(FRA) The role of EU agencies in supporting access to asylum

Date of article: 24/06/2022

Daily News of: 24/06/2022

Country:  EUROPE

Author: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

Article language: en

Asylum, migration and borders

Access to asylum

When 

Where Brussels, Belgium

Organised By ECRE

External event

FRA will join the annual general meeting of the European General Council of Refugees and Exiles. It will be part of a workshop on the role of EU agencies in supporting access to asylum.

The workshop seeks to highlight opportunities for engagement and identify potential cooperation going forward.

The meeting takes place on 28 June in Brussels.

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30 giugno: Incontro informativo: "Tutori volontari per minori stranieri non accompagnati"

Date of article: 24/06/2022

Daily News of: 24/06/2022

Country:  Italy - Aosta Valley

Author: Regional Ombudsman of Aosta Valley

Article language: it

Come è possibile diventare tutore volontario di minore straniero non accompagnato? A questa domanda darà risposta l'incontro informativo organizzato dalla Difensora civica nelle sue funzioni di Garante per l'infanzia e l'adolescenza, Adele Squillaci, in collaborazione con il Consiglio Valle e l'Assessorato regionale della sanità, salute e politiche sociali, in programma giovedì 30 giugno 2022, alle ore 15.00, nella Sala conferenze della Biblioteca regionale "Bruno Salvadori", ad Aosta.

L'evento "Tutori volontari per minori stranieri non accompagnati - Tuteurs volontaires pour mineurs étrangers non accompagnés" è finalizzato a sensibilizzare e a informare la popolazione valdostana sulla possibilità di intraprendere il percorso formativo per essere nominati tutori volontari: formazione che sarà organizzata a partire dal prossimo autunno, in base alla Convenzione di cooperazione a cadenza biennale siglata a inizio 2021 dall'Assessorato regionale della sanità e dall'Ufficio di difesa civica valdostana in primis con la Garante per l’infanzia e l’adolescenza piemontese, al fine di sancire la collaborazione per la selezione e la formazione degli aspiranti tutori della Regione autonoma Valle d’Aosta.

Dopo i saluti istituzionali del Vicepresidente del Consiglio regionale Paolo Sammaritani e dell'Assessore alla sanità, salute e politiche sociali Roberto Alessandro Barmasse, all'incontro, introdotto dalla Difensora civica valdostana, interverranno Ylenia Serra, Garante per l’infanzia e l’adolescenza della Regione Piemonte, Emma Avezzù, Procuratrice della Repubblica presso il Tribunale per i minorenni del Piemonte e della Valle d’Aosta, Antonella Caprioglio, Dirigente del settore politiche per i bambini, le famiglie, minori e giovani della Regione Piemonte, Federica Cornali, Professoressa all'Università di Torino e componente del Comitato di coordinamento e ricerca della Convenzione interistituzionale per la formazione e il sostegno ai tutori volontari di minori stranieri non accompagnati, Amelia Torreano e Fabiana Furfaro, rispettivamente Referente e Assistente sociale dell’ufficio minori, prima infanzia e politiche familiari della Regione autonoma Valle d’Aosta.

Seguiranno le testimonianze di un tutore volontario per minori stranieri non accompagnati della Valle d’Aosta e di un giovane che racconterà la sua esperienza di quando era minore non accompagnato accolto in Valle.

«I tutori volontari - spiega la Difensora civica Adele Squillaci - sono privati cittadini disponibili a esercitare la rappresentanza legale di un minore straniero non accompagnato o di più minori, nel numero massimo di tre, giunti in Italia senza adulti di riferimento. Il tutorato volontario non è un affido e neppure un'adozione, bensì una guida per aiutare il minore straniero non accompagnato a capire il Paese in cui vive e a facilitarne la sua integrazione. Gli aspiranti tutori, una volta selezionati, devono seguire un percorso formativo che sarà appunto organizzato nel prossimo autunno.»

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IOI Ombudsman News 25/2022

Date of article: 24/06/2022

Daily News of: 24/06/2022

Country:  WORLD

Author: International Ombudsman Institute

Article language: en


 

Secretary General of the OECD, Mr Mathias Cormann and IOI President Chris Field

IOI | IOI President Field meets Secretary General of the OECD

Following his official visit to the Republic of Austria, President Field undertook a brief official visit to Paris to meet with the Secretary General of the OECD, Mr Mathias Cormann.



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Australian Ambassador to France, Her Excellency Gillian Bird and IOI President Chris Field in Paris

IOI | IOI President Field meets Ambassadors in France

As part of his brief official visit to Paris, IOI President Field met the Australian Ambassador to France, Her Excellency Gillian Bird.



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AOMF | L’AOMF appelle les États à ratifier le Protocole facultatif à la CIDE établissant une procédure de présentation de communications

Aujourd’hui, le 16 juin, à l’occasion de la Journée de l’enfant africain, l’AOMF et le Comité des droits de l’enfant appelle les Etats à ratifier le Protocole facultatif à la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant établissant une procédure de présentation de communications.



