Commissioner for Human Rights visits Austrian Ombudsman Board
February 13, 2019Dunja Mijatović, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights since April 2018, paid a visit to the Austrian Ombudsman Board. In this meeting, Commissioner Mijatović and Ombudsman Kräuter discussed relevant human rights issues. Mijatović further announced plans to carry out a country visit to Austria during her term of office.
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IOI President and Secretary General welcome delegation of the Control Yuan
June 26, 2018On 25 June 2018 IOI President Peter Tyndall and IOI Secretary General Günther Kräuter welcomed a delegation of the Control Yuan of Taiwan headed by President Chang Po-ya for a knowledge exchange in Vienna.
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Ombudsman Kräuter welcomes delegation of the China Society for Human Rights Studies
June 14, 2018On 12 June 2018 Austrian Ombudsman Dr. Günther Kräuter welcomed a delegation of the China Society for Human Rights Studies for a knowledge exchange at the Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) in Vienna. The Society is an academic research institution that focuses on human rights in China and publishes books, organises conferences and and informs the public and international organisations about this topic. The delegation was headed by Mr. Qiangba Puncog, President of the Society.
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Forum for the creation of an NPM database at the Austrian Ombudsman Board
March 29, 2018On 27 and 28 March 2018, the Council of Europe, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the Austrian Ombudsman Board organized a forum with representatives from NPMs of six European countries and international and European experts. The topic was the possible creation of a databank for the exchange of national standards in places of detention and NPM recommendations.
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Austrian Ombudsman Board supports Japanese research project
March 20, 2018On 20 March 2018 Ombudsman Kräuter welcomed Mr Mahito Shindo, Assistant Professor at the School of Sciences of Waseda University, Tokyo. In a current research project Mr Shindo examines to what extent Ombudsman institutions can ensure the quality of administrative environmental decision makings. The Austrian Ombudsman Board was pleased to contribute its expertise to this academic work.
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Risky restrictions of freedom in retirement and nursing homes
March 16, 2018On 12 and 13 March, an international conference on the topic “Monitoring in Retirement and Nursing homes” took place in Trier, Germany. The focus of the conference, which was organized by the Council of Europe, the National Agency for the Prevention of Torture of Germany and the Austrian Ombudsman Board, was on the topic of restrictions of freedom.
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“To benefit from your experience“
December 20, 2017Complaint proceedings, ex officio investigations, monitoring of institutions: During a study visit, a delegation of the Turkish Ombudsman institution gained an insight into the tasks of the Austrian Ombudsman Board.
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Ombudswoman Brinek holds speech at ACUNS-Symposium on the topic “Violence against elderly women”
December 7, 2017On 24 November 2017 and on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Ombudswoman Dr. Brinek took part in the symposium on “Violence against elderly women”, hosted by ACUNS (Academic Council of the United Nations System) at the Vienna International City.
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IOI Secretary General attends OSCE Parallel Civil Society Conference 2017
December 6, 2017Austrian Ombudsman and IOI Secretary General Günther Kräuter attended the OSCE Parallel Civil Society Conference 2017 in Vienna on 5 December, in order to discuss the results of the OSCE self-evaluation process.
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Roma Dialogue Platform of the Federal Chancellery at the Austrian Ombudsman Board
November 27, 2017On 24 November 2017, the regular Roma dialogue platform of the Federal Chancellery took place at the Austrian Ombudsman Board for the very first time. Approximately 60 representatives of Roma civil society, of public administration and academia attended the event and took part in the lively discussion.
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