments, designated professional organizations and the Patient Concerns Resolution Process of Alberta Health Services.
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2018-07-06
First public integrity investigation conclusion by the Québec Ombudsman
On 1 May 2017, the Québec Ombudsman was entrusted with handling disclosures of wrongdoings committed by or regarding a public body pursuant to the Act to facilitate the disclosure of wrongdoings relating to public bodies. This is the context for the Québec Ombudsman’s release of its first public integrity investigation conclusion.
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2018-10-09
Ombudsman presents study on relocation of asylum seekers
The Greek Ombudsman, Andreas Pottakis, presented his assessment on the relocation programme for asylum seekers which ran between September 2015 and September 2017, during the recent meeting of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) in Brussels, where he participates in the capacity of Regional Director.
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2018-11-19
Ombudsman of Portugal and Turkey launch partnership under EU program
The partnership between the Ombudsman of Portugal and his Turkish counterpart was officially launched on Monday 12th of November in Ankara with a kick-off meeting between the teams from both institutions. The meeting followed the Portuguese Ombudsman selection by the European Union for a twinning project to reinforce the technical training of the Turkish Ombudsman staff.
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2018-12-14
Vorarlberg Ombudsman rejoins IOI
On 14 December 2018 IOI Secretary Günther Kräuter welcomed Ombudsman of the Vorarlberg region in Austria, Mr Florian Bachmayr-Heyda, as new Voting member of the IOI.
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2019-01-15
Ombudsman warns government of increasing complaints concerning delays in pension payments
The Portuguese Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, wrote once more to the Minister of Labor, Solidarity and Social Security informing about the worrying situation experienced by many citizens who are facing significant delays in their pension payments and demands measures to combat these persistent delays.
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2019-02-13
Commissioner for Human Rights meets with IOI Secretary General
Dunja Mijatović, Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe (CoE), paid a visit to Austrian Ombudsman and IOI Secretary General, Günther Kräuter, to discuss relevant human rights issues.
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2019-02-22
IOI issues letter of support to Polish Human Rights Commissioner Adam Bodnar
The International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) is deeply concerned about reports that Adam Bodnar, Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of Poland faces a lawsuit in response to a statement he made on the topic of hate speech in Poland.
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2019-02-27
Victorian Ombudsman opens Geelong hub
Residents of Geelong, the Bellarine Peninsula and Surf Coast now have greater access to the services of the Victorian Ombudsman, with the organisation opening up a hub in Geelong one day per week, on a pilot basis.
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2019-03-08
Ombudsman’s report heard in Parliament
On the 5th of March the Azerbaijani Ombudsman’s Annual Report for the year of 2018 was heard at the Parliament. During the hearing the Ombudsman summarized the annual activities on restoration of the violated rights, public awareness, international cooperation and protection of the rights of all strata of the society.
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2019-04-15
Ombudsman meets with representatives of the Council of Europe
The Azerbaijani Ombudsman met with Mr. Menno Ettema, program manager, anti-discrimination department of CoE and Anca Sandescu, project manager, capacity building and co-operation projects unit, gender equality division of CoE at the Office of the Ombudsman.
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2019-05-06
Ombudsman participated in the international symposium on family rights
The Ombudsman participated and presented the role of mediation in protection of family in the International Symposium on the right of protection of family, which was organized by the National Human Rights and Equality Institution of Turkey in Ankara.
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2019-05-27
The Ombudsman continues its oversight of correctional centres and youth detention in Queensland
Queensland Ombudsman officers provide people in detention with access to an independent complaints investigation service and make visits to centres across Queensland. The Ombudsman has also released public reports about closed environments with recommendations for improvement in policy and practice.
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2019-05-27
Azerbaijani Ombudsman´s senior advisor participated at ENNHRI’s Working Group on the rights of persons with disabilities
The senior advisor of the Ombudsman Institution participated at the ENNHRI’s Working Group meeting on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as a member of the group, in Brussels, Belgium on May 14, 2019. More than 20 representatives of the states and several European organizations attended the event.
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2019-07-17
Director Michael O´Flaherty shares proposals to end the drowning in the Mediterranean Sea
In the latest edition of his video blog, FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty focuses on the migration situation in the Mediterranean Sea and makes three proposals.
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2019-07-29
FRA and IOI run a breakout session on human rights under pressure at the Alpbach Forum 2019
During this year´s European Alpbach Forum a breakout session organised by the IOI and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) will examine the pressure faced by human rights defenders and the role Ombudsman and National Human Rights Institutions play in strengthening democracy and the rule of law.
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2019-07-31
Constitutional Court bans automatic licence plate recognition
Acting on a petition by the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia has annulled legislation which allowed police to use systems for automatic license plate recognition (ANPR). The said legislation, such as it was, contravened the constitutional right to protection of personal data. The now-annulled provisions were introduced into the Police Tasks And Powers Act in February 2017 and the Ombudsman filed the said constitutional challenge of legislation in question later that same year.
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2019-08-06
Ombuds Day – 10 October 2019
This year marks the second annual celebration of a highly impactful profession that has been around for centuries, but still remains unknown. On 10 October 2019, the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Dispute Resolution Section Ombuds Committee invites you to the celebration of the ombudsman profession. Ombuds Day is inclusive of all types of ombuds and will occur on the second Thursday of October each year.
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2019-08-07
Meeting calls for strengthening of Ombudsman Institutions in Africa
The Chairperson of the Commission and the Secretary General of the African Ombudsman and Mediators Association (AOMA), Hon. Florence Kajuju has urged other Ombudsmen to deepen their commitment and support the decentralisation of the operations of AOMA which is the goal and philosophy behind the Association’s regional meetings.
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2019-08-29
Council of Europe publication on “Unboxing AI – 10 steps to protect human rights”
Artificial intelligence (AI) driven technologies are increasingly present in our daily life, including in home appliances and social media applications. This brings great opportunities but also involves risks with real and serious consequences for individuals, including potential breaches of their human rights.
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