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PERÚ | Defensoría del Pueblo: Estado debe reforzar sistema de refugio y garantizar derechos de quienes buscan protección internacional

En el Día Internacional del Refugiado, que se conmemora cada 20 de junio, la Defensoría del Pueblo reitera al Estado peruano reforzar el sistema de refugio, a fin de garantizar los derechos de las personas solicitantes de protección en el Perú y aquellas que ya se encuentran refugiadas en el país. Ello, ya que, actualmente, se presentan barreras para su acceso e integración, pese a que se encuentran en situación de desplazamiento forzado.



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SPAIN | The Ararteko showcases a pioneering restorative justice experience at the European Forum for Restorative Justice

Roberto Moreno, the officer in charge of justice affairs at the Ararteko’s office and himself an expert in restorative justice, is participating from June 23 to 25 in the biennial conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice. There, he will present a pioneering experience: a restorative circle carried out in 2020 in the Office of the Ararteko, the Ombudsman for the Basque Country.



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AUSTRALIA | Ombudsman says Victoria must continue to address workplace culture and human rights

Despite prisons being inherently challenging environments, it is disturbing that allegations of excessive force against prisoners do not appear to be declining, Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass said. In 2019 and 2020, the Ombudsman began investigating complaints about the unreasonable use of force at the Metropolitan Remand Centre and Metropolitan Assessment Prison. 



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BELGIUM | Federal Ombudsman publishes Summary of Annual Report 2021

The Federal Ombudsman was established on 3 January 1997. 25 years on, more and more people are calling on them for help. In 2021, they opened 8,202 new files. That is a 9 % increase compared to 2020 and a 20 % increase compared to 2019. That rise was due to the corona crisis which continues to take its toll on the relationship between citizens and the public administrations.



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LITHUANIA | Seimas Ombudspersons publish Annual Report 2021

The year 2021 was intense and full of challenges in Lithuania. The country continued to fight the coronavirus pandemic, while migrant flows from Belarus reached the Lithuanian border at the beginning of the summer. The challenges of managing irregular migration have forced state institutions to consolidate their efforts to address national security and human rights issues.



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We have retained Chwarae Teg FairPlay Employer award at silver level

Date of article: 23/06/2022

Daily News of: 24/06/2022

Country:  United Kingdom - Wales

Author: Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

Article language: en

We are proud to announce that in 2022 we have once again achieved FairPlay Employer award at silver level.

Background

At PSOW, we are committed to advancing gender equality.  During 2021/22, we continued to work with Chwarae Teg under the FairPlay Employer scheme. Chwarae Teg is a Welsh charity leading on gender equality, including in the workplace. Its FairPlay Employer scheme benchmarks organisations in terms of gender equality across four levels: bronze, silver, gold and platinum.

We are aware that, in a relatively small organisation, individual recruitment outcomes can make apparently large differences. Women among our job applicants consistently outnumber men by a significant margin. We also have in place a range of policies and training opportunities to remove barriers to employment or career progression by female staff.

Findings

Chwarae Teg conducted their assessment in March 2022. As part of the assessment, they considered our policies and procedures, as well as conducted a survey of our staff.

The response rate to the survey was 84%. This highlighted good engagement by our staff, as in the previous years. We are very grateful to all who participated for their insights.

The assessment covered 10 areas of our work. This year, we again achieved the Chwarae Teg FairPlay Employer award at silver level, scoring above our sector average in all the areas assessed:

  • Business diversity: 83.57 (Gold)
  • Flexible working: 83.17 (Silver)
  • Internal communication: 79.97 (Silver)
  • Working relationships: 83.67 (Silver)
  • Learning and development: 82.66 (Silver)
  • Recruitment and selection: 79.64 (Silver)
  • Performance management: 81.45 (Gold)
  • Organisational culture: 82.06 (Silver)
  • Reward and recognition: 83.6 (Gold)

In awarding us the silver level, Chwarae Teg said:

“This is a significant achievement and demonstrates the business commitment to making a difference to the recruitment, retention and progression of women working.  It also demonstrates an ongoing contribution to broader efforts to close the gender pay gap, ensuring that the economy reaps the benefits of diverse representation at all levels in the workforce.”

What happens next?

Based on the assessment results, Chwarae Teg identified some areas that we now need to consider:

  • communication across the organisation
  • diversity of the workforce
  • recruitment and selection
  • career progression.

We intend to consider these, alongside the staff consultations that will happen over the Summer, before preparing our detailed action plan.

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The Ararteko showcases a pioneering restorative justice experience at the European Forum for Restorative Justice

Date of article: 23/06/2022

Daily News of: 24/06/2022

Country:  Spain - Basque Country

Author: Regional Ombudsman of the Basque Country

Article language: en

Roberto Moreno, the officer in charge of justice affairs at the Ararteko’s office and himself an expert in restorative justice, is participating from June 23 to 25 at the biennial conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice. There, he will present a pioneering experience: a restorative circle carried out in 2020 at the Office of the Ararteko, the Ombudsman for the Basque Country. The injured person, representatives from the public services involved in her complaint and staff from the Ararteko took part in the circle. With this first experience, the Ararteko aims to promote restorative justice as a mediating technique between State authorities and the public, and seeks thus to pay a contribution to the working methods used in Ombuds offices.

Read here a paper about the first restorative circle at the Ararteko’s office

Read here an abstract of the paper

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