IOI | First Remote Media Training held

On 19 November 2020, the IOI successfully held its first session of the IOI Remote Media Training.

The interest in this training was enormous and participants from all six IOI world regions applied. In this first training session, a total of 18 persons from 18 different Ombudsman institutions from all corners of the globe took part in this high-end media training.

ISRAEL-IOI | International Webinar on Covid-19 and the Ombudsman

Preparations are in full swing for the Israel-IOI hosted international webinar on the theme: Covid-19 and the Ombudsperson - Rising to the Challenge of a Pandemic. Don’t forget to register for the webinar at the attached link! 

AFRICA | AORC Webinar on dealing with the media

On 26 November 2020 the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC) will hold a Zoom facilitated discussion on “Dealing with the Media” to which you are warmly invited. Simultaneous interpretation into French, Portuguese, and Arabic will be available.

AMÉRICA LATINA | XI Asamblea y Seminario virtual de ILO

Tenemos el agrado de invitar a usted a la XI Asamblea y Seminario Virtual "Hermanas Mirabal", del Instituto Latinoamericano del Ombudsman-Defensorías del Pueblo (ILO), que tendrá lugar los días 26, 27 y 28 de noviembre próximo. En el contexto de pandemia, se tomó la decisión de abordar temas relacionados con los derechos humanos en situaciones de excepción y el rol que cumplen las instituciones de derechos humanos.

IOI | Memorandum of Understanding between GAMIP and the IOI

The IOI signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Global Alliance for Ministries and Infrastructure for Peace (GAMIP) to strengthen the cooperation and foster the exchange of knowledge and best practices in the field of building a culture of peace.

LITHUANIA | Did the measures taken during the quarantine comply with the principles of human rights?

After the Government brought back the quarantine regime and re-introduction more intensive restrictions on human rights and freedoms throughout the territory of the Republic of Lithuania, the Seimas Ombudsman Augustinas Normantas presented a report assessing the compliance of emergency management measures that were introduced in March this year with human rights and freedoms.

BELGIQUE | Semaine internationale de sensibilisation à la fraude

La semaine internationale de sensibilisation à la fraude est une initiative de l’ACFE, la plus grande association mondiale rassemblant plus de 85 000 professionnels de la lutte contre la fraude et dont le Centre Intégrité du Médiateur fédéral est membre. L’ACFE souhaite diminuer l'impact de la fraude dans les entreprises et les services publics par la prévention et la sensibilisation.

AUSTRALIA | Ombudsman recognised as one of Western Australia’s best practice entities

For the eleventh consecutive year, the Western Australian Ombudsman has been recognised as one of Western Australia’s best practice entities for timeliness and quality of reporting, financial reporting and controls by the Auditor General.

GEORGIA | Online conference femicide prevention and monitoring

The Public Defender of Georgia has the honor to invite you to the online conference on "Femicide Prevention and Monitoring", which will be held on 24 November 2020 at 09:00 AM (CET), with the technical support of UN Women.

TAIWAN | Control Yuan National Human Rights Commission promotes human rights education for civil servants

The Control Yuan’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Examination Yuan’s National Academy of Civil Service (NACS) launched a cooperative education campaign to promote human rights awareness among civil servants.

AMÉRICA LATINA | 37. Reporte semanal “Derechos humanos en perspectiva internacional”

Está disponible el reporte semanal de “Derechos Humanos en Perspectiva Internacional” para el período del 7 al 13 de noviembre de 2020. El reporte semanal está elaborado por el Programa de Observación y Asistencia para el Fortalecimiento de las Defensorías del Pueblo de la Defensoría del Pueblo.