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International Ombudsman Institute

Fri, 16 August 2019

Ombudsman News 33/2019

Fri, 16 August 2019

Ombudsman News 33/2019





La Defensoría del Pueblo señala prácticas injustificadas

PERÚ | "Terapias de reconversión" constituyen actos de tortura contra las personas LGBTI

Se ha solicitado a colegios profesionales, Ministerio Público y municipalidades, de acuerdo a sus competencias, investigar y sancionar las referidas prácticas.



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Australia | Commonwealth Ombudsman released two reports about abuse in the Defence Force

The first report, Defence’s policies for receiving and responding to reports of abuse, examines current Defence policies and procedures for the reporting and management of abuse. This report focuses on Defence’s documentation in this area; subsequent reports will examine how the policies and procedures are applied in practice.



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12th AOT Newsletter

AOMA | 12th issue of "African Ombudsman Today"

The African Ombudsman and Mediators Association (AOMA) recently released the 12th issue of its newsletter "African Ombudsman Today". It has a special emphasis on celebrating female Ombudsman as August is marked as the women’s month in South Africa.



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SERBIA | Good cooperation of heads and employees at psychiatric institutions with NPM team

The NPM team visited yesterday two health care institutions in Niš. The visit was paid to the Psychiatric Clinic of the Clinical Center Niš after it was announced and in accordance with the plan of visits for 2019, while the visit to the Center for Mental Health at the Clinical Center Niš was visited by NPM members without previous announcement.



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Informe anual: Registro nacional de casos de tortura y/o malos tratos

Argentina | Nuevo Informe Anual 2018 del Registro Nacional de Casos de Tortura

El documento detalla el relevamiento de un total de 1.395 víctimas que permitieron la individualización de 5.314 hechos de tortura y/o malos tratos penitenciarios durante el período en estudio.



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CANADA | L’Ombudsman de l’Ontario lance une recherche à l’échelle nationale pour un(e) commissaire aux services en français

L’Ombudsman de l’Ontario, Paul Dubé, a annoncé les détails de son plan pour pourvoir le poste de commissaire aux services en français au sein de son bureau. M. Dubé choisira le nouveau/la nouvelle commissaire avec l’aide d’un comité d’experts : Michel A. Carrier (Commissaire aux langues officielles du Nouveau-Brunswick par intérim), et Linda Cardinal (professeure à l’Université d’Ottawa et autorité reconnue à l’échelle internationale sur les droits linguistiques).



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Right to vote for persons with disabilities shall be the rule

EUROPE | ENNHRI submits third-party intervention to European Court of Human Rights on right to vote for persons with disabilities

ENNHRI has submitted a third-party intervention to the European Court of Human Rights in the cases of Strøbye v. Denmark and Rosenlind v. Denmark concerning the right to vote for individuals who are under legal guardianship or deprived of their legal capacity. Led by the National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) of Denmark (Danish Institute for Human Rights), the submission underlines that voting rights cannot be withdrawn solely based on a disability.



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annual-report-45

ISRAEL | Presentation of Annual Report 45 for the year 2018

On 24 June 2019, the Ombudsman of Israel, Judge (ret.) Joseph Haim Shapira, laid
on the table of the Israeli Parliament (Knesset) Annual Report 45 of the Office of the
Ombudsman for the year 2018.



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Reunión con la plataforma Canarias 1500km de costa

ESPAÑA | El Diputado del Común abre una investigación de oficio sobre seguridad en playas

El diputado del Común, Rafael Yanes, trasladó días atrás al responsable de la plataforma "Canarias 1.500 kilómetros de costa", Sebastián Quintana, la investigación de oficio para conocer el estado de los planes de seguridad de los ayuntamientos canarios costeros. Solo 33 ayuntamientos han aportado los datos de sus necesidades económicas para el plan de prevención. 



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Six inadequacies in the BD’s implementation of the Scheme

China | Ombudsman Hong Kong announces direct investigation on implementation of Mandatory Window Inspection Scheme

The Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, today (14 August) announced the completion of a direct investigation by the Office of The Ombudsman on the Buildings Department (BD)’s implementation of the Mandatory Window Inspection Scheme.



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