31. Mai 2016
On 30 May, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) published its Fundamental Rights Report 2016. The report examines challenges and achievements while also proposing measures to ensure fundamental rights are respected.
31. Mai 2016
The Provincial Ombudsman Sindh, Mr Asad Ashraf Malik, was able to help a retired government employee, who approached the office with a complaint concerning outstanding commutation.
30. Mai 2016
Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé announced an investigation into the city of Brampton’s procurement practices this week. The announcement marks the Ombudsman’s first systemic investigation relating to a municipality, since the Ombudsman’s mandate was expanded to include the province’s municipalities as of 1 January 2016.
30. Mai 2016
A poorly targeted and disproportionate public transport fare enforcement system unfairly punishes many travellers in an attempt to snare a small number of recidivist evaders, according to an investigation by the Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass.
30. Mai 2016
Irish Ombudsman Peter Tyndall appeared in the second episode in the “How to be an Active Citizen” series on 22 May 2016. The Ombudsman’s appearance on RTE Radio is accessible online.
27. Mai 2016
The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales has issued a “special report” against a Welsh Health Board for the first time ever after it failed to carry out recommendations it previously agreed to.
25. Mai 2016
A report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman highlights the devastating impact of service failures and poor complaints handling across the public sector. It reveals that too many people who complain to the NHS are not getting the answers they deserve when things go wrong. This latest snapshot of investigations by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman shows the devastating consequences families suffer when complaints are not resolved locally.
25. Mai 2016
“The vote of the parliament is a political pressure on the independence of this institution”, says Lora Vidovic, Ombudswoman of Croatia.