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2018-12-04Towards the effective protection of LGBTI persons deprived of liberty - a monitoring guide (Dec. 2018)
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2018-12-03FRA survey reveals: Being black in the EU often means racism, poor housing and poor jobs
According to findings from a major repeated survey by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), black people in the EU face unacceptable difficulties in simply finding somewhere to live or getting a decent job because of their skin colour. Racist harassment also remains all too common.
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2017-12-04
Investigation into the management of maintenance claims against public housing tenant
As a result of a number of complaints to the Ombudsman and wider community concern, the Ombudsman conducted an investigation into the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Housing's processes for determining and pursuing maintenance debts against public housing tenants. The investigation found that many public housing tenants were charged thousands of dollars for the repair of damaged public housing, even when there was no evidence they caused the damage. The investigation also found that the department was wasting public resources and breaching its responsibility as a Model Litigant by making unreasonable demands for cost recovery and pursing claims to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
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2015-06-03
The Instrument of Government
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2015-06-03
The Federal Ombudsmen Act
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2016-10-24
Autumn 2016 issue of the Ombudsman’s Casebook
This Casebook contains summaries of recent cases the Ombudsman has dealt with.
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2019-03-28
Social Policies and Human Rights at the Local Level - Progress State Assessment in Rosario City in 2017
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2017-09-01
Commissioner for Human Rights at the 23rd Przystanek Woodstock festival
The Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights (CHR) opened a “Human Rights Tent” offering numerous workshops, lectures and legal advice at the 23rd edition of the Przystanek Woodstock festival. Guests at the tent included representatives from various institutions and non-governmental organizsations.
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2015-06-10
Report on the year 2014_Ombudsman's Office of the Republic of Latvia
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2018-07-17
Public Protector pays courtesy call on the Minister of National Guidance and Religious Affairs
The Public Protector, Mrs Caroline C.Z Sokoni paid a courtesy call on the Minister of National Guidance and Religious Affairs, Hon. Rev Godfridah Sumaili, on Tuesday 10th July 2018. The two leaders explored among other issues ways of collaborating between the two institutions in the promotion of national values and social justice among Zambians.
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2017-08-31
Police oversight mechanisms in the Council of Europe member states
Every democratic society needs its police force to embody the highest professional standards, and to respect human rights and the law in all its activities. This publication produced by the Criminal law Co-operation Unit of the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law, gives a snapshot of police oversight mechanisms across the forty-seven member States as of February 2017.
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2017-11-29
Representative of the Ombudsman Office attended international event held in Uzbekistan
An international conference on “Comparative Indicators for Measuring Progress in Human Rights” was co-organized in Uzbekistan by UN, OSCE, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation and the National Center on Human Rights of Uzbekistan. The Head of the Ombudsman's Unit for Civil and Political Rights attended the event.
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2016-05-19
The Ombudsman under the banner of heterogeneity and permanence (Sascha Ferz and Karin Sonnleitner, Austria)
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2017-06-23
Panel discussion moderated by the IOI General Secretary
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2018-04-27
Police officer 'gave himself the space and time' in high-stakes arrest: experts
Experts praise the conduct of the police officer who arrested the suspect in the deadly incident involving a van that killed 10 people and injured 13 others in Toronto on 23 April. “This is exactly the type of de-escalation … and response to these types of confrontations that we hope to see,” said Ontario ombudsman Paul Dube.
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2015-01-08
Presentation of the Strategic Directions of activity of the Office of the Ombudsman for 2015
On the occasion of a presentation of the strategic directions of the Office of the Ombudsman for 2015, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Valeriya Lutkovska, presented the institution's new official website.
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2015-01-08
MOU signed between the ACRC of Korea and the Ombudsman of the Kingdom of Thailand
On 18 December 2014, the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) of the Republic of Korea and the Ombudsman of the Kingdom of Thailand extended the bilateral Memorandum of Understanding in Bangkok to keep promoting cooperative activities.
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2017-05-12
The Ombudsman announces results of two direct investigation reports
Two direct investigation reports on “Housing Department’s Mechanism for Taking Follow-up Action against Unauthorised Alterations by Public Housing Tenants” and “Government’s Regulation of Factory Canteens” were released by the Office of the Ombudsman of Hong Kong.
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2018-02-02
Tallinn workshop on Human Rights in the Digital Age – presentations and photos
The Estonian Chancellor of Justice hosted an IOI workshop on „Human Rights in the Digital Age“ from 23 - 24 January 2018 in Tallinn. Presentations and photos are now accessible in the member area of this website.
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2017-01-12
Ranking of the Commissioner for Human Rights 2016
The Commissioner for Human Rights together with the CHR Office employees developed a ranking of problems which, in 2016, posed the greatest threats from the point of view of the respect for human rights and civil rights in our country.
