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International Ombudsman Institute

Fri, 21 February 2020

Ombudsman News 08/2020

Fri, 21 February 2020

Ombudsman News 08/2020





Ms Nino Lomjaria - Public Defender of Georgia

Georgia | Joint statement in support of the Public Denfender (Ombudsman)

In a joint statement in support of the Public Defender (Ombudsman), the IOI, ENNHRI, GANHRI, EQUINET and the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders underline their concerns about recent actions by the Georgian government relating to a prison visit conducted by the Georgian NPM and the fact that the Minister of Justice exposed video recordings of confidential meetings between NPM staff and prisoners on it social media channels.



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Australia | Commonwealth Ombudsman presents report into the current state of immigration detention facilities

The Commonwealth Ombudsman Michael Manthorpe PSM published a report about his Office’s activities in overseeing immigration detention during the first half of 2019.



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Infographic: Key findings and recommendations

Canada | BC Ombudsperson investigative update finds call wait times for most vulnerable still too long

Income and disability assistance recipients are still not getting the timely service they need when using the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction’s telephone system, according to the BC Ombudsperson who released an update today to his 2018 report.



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Sabina Aliyeva in Juvenile Correctional Institution

AZERBAIJAN | Ombudsman visits juvenile correctional institution

Within the framework of activity as the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Sabina Aliyeva visited Guba Special Vocational School of closed-type special educational facility status under the Ministry of Education in Guba city of Azerbaijan.



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UK | 1 in 5 mental health patients don’t feel safe in NHS care, Ombudsman finds

A new survey published by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman found that one in five people did not feel safe while in the care of the NHS mental health service that treated them.



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USA | A Tragedy of Errors – Ombudsman Iowa investigates death of teenager

Another tragedy like the death of a teenage girl could happen unless Iowa’s child-protection workers are given the resources and support they need, the State Ombudsman announced when presenting the conclusions of her investigation into how the Department of Human Services handled child-abuse reports about the victim and her siblings.



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Quemas en zonas del delta del rio Paraná

Argentina | La Defensoría del Pueblo expresó su preocupación por los incendios en las islas

El defensor del Pueblo de la provincia, Raúl Lamberto, y el Adjunto para la zona Sur, Gabriel Savino, enviaron oficios a dependencias de los Estados nacional, provincial y municipal y los exhortaron a tomar medidas.



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Finland | Celebrating 100 years of the Parliamentary Ombudsman

Finland’s first Parliamentary Ombudsman began his work 100 years ago, on 1 January 1920. The position of Parliamentary Ombudsman was established by the Constitution of 1919, so the institution is almost as old as the independent nation of Finland, and it is the second-oldest parliamentary ombudsman institution in the world.



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Catalan Ombudsman, Rafael Ribó delivered annual report to the President of Parliament

Spain | Catalan Ombudsman demands safeguard of social rights in the face of growing vulnerability and climate

Due to the increasing number of complaints related to social emergency situations, the Ombudsman calls for immediate action which effectively responds to the more than 1,300 coexistence units concerned.



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TAIWAN | Control Yuan holds performance review meeting

The Control Yuan (CY) held its 2019 Performance Review Meeting on 17 January 2020. Control Yuan recommendations boosted state coffers by NT$1.5 billion in 2019.



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Australia | Ombudsman SA criticises treatment of young people in Adelaide Youth Training Centre

An investigation undertaken by the Ombudsman has identified that the agency formerly known as the Department for Communities and Social Inclusion, now the Department of Human Services, erred in its treatment of two young people in the Adelaide Youth Training Centre by subjecting them to inhumane treatment, including extended periods of isolation and solitary confinement.



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Reunión O.N.C.E.

Spain | La Diputación del Común media para adaptar los libros del alumnado con discapacidad

Tras la visita del Diputado del Común, Rafael Yanes, a las instalaciones de la ONCE de Tenerife, los representantes de la Asociación le hicieron llegar sus quejas en cuanto a la adaptación de los manuales de estudio a un lenguaje o medio adecuado para los 300 alumnos con discapacidad visual. Por ello, Yanes se comprometió a la apertura de una investigación de oficio en el área funcional de discapacidad.



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