12. September 2024
Pursuant to Section 10(4) of the Ombudsman Act 1995, the Ombudsman, Judge Emeritus Joseph Zammit McKeon, has submitted the Ombudsplan 2025 to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Anġlu Farrugia. The Ombudsplan 2025 sets out the planned activities and initiatives that the Office of the Ombudsman aims to undertake in the coming year. It also provides Parliament with an update on the concerns raised in the previous year’s Ombudsplan.
12. September 2024
The Cairns and Murgon watch‑houses inspection report: Focus on detention of children, prepared by the Inspector of Detention Services, was tabled by the Honourable Curtis Pitt MP, Speaker of the Queensland Parliament on Wednesday, 11 September 2024. Under the Inspector of Detention Services Act 2022 the Queensland Ombudsman, Mr Anthony Reilly, is also the Inspector of Detention Services.
12. September 2024
La Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos (NHRC, por sus siglas en inglés) aprobó el informe de investigación sobre el caso de denuncia del Sindicato Profesional de Auxiliares de Vuelo de la municipalidad especial de Taoyuan el 23 de julio de 2024, señalando que el código de vestimenta de las aerolíneas nacionales para las auxiliares constituye una discriminación que incumple la Convención sobre la Eliminación de Todas las Formas de Discriminación Contra la Mujer.
12. September 2024
The Office of the Ombudsman opened its third Ombudsman Assistance Center (OAC) at the DoubleDragon Plaza in Pasay City on 22 August 2024. Intended to cater to walk-in clients for the filing of complaints and Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth including the processing of Ombudsman clearance, the OAC is designed to provide responsive and streamlined frontline services.
12. September 2024
The Wafaqi Mohtasib Pakistan, Mr. Ejaz Ahmed Qureshi, has said that all the Ombudsmen are working in their respective jurisdictions with a commitment to resolve the grievances of the general public speedily. On 31 August 2024, these remarks were made by Mr. Qureshi while inaugurating the Annual Conference of Banking Mohtasib Pakistan with the "Focus on Values in Public Sector Services" at a local hotel in Karachi.
12. September 2024
Gaby Schwarz, Ombudsperson of the Austrian Ombudsman Board and Secretary General of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI), received a delegation from the Petitions Committee of the Rhineland-Palatinate State Parliament and the Ombudsperson of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate, who is also the Ombudsperson of the Rhineland-Palatinate State Police.
12. September 2024
Ombudsman Grace Tikambenji Malera has ordered the Malawi Police Service (MPS) to issue a written apology to its former employee for failing to give reasons for discharging him of duties.
12. September 2024
El Defensor del Pueblo de la República Dominicana lanzó este lunes la “Ruta de los Derechos” en la provincia Santiago, iniciativa que tiene la finalidad de promover el reconocimiento y la protección de los derechos de la población.