IOI Ombudsman News 08/2021

Date of article: 05/03/2021

Daily News of: 05/03/2021

Country:  WORLD

Author: International Ombudsman Institute

Article language: en

 

AORC-IOI | Re-watch webinar on “UN Resolution for Ombudsman and Mediator institutions”

We are pleased to inform you, that the recorded AORC/IOI Webinar on the “UN Resolution on Ombudsman and Mediator institutions” and the speaker presentations are now available online. Re-watch the event here.



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WORLD | Virtual workshop on NHRI’s role in implementing UNGP+10

June 2021 will see the 10-year anniversary of the adoption of the UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights (UNGPs) by the UN Human Rights Council. On 18 March 2021, the GANHRI Working Group on Business and Human Rights will hold a virtual workshop on NHRI’s role in implementing the UNGP+10.



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Ombudsman Hong Kong announces investigation results into Government’s mechanism for monitoring vaccines

CHINA | Ombudsman Hong Kong announces investigation results into Government’s mechanism for monitoring vaccines provided by private healthcare facilities

The Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, today (4 March) announced the completion of a direct investigation into the Government’s mechanism for monitoring vaccines provided by private healthcare facilities (PHFs).



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International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA)

WORLD | IACA expands e-learning capacities

The International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) adapts to the current challenges posed by the pandemic by expanding its e-learning capacities and offering new educational activities, including online master programmes and anti-corruption and compliances training.



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Ombudsman Newsletter (Nov. - Dec. 2020)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Ombudsman Commission publishes bi-monthly newsletter

The Ombudsman Commission of Papua New Guinea published the most recent edition of its bi-monthly newsletter. Read about the highlights and activities within the Ombudsman Commission in the months of November and December 2020.



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Jean-Claude MARCOURT - Marc BERTRAND - Rudy DEMOTTE - ©daviddannevoye

BELGIQUE | Remise du 8ème Rapport annuel du Médiateur

Le mardi 2 mars 2021, Marc BERTRAND, Médiateur de la Wallonie et de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, a remis officiellement à M. Jean-Claude MARCOURT, Président du Parlement de Wallonie et à M. Rudy DEMOTTE, Président du Parlement de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, le 8e rapport annuel de l’Institution depuis sa fusion le 1er septembre 2012.



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CY inmate videoconferencing petition press conference

TAIWAN | Control Yuan receives inmate videoconferencing petition

The Control Yuan (CY) has made the provision of diverse services a policy goal and been dedicated to the implementation of receiving complaints via videoconferencing. On 27 January 2021, the CY received its first inmate videoconference petition. This practice enables inmates deprived of physical and communication freedom to file complaints to CY members via videoconference. 



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Jérôme Aass a prêté serment ce lundi en tant que médiateur fédéral francophone.

BELGIQUE | Premier jour de Jérôme Aass comme médiateur fédéral francophone

Jérôme Aass a prêté serment, ce lundi 1er mars, en tant que médiateur fédéral francophone devant la présidente de la Chambre des représentants, Eliane Tillieux. Jérôme Aass travaille au sein du Médiateur fédéral depuis sa création en 1997.



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CCAC and ICAC Commissioners videoconference

CHINA | Commissioners of CCAC and ICAC meet by videoconferencing

Recently, the Commissioner of the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) of Macao, Chan Tsz King, and the Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) of Hong Kong, Simon Peh Yun-lu, held a meeting through videoconferencing and exchanged views on the works of integrity building of Macao and Hong Kong. According to Chan Tsz King, Macao and Hong Kong will hold their own election for legislative members this year and many challenges are lying ahead of them due to factors such as the pandemic.



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SAMOA | Citizens right to free and fair elections

With the election period drawing near, the Office draws attention to various developments causing concern with regard to the individual’s right to properly participate in the forthcoming political elections. Some of these developments include village council activities that may be discriminatory or coercive of the individual in their effect; and campaign committees influencing voters’ preference by unscrupulous means including bribery.



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La Defensoría del Pueblo pone a disposición a partir de hoy una nueva aplicación.

PANAMÁ | Defensoría del Pueblo pone disposición de usuarios App para presentar sus quejas

Con el objetivo de ampliar la cobertura y respuesta a la población, la Defensoría del Pueblo, pone a disposición a partir de hoy una nueva aplicación para todos los usuarios, la cual les permitirá disponer en cualquier momento y lugar de toda la información necesaria para presentar una queja ante la entidad y conocer todo lo relacionado a los derechos humanos.



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Manuel Lezertua reelegido para un segundo mandato

ESPAÑA | Manuel Lezertua reelegido para un segundo mandato como Ararteko

Manuel Lezertua Rodríguez ha tomado esta mañana posesión del cargo como ararteko de la Comunidad Autónoma Vasca ante el Pleno del Parlamento Vasco, después de que el pasado día 18 fuera reelegido por una amplia mayoría, y si ningún voto en contra, para un segundo mandato de cinco años.



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El SPF aprueba un nuevo protocolo de traslados de personas privadas de libertad.

ARGENTINA | El SPF aprueba un nuevo protocolo de traslados de personas privadas de libertad

Para cumplir con un fallo de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos de noviembre de 2019, el pasado 8 de febrero de 2021 la titular de la intervención de la Dirección Nacional del SPF aprobó el “Protocolo de traslado de personas privadas de libertad en el ámbito del Servicio Penitenciario Federal”, publicado en el Boletín Público Normativo N° 731.



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