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2018-02-06Regional training on role of Ombudsman institutions in promoting and enforcing accountability ethics
The Office of the Ombudsman (Malawi) is hosting the African regional training on "The role of Ombudsman Institutions in promoting and enforcing accountability ethics" as well as the 14th AOMA Executive Committee meeting from 5 - 9 February 2018 . The training will be held in the framework of the IOI's annual regional subsidy program and attended by IOI President Peter Tyndall.
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2018-02-07
City Ombudsman says Toronto community housing priority transfer process giving tenants false hope
Ombudsman Toronto released a report on an Investigation into Toronto Community Housing Corporation’s Medical and Safety Risk priority transfer process for tenants. Ombudsman Susan Opler made 21 recommendations to improve fairness and to serve tenants with the most serious health and safety concerns related to their units.
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2018-02-07
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales publishes quarterly Casebook and Code of Conduct Casebook
The latest edition of the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales’ Casebook is now available. This edition contains summaries of reports issued by the Ombudsman between October and December 2017, including two public interest reports. Issue 15 of the Code of Conduct Casebook has also been published and contains summaries of investigations into complaints that members of local authorities have broken their code of conduct.
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2018-02-08
New Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights elected
Dunja Mijatovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) was today elected as the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights by the Organisation’s Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) at its plenary session in Strasbourg.
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2018-02-09
Ombudsman starts Systemic Investigation regarding Disaster Management Plan
With eyes on the effects in the wake of the hurricanes of September 2017, and considering that in a short four months’ time the next hurricane season will be upon us, the Ombudsman Dr. Nilda Arduin now gears attention to the preparedness of the country for the 2018 hurricane season. The Ombudsman has resolved to conduct a systemic investigation regarding: The state of preparedness of the government of Sint Maarten pursuant to the National Ordinance Disaster Risk Reduction and the Disaster Management Plan.
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2018-02-12
English summary of 2016-2017 overview of the Chancellor of Justice activities now available
The Chancellor of Justice is a one-person, independent constitutional institution appointed to office by the Riigikogu on the proposal of the President of the Republic for a term of seven years. The Chancellor’s task is to make sure that legislation in Estonia is in conformity with the Constitution and that the fundamental rights and liberties of people in Estonia are protected. Besides constitutional review and ombudsman functions, the Chancellor also fulfils the role of national preventive mechanism for ill-treatment and ombudsman for children. Once a year, the Chancellor presents an annual report of his or her activities to the Riigikogu.
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2018-02-13
New Control Yuan members welcomed at pre-inauguration meeting
Control Yuan President Chang Po-ya welcomed all 11 new CY members at a pre-inauguration meeting held January 18, 2018, two days after the nominees were approved by the Legislative Yuan. In a speech at the gathering, she expressed the expectation that all members will work together in exercising their constitutionally-granted independent ombudsman powers in order to ensure good governance.
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2018-02-15
Victorian Ombudsman investigates treatment of a woman found unfit to stand trial
The Victorian Ombudsman is seeking information from legal and community organisations and the public, to assist her investigation into the treatment of a woman found unfit to stand trial.
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2018-02-20
Ombudsman rules complaint of marketplace vendors against removal of kiosks founded
The Ombudsman considered a complaint filed by a group of thirty Marketplace Vendors founded and ruled that the standards of Reason, Active and adequate information provision, and Reasonableness and proportionality have been violated. The vendors had informed the Ombudsman that they were negatively affected by the decision of the Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication (Minister TEATT) to breakdown and remove all Kiosks in Philipsburg.
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2018-02-21
Ombudsman received Ambassador of Kingdom of Netherlands
Elmira Suleymanova, the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) received Onno Kervers, Ambasador of the Kingdom of Netherlands to Azerbaijan. The Commissioner gave information about the establishment of the Ombudsman Office in Azerbaijan and informed the Ambassador about the Twinning Project to “Strengthening the capacities of the Commissioner for Human Rights”, which lasted for the past 24 months.
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2018-02-22
No regulation can cause obstruction of journalist’s activities and form such public perception
Questions related to reporting on the sessions of the Council of Elders and organizing journalists’ activities in the Municipality’s building are under the Human Rights Defender’s primary attention. Transparency and proper reporting is one of the important guarantees for securing public trust and citizens’ right to receive information.
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2018-02-22
Taxpayers’ Ombudsman 2016-2017 Annual Report tabled in Parliament
"Fairness: A right, not a privilege" is the theme of this year’s report. It addresses the issue of fairness and how it applies to the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) delivery of service to taxpayers, and how the Ombudsman continues to help the CRA improve its service to taxpayers.
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2018-02-22
Dialogue seminar on the role of universities in promoting integrity and fight against corruption
On 19 February 2018 a dialogue seminar was held in the Jordanian Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission on "The Role of Universities in Promoting Integrity and Combating Corruption". During the seminar, the Chairman of the Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission, Mohamed Al-Allaf, stressed the importance of the partnership with Jordanian universities and educational bodies in communicating the mission of the Commission in promoting national integrity and combating corruption.
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2018-02-23
Commencement of the Ombudsman Act 2017
The new Ombudsman Act 2017 commenced on 31 January 2018. The coming into effect of this new Act means that any person who is unhappy about how any government office deals with them, can complain to the Ombudsman. Furthermore, the Ombudsman is empowered by this new Act to not only investigate appropriate complaints that it received but can also initiate investigations on its own from information received from any other source including the media.
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2018-02-23
IOI Secretary General signs MoU with APT
While participating in the annual meeting of the General Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) in Geneva from 21 - 23 February 2018, IOI Secretary General Günther Kräuter used the opportunity to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT).
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2018-02-26
New Zealand leads world in Transparency International Index
New Zealand’s Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has welcomed his country’s achievement in having ‘the least corrupt public sector in the world’ in the latest Transparency International Perceptions of Corruption Index.
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2018-02-26
Open Questionnaire/Guide for IOI Workshop in the Basque Country in May 2018
In order to better organise the IOI International Workshop on Good Environmental Governance hosted by the Basque Ombudsman (Ararteko) in the Basque Country (Spain) on 16-17 May 2018, we would kindly ask your Offices to submit some indications in writing in respect of the three working sessions which are planned to take place.
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2018-03-02
Ombudsman Arduin and Council of Advice member Beaujon appointed informateurs
Ombudsman Nilda Arduin and Council of Advice member retired banker Jan Beaujon were appointed “informateurs” on Thursday by Governor Eugene Holiday. Arduin and Beaujon will research the possibilities for the formation of a new government for the country that is supported by the broadest possible majority in Parliament.
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2018-02-26
Czech and Austrian Ombudsmen to discuss cross-border problems concerning social security benefits
Anna Šabatová, Czech Ombudswoman, and Günther Kräuter, one of the three members of the Austrian Ombudsman Board, together with their colleagues from the social security departments met in Vienna on the 20th February and discussed the cross-border problems concerning the application of the EU Regulation on the Coordination of Social Security Systems in the EU Member States.
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2018-02-26
The Seimas Ombudsmen's Office was granted a certificate during GANHRI General Assembly
The Seimas Ombudsmen's Office was granted a certificate attesting to its compliance with the Parise Principles during the General Assembly of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) on 20-23 February 2018.
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