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2016-02-24Commisisoner for Human Rights presents strategic plan for 2016-2017
During the conference "The National Human Rights Institution of Ukraine: from good to great" Ms. Valeriya Lutkovska presented the updated Strategic plan of activity of the Commissioner for 2016-2017 which was complemented this year by the additional strategic directions.
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2016-02-26
Reasonable accommodation of persons with disabilities
New Zealand’s Independent Monitoring Mechanism under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (comprising the Office of the Ombudsman, the Human Rights Commission and the Convention Coalition Monitoring Group), has published a guide on « Reasonable accommodation of persons with disabilities », which aims at assisting persons with disabilities to understand their rights to request reasonable accommodation.
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2016-02-29
Ombudsman co-presents UWA Government Accountability: Law and Practice Short Course
In February 2016, Western Australian Ombudsman and Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Western Australia, Chris Field was a lead presenter in the University of Western Australia Faculty of Law short course Government Accountability: Law and Practice.
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2016-03-02
Department sought repayment of €25,000 from man after his land flooded
A man complained to Ombudsman Peter Tyndall after the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine sought to recover a grant of over €25,000 from him following flooding of his land in Kerry. The man had received a grant under the Department’s Afforestation Scheme to establish a forest on his land. However the forest had been destroyed following severe flooding in 2009.
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2016-03-04
Ombudsman investigates transparency of local government decision making
The Victorian Ombudsman has commenced an ‘own motion’ investigation into the transparency of local government decision making, reflecting a pattern of complaints to the Ombudsman on this issue.
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2016-03-09
Ombudsman presents at Legal Aid WA Summer Series Civil Law Day
In March 2016, Western Australian Ombudsman, Chris Field, gave a presentation on The Role of the Western Australian Ombudsman at the Legal Aid WA Summer Series Civil Law Day.
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2016-03-02
People not given answers when they complain to NHS, latest ombudsman report reveals
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's latest snapshot of cases it has investigated includes cases about grieving parents and partners not being given answers as to why their loved ones died and mistakes not being admitted, which means that much needed service improvements are being delayed. The latest snapshot of cases published today details how one family was forced to bring their complaint to the Ombudsman service, after their nine-year-old son died of sepsis after he was wrongly discharged from hospital.
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2016-03-02
The Defensor del Pueblo presents the Annual Report 2015
The Defensor del Pueblo Annual Report 2015 presented before the Parliament reflects the changes in the manner of operation of this institution, as well as in the work itself. The principle intent of these changes has been to establish a better relationship with citizens based on their right to know the actions and reasons of public administration, and of all public institutions and affairs that affect or interest them.
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2016-03-09
IOI President to visit Melbourne
Members of the IOI’s Australasian & Pacific Region (APOR) will be meeting in Melbourne on 3 May 2016 at a one-day conference themed “Building Relationships, Meeting Global Challenges”. Commonwealth Ombudsman Colin Neave is delighted to announce that IOI President Adv. John R. Walters will be attending this meeting in Melbourne, Australia.
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2016-03-10
Ombudsmans notions essentielles et meilleures pratiques
Ombudsmans : notions essentielles et meilleures pratiques est une formation intensive de cinq jours élaborée par le Forum canadien des ombudsmans et la Faculté de droit de l'Université de Sherbrooke, en collaboration avec Osgoode Hall Law School, York University.
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2016-03-10
Ombudsman Juris Jansons re-elected
Mr Juris Jansons, whose term as the present Ombudsman of the Republic of Latvia will expire on 16 March 2016 has been re-elected as Latvian Ombudsman for another term of five years.
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2016-03-11
El Valedor do Pobo asume sus nuevas funciones de control de la transparencia
La entrada en vigor de la ley gallega de transparencia y buen gobierno atribuye a la actual valedora nuevas funciones de vigilancia y control del cumplimiento, por parte de las administraciones de Galicia, de los principios de publicidad activa y del derecho de la ciudadanía de acceso a la información pública.
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2016-03-11
Ombudsman Hong Kong probes mechanism for handling smoking offences
The Ombudsman, Ms Connie Lau, announced a direct investigation into the mechanism of the Food and Health Bureau (FHB) and the Department of Health (DH) for handling smoking offences to examine whether there are any inadequacies.
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2016-03-14
Correctional Investigator Reflects on Key Challenges in his latest Annual Report to Parliament
Ottawa, March 10, 2016 – The 42nd Annual Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator was tabled today in Parliament. The Correctional Investigator, Mr. Howard Sapers, used this opportunity to take stock of the current state of corrections in Canada and highlight some important challenges.
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2016-03-14
L’enquêteur correctionnel fait état de défis importants dans son rapport annuel au Parlement
Ottawa, le 10 mars 2016 – Aujourd’hui, le 42e Rapport annuel du Bureau de l’enquêteur correctionnel a été déposé au Parlement. Dans son rapport, l’enquêteur correctionnel, M. Howard Sapers, fait le point sur l’état actuel des services correctionnels au Canada et met l’accent sur certains défis de taille.
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2016-03-14
37th Annual USOA Conference
The United States Ombudsman Association (USOA) will hold its 2016 Annual Conference from 17 – 21 October 2016 in Arlington, Virginia, at the Westin Arlington Gateway.
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2016-03-14
Ombudsman of Pakistan signs three MoU with Azerbaijan, Iran and Kyrgyz Republic
From 7 – 10 March 2016, Mr. M. Salman Faruqui (Nishan-e-Imtiaz) the Federal Ombudsman of Pakistan and President of the Asian Ombudsman Association (AOA) visited Japan to participate in the 18th meeting of the AOA Board of Directors.
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2016-03-14
The Commissioner submitted her 2015 Annual Report
The Commissioner for human rights of the Republic of Azerbaijan submitted her 2015 Annual Report to the state authorities, namely the country President, Parliament, Cabinet of Ministers, and Constitutional as well as Supreme Court and to the Prosecutor General in conformity with the relevant Constitutional Law.
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2016-03-15
The collective return of refugees should be rejected by defenders of human rights
The Defensor del Pueblo has argued that, facing the daily arrival of thousands of refugees in Europe, the European Union ought to present a common and coordinated response which guarantees humanitarian reception, relocation and integration of refugees in their host society.
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2016-03-15
New Human Rights Defender appointed
On 23 February 2016, Mr Arman Tatoyan has been elected as Human Rights Defender of Armenia. Mr Tatoyan follows the former Human Rights Defender Karen Andreasian, who resigned in January 2016.
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