Two years ago, in the beginning of 2017, we started our Project. 2018 is coming to an end and it’s time to say goodbye now. We thank you all, our Ukrainian colleagues, Lithuanian and Austrian experts, our partners and stakeholders for your contribution, work and friendship created along the way. Our project is over,
On December 7, the Secretariat of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights and the team of Lithuanian and Austrian partners hosted the closing ceremony to mark the finalisation of the 2-year EU-funded Twinning Ombudsman Project. This project aimed at strengthening the effectiveness of the Ukrainian Ombudsperson institution. Strong institution means better protected human rights,
On 21 November, 2018 the new Draft Law on the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights will be brought to open discussion. The new Law is designed to strengthen the capacities of the Commissioner’s office to solve systemic problems recurring in human rights area important for the Ukrainian society. The main purpose of the new
Now the day is almost over, And the work is almost done, Brushes out of the drawer, Experts starting having fun. Congratulations to Aušra Rauličkytė, Resident Twinning Adviser and Agne Limante, Twinning Expert on the wonderful exhibition! “Twinning brushes” celebrates the art performance of the Lithuanian professionals who found passion for painting while working in
Today we’re discussing the recommendations developed by the EU experts aimed at improving the existing or employing new instruments for restoring violated rights. Ombudspersons across Europe are increasingly tasked with providing not only an independent assessment of the quality of administration but also a stimulus for its improvement. The newly developed Code of good administrative
25 October, 2018 Today Lithuanian and Austrian experts presented the recommendations on approximation of the Law on Personal Data Protection to the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). There some new powers of the Commissioner provided for by the new draft such as to impose administrative fines, to draw up and publish methodological recommendations
3-day course; 12 trained trainers from the Ukrainian Ombud office and 6 trainers from the EU human rights institutions; 60 participants from the Ombud office; 4 major topics: right to good administration, access to public information, personal data protection, antidiscrimination. After a 5-day course conducted to develop competent trainers in May 2018, the trained
The delegation from the Secretariat is visiting Lithuania for a week of exchange of experiences with the Lithuanian Human rights institutions. Participants are not only getting familiar with the system of advance trainings in various bodies including judiciary system but also are actively involved in practical training sessions together with the personnel of the Lithuanian
This weekend 19 representatives of the Secretariat and 5 EU trainers got together for a 2-day interactive training. The training was held on 9-10 June at a beautiful location surrounded by pine forest. Twinning experts presented recommendations for increasing the efficiency of the work of the trainees through concrete examples from best European practice and
On 5 and 7 June new training courses were presented to the Ombuds staff regarding application of human rights based approach by national human rights institutions. Mr Dieter Schindlauer from Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights talked about the mechanisms of discrimination and how to create a modern system of full participation and apply the