IOI | 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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Sint Maarten | Ombudsman rules complaint of marketplace vendors against removal of kiosks founded

The Ombudsman considered a complaint filed by a group of thirty Marketplace Vendors founded and ruled that the standards of Reason, Active and adequate information provision, and Reasonableness and proportionality have been violated. The vendors had informed the Ombudsman that they were negatively affected by the decision of the Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication (Minister TEATT) to breakdown and remove all Kiosks in Philipsburg.

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Jordan | Dialogue seminar on the role of universities in promoting integrity and fight against corruption

On 19 February 2018 a dialogue seminar was held in the Jordanian Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission on "The Role of Universities in Promoting Integrity and Combating Corruption". During the seminar, the Chairman of the Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission, Mohamed Al-Allaf, stressed the importance of the partnership with Jordanian universities and educational bodies in communicating the mission of the Commission in promoting national integrity and combating corruption.

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Argentina | No discriminación en la oferta laboral a las personas que hayan cumplido la totalidad de su condena

La Procuración Penitenciaria de la Nación (PPN) efectuó una recomendación a fin de que las personas que hayan cumplido con la totalidad de su condena tengan acceso a un trabajo en igualdad de condiciones. El Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Seguridad Social, cumplió con la recomendación de la PPN, garantizando así el derecho a quienes hayan cumplido la totalidad de su condena, ya que las ofertas de empleo no podrán contener restricciones debido a antecedentes penales.

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France | #UneFemmeSurCinq : la nouvelle campagne du Défenseur des droits

Le 15 février, le Défenseur des droits a lancé une campagne de communication pour inciter les femmes victimes de harcèlement sexuel à faire valoir leurs droits. Dans son enquête consacrée au harcèlement sexuel au travail publiée en 2014, le Défenseur des droits révélait qu’une femme sur cinq avait fait l’objet de harcèlement sexuel au travail.

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Solomon Islands | Commencement of the Ombudsman Act 2017

The new Ombudsman Act 2017 commenced on 31 January 2018. The coming into effect of this new Act means that any person who is unhappy about how any government office deals with them, can complain to the Ombudsman. Furthermore, the Ombudsman is empowered by this new Act to not only investigate appropriate complaints that it received but can also initiate investigations on its own from information received from any other source including the media.

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