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2019-03-156th Annual International Conference: Protecting Linguistic Minorities, Building Stronger Societies
Hosted by the Office of the Ombudsman of Ontario, in Canada, during the 26th and the 27th of June 2019, this conference will highlight institutions that promote and protect Indigenous languages in light of the UN’s International Year of Indigenous Languages, as well as focus on the impact of technology on the future of minority language protection worldwide. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
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2020-01-17
Annual Report 2018/2019 now available
The IOI General Secretaria presents the annual reports on the IOI’s work and services, as well as the most important developments and achievements in 2018/2019. The IOI Annual Report 2018/2019 is now available on the website in English, French and Spanish.
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2020-09-07
Public Defender Meets with Representatives of Tbilisi Pride
On 1 September 2020, Public Defender Nino Lomjaria and Deputy Public Defender Ekaterine Skhiladze met with representatives of Tbilisi Pride and received information about the activities of the organization and challenges.
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2020-10-01
Integration and digitalization as essential elements of a fair balance of rights in the future of health and social services
The Chancellor of Justice of the Government of Finland, Dr. Tuomas Pöysti delivered a speech at the joint meeting of the EU Chief Medical ad Dental Officers and Directors of Pharmaceutic Policy, Helsinki 26 September 2019.
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2012-07-20
Newly appointed Ombudsman
The Office of the Ombudsman, Botswana is delighted to introduce, the newly appointed Ombudsman, Mrs. Festina Shale Bakwena, the former Director of Public Service Management. Mrs. Bakwena’s appointment will go down in the history of this country as a landmark, in view of the fact that she is the first woman to ever ascend to this highest position in the country since the inception of the Office in 1997.
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2014-06-25
Ombudsman Sindh inaugurates Regional Office in District South
To provide prompt and inexpensive justice to the people at their door steps’ is the motto of Ombudsman. In pursuance of this objective the Honourable Ombudsman Sindh Mr. Asad Ashraf Malik inaugurated yet another Regional Office of Provincial Ombudsman Sindh in District South Karachi on 15th May 2014. This is the 16th Regional Office in the Province.
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2014-08-08
Public Protector challenges women leaders to be more daring
Public Protector Adv. Thuli Madonsela on Thursday challenged women leaders to use, as a guide, the experiences of their revered counterparts of yesteryear to navigate through the challenges they face today.
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2015-11-04
Risk management
Standard ISO 31000:2009 Risk Management – Principles and guidelines defines risk as the ‘effect of uncertainty on objectives’. It is important that Ombudsman offices have policies and procedures in place to identify, assess, manage/mitigate and monitor a range of risks, and that these are reviewed and evaluated at appropriate intervals.
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2018-11-05
Ombudsman reviewing more than 1,000 complaints about Ontario Cannabis Store
Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé today confirmed that his office has received more than 1,000 complaints about the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) since it opened October 17. Most are from customers frustrated with delayed deliveries, billing problems and poor customer service.
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2022-03-17
Human Rights Commission receives vehicles to monitor activities in the regions
Mrs. Ana Sánchez, ARAP’s Team Leader, handed over today two vehicles to Mr. Joseph Whittal, the Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ). ARAP, an EU-funded programme, implemented by the Spanish public foundation FIIAPP has been supporting the Commission during the last four years.
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2022-03-31
Chief Ombudsman of New Zealand elected Second Vice-President
Peter Boshier, Chief Ombudsman of New Zealand, has been elected Second Vice-President of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI). IOI Secretary General Werner Amon congratulated Mr Boshier on his election, underlining the enormous commitment he has shown to the organization since he was first elected to the IOI Board of Directors in 2016.
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2024-01-11
1st ever visit of Thai Chief Ombudsman to Karachi
At the invitation of the Honourable Ombudsman Sindh, Mr. Ajaz Ali Khan, the President of the IOI Asia Region and Chief Ombudsman, Honorable Mr. Somsak Suwansujarit, along with his wife, Mrs. Nipa Suwansujarit, visited Karachi (Pakistan) from 28 November to 1 December 2023.
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2017-04-05
Human Rights Symposium held in Barcelona
IOI Europe’s Regional President Rafael Ribó hosted a workshop on human rights challenges, held in Barcelona from 3 – 4 April 2017, to resume the debate on the regression of rights launched a year ago. In light of recent political developments emphasis was particularly put on “Populism? Regression of Rights and the Role of the Ombudsman”. Representatives from IOI member institutions from all over Europe participated at this workshop to discuss and analyse the current situation and the role of the Ombudsman in this regard.
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2013-12-06
Commission on Administrative Justice accepted as member of the IOI
At its New York meeting in September 2013, the IOI Board of Directors acknowledged that the Commission on Administrative Justice fulfilled the criteria set out in the IOI By-laws and accept the Commission of Administrative Justice as Voting member of the IOI.
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2015-03-25
Report of the Federal Ombudsman on Tragic Bus-Truck Accident
A complete report of the accident captioned “Cognizance of Tragic Incident of Death of 57 persons in Bus-Truck Accident” has been published. It has been finalised on the taking of Suo Moto notice of the incident by the Federal Ombudsman of Pakistan, Salman Faruqui.
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2016-02-16
Public Defender presents Information Bulletin
On February 5, 2016, the Public Defender held a press conference, where he presented the January information bulletin. In the greeting of the bulletin the Public Defender talked about the changes that took place in the Public Defender's office and throughout the country last year. He stressed the importance of the opening of the Academy of Human Rights and the launch of a hotline, the election of Public Defender as a full member of the International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions and the granting of the right to take photos in prison.
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2020-06-02
Algorithmes discriminatoires : le Défenseur des droits et la CNIL réunissent les experts
Jeudi 28 et vendredi 29 mai, le Défenseur des droits, en partenariat avec la CNIL, organise un séminaire d’experts autour des algorithmes discriminatoires. L’occasion d’un premier dialogue entre chercheurs, sociologues, juristes et développeurs. A l’issue, les deux autorités proposeront plusieurs recommandations afin de garantir à chacun une égalité de traitement dans les nombreuses situations où une partie du choix est faite par une intelligence artificielle.
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2021-03-22
ECRI highlights 2020: Inequalities related to COVID-19, growing religious intolerance, backlash against LGBTI people
The Council of Europe’s anti-racism commission (ECRI) in its 2020 annual report published today, ahead of the International Day against Racial Discrimination marked on 21 March, identified four key challenges Europe was facing last year. These are: mitigating the disproportional impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on vulnerable groups, tackling deep-rooted racism in public life, combating anti-Muslim racism and antisemitism in the face of terrorism, and addressing the backlash against the protection of human rights of LGBTI people.
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2020-10-12
Meet the new Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson
Mr. François Boileauis the third person appointed to the position of Canada’s Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson. Prior to this nomination, Mr. Boileau was the French Language Services Commissioner as an independent Officer of the Ontario Legislative Assembly from 2007 to 2019.
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2022-04-01
New Public Services Ombudsman for Wales appointed
Michelle Morris took office as the new Public Services Ombudsman for Wales on 1 April 2022. She was previously Managing Director of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council. Prior to that she worked for Highland Council in Scotland, for 10 years.
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