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2015-03-27Anti-Corruption training in Curaçao
Following the very successful anti-corruption training programme conducted by the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) in 2013, the IOI is pleased to inform you that a second and updated edition of the IOI’s anti-corruption training programme will be held in Curaçao on 27 and 28 May 2015 during the 8th Biennial Conference of Caribbean Ombudsman Association (CAROA).
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2014-09-17
Exemplary Public Servants and Institutions Feted
The first of its kind in Kenya, the Huduma Ombudsman Awards honoured public servants and institutions that have consistently stood out in their performance, demonstrated innovativeness, responsiveness, and accountability in public service.
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2021-01-28
Chief Ombudsman welcomes top transparency rating
New Zealand is again ranked first equal with Denmark in the Transparency International annual index of perceived levels of public sector corruption.
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2015-11-04
Guiding principles
The Ombudsman is a core institution of modern government with a role to promote and protect human rights, contribute to the maintenance of the rule of law and as a pathway to accessible, timely and effective administrative justice. As the Ombudsman has a significant role to keep the executive government to account, the Ombudsman and the Ombudsman’s office must act, and be seen to act, with a high degree of integrity and accountability.
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2018-05-25
Cooperation between Austrian and Azerbaijani Ombudsman contributes to solution in tragic case
The case of a young Austrian athlete who was severly injured in the Olympic village in Baku during the First European Games in 2015 has finally been resolved in part due to the successful international cooperation between Austrian Ombudsman Dr. Günther Kräuter and the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Republic of Azerbaijan Prof. Elmira Suleymanova.
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2020-01-16
Input requested on UN Resolution on the Role of the Ombudsman
UN Resolution 72/186 on the Ombudsman, mediator and other national human rights institutions; input requested. **** Résulution 72/186 des Nations unies sur l'Ombudsman, le médiateur et d'autres institutions nationales des droits de l'homme; demande des commentaires. **** Resolución 72/186 de Naciones Unidas sobre el Ombudsman, el mediador y demás instituciones nacionales de derechos humanos; se solicita su aporte.
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2024-08-08
Ombudsman urges school boards to take parents’ concerns seriously
The Chief Ombudsman is concerned some school boards are failing to act fairly when children are facing disciplinary action, decisions on enrolment or other decisions that affect their education.
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2011-05-06
Ombudsman Board presents Annual Report 2010
"In 2010 the Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) took care of the requests of more than 15 000 people, and 6 600 investigation procedures were initiated to control administrative decisions. In more than 17 percent of all investigation procedures the AOB confirmed a case of maladministration," AOB Chair Peter Kostelka summarised last year's activities on the occasion of the annual report presentation on 28 April in Vienna. An international version of the annual report in English highlighting human rights related cases will be published in June 2011.
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2014-06-25
Ombudsman to investigate how public hospitals handle complaints
Ombudsman Peter Tyndall has today, 13 June 2014, announced an investigation into how complaints are handled by public hospitals in Ireland and has asked members of the public for their assistance. The Ombudsman’s wide ranging investigation will look at how public hospitals across the State manage and investigate complaints from patients and their families.
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2021-07-07
The Ombudsman of Hong Kong publishes the 2020-21 Annual Report
The Office of The Ombudsman received a record-breaking 29,814 complaints in the year 2020-21, according to its Annual Report published on 7 July.
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2021-12-23
Proportion of Indigenous Women in Federal Custody Nears 50%: Correctional Investigator Issues Statement
Ottawa, December 17, 2021 – Today, the Correctional Investigator, Dr. Ivan Zinger, released new data that shows that the proportion of incarcerated Indigenous women has continued to increase unabated, and is nearing 50% of all federally-sentenced women. On January 21, 2020, the Office of the Correctional Investigator reported that the proportion of Indigenous men and women in federal custody had reached a new historic high, surpassing 30% of the overall incarcerated population. The combined men and women Indigenous proportion in federal corrections is now 32%, and climbing.
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2015-05-04
Workshop for NPMs
Due to the exceedingly high interest in the NPM-Training in Riga from 16-19 June, the workshop “Implementing a Preventive Mandate” is already fully booked.
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2011-02-02
Ombudsman becomes OHCHR Representative in Central Asia
On 2 February 2011, the Armenian Ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan announced his resignation. He has accepted the post of Representative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Central Asia.
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2010-12-21
UN resolution on ombudsman institutions
On 11 November 2010 the United Nations General Assembly’s third commission adopted a resolution on "The role of the Ombudsman, mediator and other national human rights institutions in the promotion and protection of human rights". In its resolution the UN welcomes the rapidly growing interest throughout the world in the creation and strengthening of the Ombudsman, mediator and other national human rights institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights and recognizes the important role these institutions can play.
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2015-11-04
Core principles
This section of the Starter Kit provides information and resources relating to the core principles of what it means to be an Ombudsman. Guiding principles - principles for operating an office which acts, and is seen to act, with a high degree of integrity. How to build and maintain independence - the role of the Ombudsman as an independent officer, and characteristics of independence.
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2012-04-03
Seminar on (re)gaining EU-citizen's trust
The European Ombudsman P. Nikiforos Diamandouros has convened a high‐level public seminar to explore what concrete measures European and national institutions can take to (re)gain EU citizensʹ trust. The seminar "Europe in crisis: the challenge of winning citizens' trust" takes place on 24th April 2012 .
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2017-05-02
The 25th anniversary of the Croatian Ombudsman institution to be marked in May
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Act, the Ombudswoman Lora Vidović is organising a high level international conference „Reclaiming human rights in Europe: How to enhance the democratic space?“ on 11-12 May 2017 in Zagreb.
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2021-06-09
COVID-19 study highlights imperative role of NHRIs in the pandemic
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR), and the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) released the findings of a commissioned study regarding NHRIs experiences with COVID-19.
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2010-05-25
Stockholm 2009 - Conference Papers
The 9th IOI World Conference held in Stockholm in June 2009 convened 340 delegates and observers from more than 90 countries. Key note addresses were delivered by the former Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr Kofi A. Annan and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms Navanethem Pillay. The papers are available online.
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2019-03-18
Helsinki Conference on impacts of artificial intelligence on human rights, democracy and the rule of law
A high-level conference on the topic of “Impacts of artificial intelligence development on human rights, democracy and the rule of law” was held from February 26-27, 2019, in Helsinki, Finland. The conference was organized by the Finnish government and Council of Europe (CoE) within the framework of the Finnish Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers.
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