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2012-11-29Ombudsman strongly criticizes new integrity bills
The Victorian Ombudsman George Brouwer recently expressed strong concern regarding the Integrity and Accountability Amendment Bill 2012 and the Protected Disclosure Bill 2012, having significant impact on the operation of the Office of the Ombudsman.
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2012-11-30
Secretary General Kostelka signed MoU with International Anti-Corruption Academy
On 30 November 2012, Secretary General Peter Kostelka and Martin Kreutner, Chair of the International Transitional Team of the International Anti-Corruption Agency, signed a Memorandum of Understanding.
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2012-12-06
FRA publishes report on access to justice
On 6 December 2012, the Fundamental Rights Agency of the European Union (FRA) published its new report "Access to justice in cases of discrimination in the EU – Steps to further equality". This report examines the process of seeking redress in cases of discrimination.
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2012-12-20
IACA Newsletter 5/2012
The International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) recently published its fifth newsletter in 2012. The last edition of the year covers the State Conference where inter alia a Memorandum of Understanding was signed with the IOI.
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2013-01-22
NPM - The Federal Ombudsman of Belgium visits the AOB
On 22 January 2013, Ombudswoman Terezija Stoisits and Ombudsman Peter Kostelka met Catherine De Bruecker and Guido Schuermans of the Federal Ombudsman of Belgium. The discussion focused on the experience of the Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) regarding its new responsibilities as the Austrian National Preventive Mechanism.
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2013-02-28
Correctional Investigator receives Diamond Jubilee Award
Correctional Investigator of Canada, Howard Sapers, has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal on 25 February 2013 to recognize his long track record of public service.
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2013-03-04
Special report on monitoring police investigation
The New South Wales (NSW) Ombudsman Bruce Barbour tabled a special report in Parliament on 28 February 2013 on his office’s monitoring of the police investigation into the death of a Brazilian student.
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2014-12-09
Ombudsman Service upholds more than 950 complaints since April 2014
New data published today has revealed that since April this year the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has upheld hundreds more complaints than in previous years.
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2013-04-10
Visit of a Delegation of the Petitions Committee of the German Bundestag in Vienna
On 8 April 2013 a Delegation of the Petitions Committee of the German Bundestag visited the IOI Secretary General Peter Kostelka. The main topics were the latest developments at the Petitions Committee, the Austrian Ombudsman Board and the IOI (International Ombudsman Institute).
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2013-05-24
Ombudsman submitted a petition to the Constitutional Court
As of 1 July 2013, pensioners working in the public sector will stop receiving their pension as long as they remain employed. According to the Hungarian Ombudsman, this alteration of pension regulations infringes the right to property, therefore he requested the Constitutional Court to annul this amendment.
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2013-05-31
IOI Anti-Corruption Training, 15 – 18 September 2013, Vienna
Following several successful training programmes such as the “Sharpening Your Teeth” training course and the complaint handling seminar, it is our pleasure to announce this year’s IOI training session which will take place from 15 to 18 September 2013 in Laxenburg, a small town near Vienna, Austria.
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2013-06-21
Ombudsman criticises order on immediate expulsion
Foreigners must not be expelled at Czech airports immediately, on the basis of the ombudsman's opinion. The ombudsman criticised the order on immediate expulsion and therefore the foreigner police must not apply it any longer. A decision on expulsion must be always issued in regular administrative proceedings.
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2013-07-29
Ombudsman published Annual Report 2012 in English
The Protector of Citizens of the Republic of Serbia published its Annual Report 2012 in English. In total, in 2012 the Protector of Citizens acted upon 4.474 complaints, constituting a significant increase compared to 2011.
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2013-08-28
Veterans Ombudsman examines vocational rehabilitation
Successful rehabilitation and vocational training are integral to the success and self-actualization of Veterans and their families. The report of the Veterans Ombudsman therefore examines the delivery and adequacy of the Department’s vocational rehabilitation and assistance services and offers recommendations to ensure that injured veterans are effectively re-establish into civilian life.
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2013-09-12
Ombudsman Sindh orders relocation of mobile phone booster antenna
The Provincial Ombudsman Sindh, Asad Ashraf Malik ordered Sindh Building Control Authority to remove a mobile phone booster antenna from a residential building to avoid health hazard to citizens and ensure compliance to law forbidding installation of antenna within 300 meters of a residential area.
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2013-09-24
Commonwealth Ombudsman visits Control Yuan
Commonwealth Ombudsman of Australia Mr Colin Neave visited the Control Yuan (CY) on the morning of September 17, 2013, and exchanged ideas with CY President Mr Wang Chien-shien and the members of the CY International Affairs Committee (IAC).
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2013-11-11
FIO holds General Assembly in Puerto Rico
The Federation of Ibero-American Ombudsman (Federación Iberoamericana del Ombudsman, FIO) held its General Assembly in Puerto Rico. The Chairman of the National Human Rights Commissionof Mexico, Raúl Plascencia Villanueva, was elected President of the FIO.
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2013-12-10
UN General Assembly Resolution on National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs)
At the beginning of December, a UN General Assembly Resolution on National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) was passed by consensus, enjoying cross-regional support and co-sponsored by 70 UN member states.
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2014-01-24
Accountability, Transparency and Rule of Law – Training held in Dar-es-Salaam
The training took place from 2 to 4 January 2014 and was attended by 21 investigation officers from African Ombudsman Institutions in Kenya, Malawi, Lesotho, Nigeria and Tanzania.
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2014-01-17
Symposium on Language Rights and social cohesion in multilingual societies
The Catalan Ombudsman, in collaboration with the International Association of Language Commissioners (IALC) has organized an international Symposium on Language Rights and social cohesion in multilingual societies, which will take place next March in Barcelona.
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