IOI Ombudsman News 46/2023

Date of article: 24/11/2023

Daily News of: 24/11/2023

Country: WORLD

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Article language: en

	UK \| Have you registered for the Launch of the IOI Europe Academy? The UK Ombudsman is co-hosting the Launch of the European IOI Learning Academy on 16-17 January 2024, in Manchester. The roundtable will be held in person and remotely and have presentations from key IOI stakeholders on the need for a new academy, the issues to be addressed and the learning styles to adopt. Discussions will also be held around the progress made in Ombudsman Peer Review, Consultancy and working with vulnerable communities. To register kindly click here. » more information » google translate (Francais) » google translate (Español)

	THAILAND \| Chief Ombudsman join the Southeast Asian Ombudsman Forum (SEAOF) Meeting 2023 held in Yogyakarta On 8th November 2023, in a landmark event at the Royal Ambarrukmo Yogyakarta, the SEAOF+ Meeting brought together member institutions of the Southeast Asian Ombudsman Forum (SEAOF) and representatives from notable organizations. Invited participants included the Ombudsman of Hong Kong, Commonwealth Ombudsman, Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) Malaysia, and the National SDGs Secretariat of Indonesia. » more information » google translate (Francais) » google translate (Español)

	ARGENTINA \| Día mundial para la prevención del abuso sexual de niños, niñas y adolescentes: Un compromiso colectivo contra la violencia sexual Cada 19 de noviembre se conmemora esta jornada con el objetivo de visibilizar la problemática y fortalecer el compromiso prioritario de los Estados y las comunidades para llevar adelante políticas y acciones de prevención y atención. » more information » google translate » google translate (Francais)

	BÉNIN \| La saisine en ligne du Médiateur de la Republique désormais une realite Le Médiateur de la République M. Pascal ESSOU a présidé la cérémonie de Vulgarisation du Rapport d’activités 2022 de l’Institution couplée avec le lancement de la saisine en ligne pour les réclamations le Mardi 14 Novembre 2023 à l’Hôtel Novotel en présence d’un parterre d’invités (Présidents d’institution, Partenaires Techniques et Financier, Responsables d’ONG et autres). » more information » google translate » google translate (Español)

	THE NETHERLANDS \| Ombuds institutions of the Kingdom voice the concern of the people The Kingdom of the Netherlands consists of four countries: Aruba, Sint Maarten, Curaçao and the Netherlands. Each year, the ombuds institutions of the kingdom meet each other and discuss challenges, successes and experiences. This year, they met in Aruba as this country now too will very soon have its own ombuds institution. » more information » google translate (Francais) » google translate (Español)

	HONG KONG, CHINA \| Ombudsman as “clear mirror” of public administration commends public organisations and public officers who provided quality public service At the 26th Presentation Ceremony of The Ombudsman’s Awards on 15 November 2023, the Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, presented the Grand Award to the Immigration Department, an Award for Public Organisation to the Efficiency Office and the Hospital Authority separately, and the Award on Mediation to the Chief Secretary for Administration’s Office. Individual Awards were also given to 62 public officers. » more information » google translate (Francais) » google translate (Español)

	ESPAÑA \| Ángel Gabilondo se reunió con niñas y niños, miembros del Grupo Asesor de Infancia de UNICEF España, con motivo del Día Mundial de la Infancia El 21 de noviembre de 2023, el Defensor del Pueblo, Ángel Gabilondo, y el presidente de UNICEF España, Gustavo Suárez Pertierra, mantenaron un encuentro en la sede de la institución Defensor del Pueblo con un grupo de niñas, niños y jóvenes, de diferentes puntos del país, que forman parte del Grupo Asesor de Infancia de UNICEF España. » more information » google translate » google translate (Francais)

	CROATIA \| Parliamentary Committee on Human and National Minority Rights Votes in Favor of the Ombudswoman’s 2022 Annual Report At its session held on 18 October 2023, the Committee on Human and National Minority Rights of the Croatian Parliament unanimously voted in favor of the Ombudswoman’s Annual Report 2022. Parliamentary members of the Committee pointed out that the Report is comprehensive and well-argued, as well as that the analyses, data and the conclusions it contains are widely read and used. » more information » google translate (Francais) » google translate (Español)

	CANADA \| Thousands of BC workers forced to pay back COVID-19 benefit because of retroactive requirement, Ombudsperson report finds The Ministry of Finance unfairly clawed back a key COVID-19 benefit that helped thousands of British Columbians offset employment losses during the pandemic, a new report released today by the Ombudsperson finds. » more information » google translate (Francais) » google translate (Español)

	UZBEKISTAN \| Briefing on the activities of the Authorized Person of the Oliy Majlis for Human Rights (Ombudsman) in detecting and preventing cases of torture in the period of 10 months of 2023 Over 10 months of 2023, the Ombudsman and Public Groups conducted 452 monitoring visits to places of detention. In the period of 10 months of 2022, this figure was 297. » more information » google translate (Francais) » google translate (Español)

	AMÉRICA LATINA \| 97. Reporte semanal de “Derechos Humanos en Perspectiva Internacional” Les hacemos llegar el 97. Reporte Internacional de “Derechos Humanos en Perspectiva Internacional” elaborado por el Programa de Observación y Asistencia para el Fortalecimiento 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 (Argentina). » more information » google translate » google translate (Francais)

IOI Ombudsman News 46/2023

UK | Have you registered for the Launch of the IOI Europe Academy?

THAILAND | Chief Ombudsman join the Southeast Asian Ombudsman Forum (SEAOF) Meeting 2023 held in Yogyakarta

ARGENTINA | Día mundial para la prevención del abuso sexual de niños, niñas y adolescentes: Un compromiso colectivo contra la violencia sexual

BÉNIN | La saisine en ligne du Médiateur de la Republique désormais une realite

THE NETHERLANDS | Ombuds institutions of the Kingdom voice the concern of the people

HONG KONG, CHINA | Ombudsman as “clear mirror” of public administration commends public organisations and public officers who provided quality public service

ESPAÑA | Ángel Gabilondo se reunió con niñas y niños, miembros del Grupo Asesor de Infancia de UNICEF España, con motivo del Día Mundial de la Infancia

CROATIA | Parliamentary Committee on Human and National Minority Rights Votes in Favor of the Ombudswoman’s 2022 Annual Report

CANADA | Thousands of BC workers forced to pay back COVID-19 benefit because of retroactive requirement, Ombudsperson report finds

UZBEKISTAN | Briefing on the activities of the Authorized Person of the Oliy Majlis for Human Rights (Ombudsman) in detecting and preventing cases of torture in the period of 10 months of 2023

AMÉRICA LATINA | 97. Reporte semanal de “Derechos Humanos en Perspectiva Internacional”