IOI Ombudsman News 40/2020

Date of article: 16/10/2020

Daily News of: 20/10/2020

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IOI | Support for Polish Commissioner for Human Rights

The IOI has sent a letter on Friday, 16 October 2020 to the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights, Adam Bodnar, stating its opinion on provisions regulating the transitional period until a new incumbent has been elected. 



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AFRICA | AORC and IOI host webinar on Ombudsman under threat

Ombudsman’s Day is 10th October. In commemoration of Ombudsman’s Month and to raise awareness of the Ombudsman institution, the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC) will be hosting a two-hour facilitated discussion via Zoom on the 27 October 2020 around the threats facing the Ombudsman institution.



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URUGUAY | IIO condena los ataques a la INDDHH y Defensoría del Pueblo

El Instituto Internacional del Ombudsman (IIO) manifiesta su gran preocupación ante las diversas manifestaciones de agravio y los ataques que ciertos funcionarios del gobierno han dirigido a la Institución Nacional de Derechos Humanos (INDDHH) y Defensoría del Pueblo de Urugua y expresa su plena solidaridad con la institución en una declaración de apoy.



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 Mr. François Boileaui, Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson

CANADA | 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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Nova Scotia Ombudsman presents Annual Report

CANADA | Nova Scotia Ombudsman releases Annual Report 2019-2020

The Annual Report of the Office of the Ombudsman for 2019-2020 reflects normal pre-pandemic operations, but also includes achievements and case examples.



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Kosovo NPM Report 2019

KOSOVO | Ombudsperson Institution presents NPM Report

The Ombudsperson Institution of the Republic of Kosovo published the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) report for the year 2019.



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Engaging outside interpretation services

CHINA | Ombudsman Hong Kong investigates Government’s arrangements for outside interpretation services

The Ombudsman of Hong Kong, China, Ms Winnie CHIU, announced the launch of a direct investigation to probe Government’s arrangements for engaging outside interpretation services. 



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POLAND | Human Rights Commissioner took part in discussion about disciplinary proceedings for judges

Adam Bodnar, the outgoing Human Rights Commissioner was one of the guests of the Verfassungsblog - a journalistic and academic forum of debate on topical events and developments in constitutional law and politics in Germany, the emerging common European constitutional space and beyond. 



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Preocupación por los efectos de las clases virtuales en niños y niñas con discapacidad

ARGENTINA | La defensoría expresó preocupación por los efectos de las clases virtuales en niños y niñas con discapacidad

La institución remitió a los ministerios de Salud y de Educación oficios manifestando que padres se acercaron a la institución para plantear que el mecanismo adoptado en medio de la pandemia limita la formación de sus hijos.



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PAKISTAN | Ombudsman Sindh declares protection of child rights as office’s goal

Mr. Ajaz Ali Khan, Provincial Ombudsman Sindh recently welcomed an UNICEF delegation headed by Ms. Cristina Brugiolo, in his office.



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Reporte semanal 8 - 14 agosto 2020

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

Les hacemos llegar el reporte semanal “Derechos humanos en perspectiva internacional”, elaborado por el Programa de Observación y Asistencia para el Fortalecimiento Institucional de las Defensorías del Pueblo, que forma parte de la Unidad de Política Institucional de la Defensoría del Pueblo de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires.



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