Press conference on the official country review of Austria by the UN CRPD Committee
September 19, 2023On 22 and 23 August 2023, the second and third official country review of Austria by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) took place. Together with representatives of other monitoring bodies and civil society, the Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) held a press conference and gave an insight into the review process.
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Austrian Ombudsman Board publishes Annual Reports for 2022
September 7, 2023The Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) released the English version of its Annual Reports for 2022. The two volumes give account of the AOB’s ex-post control of public administration and the activities of the Austrian National Preventive Mechanism (NPM).
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German Petitions Committee visits the Austrian Ombudsman Board
June 29, 2023On Thursday, 29 June 2023, Ombudsperson Gaby Schwarz and Ombudsman Walter Rosenkranz welcomed four members of the Petitions Committee of the German Bundestag at the Austrian Ombudsman Board. The aim of the visit of the delegation, which visited Austria as second country as part of a study trip, was to exchange experiences with the Austrian Ombudsman Board on the differences between the Austrian and the German systems of complaint handling bodies for citizens.
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International Ombudsman Institute held Board Meeting in Vienna
May 15, 2023The Board of Directors of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) held its annual meeting from 7 – 11 May. Together with IOI President Chris Field, Ombudsperson and IOI Secretary General Gaby Schwarz welcomed colleagues from around the world at the premises of the Austrian Ombudsman Board in Vienna.
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Twinning project: Albanian Ombudsman institution visits the Austrian Ombudsman Board
March 30, 2023Within the framework of the EU-funded Twinning project "Support of the Albanian Ombudsman institution and promotion of human rights in Albania" in cooperation with the Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Fundamental and Human Rights, members of the Albanian Ombudsman institution undertook a study visit to Vienna from 28 to 29 March 2023.
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Ombudsperson Schwarz attends 40th anniversary of the Ombudsman of South Tyrol
February 28, 2023Ombudsman, Public Defenders and Mediators met on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Ombudsperson of South Tyrol and unanimously emphasised the importance of fighting maladministration and standing up for people who feel that they have been treated unfairly by public authorities.
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Exchange Meeting of the South East European NPM Network
November 17, 2022From 15th to 16th November, the second meeting of this year of the Southeast European Network of NPMs (National Preventive Mechanisms) was held under the chairmanship of the Austrian Ombudsman Board. Within the framework of this network, the 13 NPMs meet regularly to exchange experiences. A representative of the Council of Europe, which supports the network within the framework of the "European NPM Forum", and a representative of the NPM from Georgia also took part.
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Exchange Meeting of the German-Speaking National Preventive Mechanisms
November 14, 2022On November 10 and 11, this year's exchange meeting of the German-speaking National Preventive Mechanisms (NPM) took place at the Austrian Ombudsman Board. For the first time, representatives of the National Preventive Mechanisms from Luxembourg and the Principality of Liechtenstein also took part.
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Vacancy: PROJECT ASSISTANT for an EU Twinning project in Tirana, Albania
June 24, 2022The Austrian Ombudsman Board and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Fundamental and Human Rights supports the Albanian People’s Advocate in the implementation of an EU Twinning project to support the local Ombudsman institution and National Human Rights Institution and to promote human rights in Albania. As part of this project, we are looking for a project assistant for the Resident Twinning Adviser (RTA) with (EU) project management experience. The deadline for applications is 4th July 2022.
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Austrian Ombudsman Board achieves A status accreditation with GANHRI
May 23, 2022In April 2022, the Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) was officially recognized as A status institution by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI). The AOB is now one of 90 out of 130 institutions worldwide that are fully compliant with the ‘Principles Relating to the Status of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs)’ (“Paris Principles”).
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