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2018-12-06Victorian Ombudsman to investigate the use of “solitary confinement” and young people
Victorian Ombudsman, Deborah Glass, will investigate the use of “solitary confinement” involving young people in Victoria, using the United Nations’ Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT). Ratified by the Australian Government in late 2017, OPCAT is yet to be implemented in Victoria.
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2019-06-24A new report highlights the NHRI´s work on human rights of migrants
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2017-05-03
New mandate for the Québec Ombudsman
A new law came into force in Québec on May 1, 2017. Under the Act to facilitate the disclosure of wrongdoings relating to public bodies, the Québec Ombudsman is mandated to handles disclosure of wrongdoing committed regarding any public body subject to the Act. From now on, whistleblowers will enjoy reliable, safe and independent recourse.
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2016-09-22
Anar Mammadli at the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights
(20 September 2016) Dr. Adam Bodnar has met with Anar Mammadli, prominent human rights activist in Azerbaijan and former political prisoner.
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2018-11-30
The Québec Ombudsman delivers its findings in its 2017-2018 Annual Report
On the occasion of the tabling of her Annual Report in the National Assembly of Québec on November 29, 2018, Ombudsperson Marie Rinfret called on Québec’s public services to honour their commitments.
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2020-05-28
CoE Venice Commission - Reflection on Respect for Democracy, Human Rights and the Rule of Law during States of Emergency (May 2020)
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2018-01-03
Maria Lúcia Amaral, the new Portuguese Ombudsman
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2016-12-07Ombudsman Sindh for the Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace
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2018-06-11
History of the IOI – a mission for justice (1978-2018)
On 30 April 2018 the IOI marked the 40th anniversary of its foundation with a side event at the United Nations in New York, to launch “A Mission for Justice – The International Ombudsman Institute 1978-2018”, a book by Richard Carver to portray the history of the organization and its development over the past 40 years. More info on how you can order the book here.
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2018-11-20
Ontario Ombudsman’s advanced investigative training course welcomes participants from around the world
This year, the Ontario Ombudsman’s annual investigative training course, “Sharpening Your Teeth” (SYT) was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from the 5th to the 7th of November 2018. Senior Ombudsman staff have trained hundreds of ombudsmen, investigators and other watchdog staff at this Toronto course and at customized, on-site SYT courses throughout the world – most recently in Manitoba, Canada; The Hague, Netherlands; and Anchorage, Alaska.
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2018-02-23
Solomon Islands: What's new in the Ombudsman Act 2017?
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2017-06-16
Advertisement for the Senior Investigator Police
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2019-02-06
Victorian Ombudsman starts enquiry into how local authorities handle complaints from the public
All of Victoria’s 79 local councils will be surveyed on how they handle complaints from the public as part of an enquiry undertaken by Victorian Ombudsman, Deborah Glass.
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2019-06-06
Rights of women and juveniles deprived of liberty in the penitentiary system (June 2019)
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2019-11-13
Exhumations and payments on the side - cemetery worker’s disregard for due process added to burden of grieving families
A former Council employee at the Mildura Cemetery Trust in Victoria, Australia, misused his position for personal benefit and made careless mistakes that distressed grieving families, Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass has found. Her investigation looked into allegations about the employee, who worked at Mildura’s Nichols Point and Murray Pines cemeteries from 1993 to August 2018.
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2017-10-10
The Ombudsman Newsletter - Issue 1 - July 2017
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2016-11-03
Submission by the Commonwealth Ombudsman
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2018-04-05
European NPM Forum at the Austrian Ombudsman Board
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2019-07-17
IOI took part in side event at the UN High-Level Political Forum 2019 on SDGs
As part of the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York (9 July – 18 July 2019) the Permanent Missions of Austria and Malaysia to the United Nations in New York hosted a side event coving the topic of “Protecting the Rule of Law & Human Rights and Advancing Access to Justice”. Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) organized the event content-wise and invited several renowned officials to speak and debate about actions and strategies to protect the human rights of democracy activists, to ensure that the “Rule of Law” is “human rights’ centered” under SDG Goal 16 and the role of Ombudsman institutions in this context.
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2017-01-23
41. Breakout Session VI: Ms Diane Welborn - Strengthening Democracy and the Provision of Service to Citizens: Who are the Partners for the Ombudsman?
