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2018-07-13PHSO published new guidance on how it determines recommendations for financial remedy
As part of its commitment to greater transparency, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has published new guidance to give greater clarity to how it determines recommendations for financial remedy.
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2019-12-05
Peter Tyndall reappointed as Irish Ombudsman and Information Commissioner
The Office of the Ombudsman of Ireland is delighted to announce that Peter Tyndall has been reappointed as Ireland’s Ombudsman and Information Commissioner for a second six year term-of-office.
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2020-09-17
New Ombudsman for the City of Zurich
Pierre Heusser is the newly appointed Ombudsman of the City of Zurich. He was elected by the municipal council (local parliament) in January and succeeded Claudia Kaufmann in mid-August.
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2020-10-12
Human Rights Commissioner took part in discussion about disciplinary proceedings for judges
Adam Bodnar, the outgoing Human Rights Commissioner was one of the guests of the Verfassungsblog - a journalistic and academic forum of debate on topical events and developments in constitutional law and politics in Germany, the emerging common European constitutional space and beyond.
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2020-12-10
Directives to Inspector General of Prison Sindh for measures to prevent spread of Covid-19
Provincial Ombudsman Sindh, being the custodian of public interests has, taken suo motu action to ensure all safety measures to protect the prison inmates from the outbreak of a second wave of COVID-19.
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2021-05-27
Ombudsman Quarterly Review Autumn 2021
Peter Boshier, Chief Ombudsman of New Zealand, presents the office’s Quarterly Review for Autumn 2021, which is now available online.
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2022-12-19
The Ombudsman's November 2022 News Summary
The Ombudsman's Office of Latvia has recently published its November 2022 News Summary containing news articles on the office's Anti Human Trafficking Campaign, on sexual abuse as most common form of violence against children in Latvia, or on ways to accelerate the procedure for extending disability status.
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2011-01-13
Parliamentary Ombudsman criticises government agencies for data sharing blame game
In a new report published on 12 January 2011, Parliamentary Ombudsman Ann Abraham criticises three government agencies for collectively failing to put things right when a data sharing mistake led to a woman’s personal and financial information being wrongfully disclosed to her former partner and her child support payments being reduced without her knowledge.
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2013-07-01
Alberta Ombudsman begins duties as Public Interest Commissioner
Mr. Peter Hourihan, Ombudsman for the Canadian province of Alberta, was recently appointed the province’s first Public Interest Commissioner. The office was formally launched 1 June, 2013 after new legislation, the Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower) Act, came into force.
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2010-11-15
First "Sharpening Your Teeth"-Training in the I.O.I. General Secretariat
A first round of training for staff members of ombudsman institutions has started today at the I.O.I. General Secretariat in Vienna. The educational program is based on the format “Sharpening Your Teeth” that was successfully invented by the Ontario Ombudsman André Marin in 2005. The specific I.O.I. edition is held in English and offers a three-day training on systemic investigations. It brings together administrative watchdogs from 18 different countries from all over the world.
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2011-03-18
Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights took part in 16th session of the UN Human Rights Council
The Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Ms. Nina Karpachova took part in the ongoing 16th session of the UN Human Rights Council. On 9 March 2011 the Ombudsman made an oral statement at the Annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child focused on children who live and work in the street.
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2011-05-05
Alleged age discrimination of Dutch assistant
The European Ombudsman has told the European Commission to establish that it did not discriminate on the basis of age in the case of a successful candidate in a selection competition for assistants.
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2011-06-24
Former Chief Ombudsman Elected as President of the Senate
The Office of the Ombudsman, Thailand, is very pleased to inform the ombudsman community that former Chief Ombudsman of Thailand, General Teeradej Meepien, has recently been elected as the new President of the Senate of Thailand.
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2011-07-14
European Region organises OPCAT workshop
On 13 and 14 September 2011 an OPCAT workshop (Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture) for Ombudsman institutions will take place in Warsaw, Poland. I.O.I. Europe cooperates with the Polish Ombudsman Institution in the organisation of this event.
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2011-07-17
Miscellaneous
Several new incumbents entered into office in the past couple of weeks: Mr. Dominique Baudis is the new French Defender of Rights, Ms. Calliope Spanou the Greek Ombudswoman and Ms. Raymonde Saint-Germain was reappointed in Québec - to name only a few among many more renowned personalities.
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2011-09-30
New jurisdiction for Ontario Ombudsman
Ontario Ombudsman André Marin now has the jurisdiction to investigate complaints about Niagara Health System, following the provincial government’s appointment of a supervisor for the institution.
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2012-02-17
IOI WORLD CONFERENCE 2012 – REGISTRATION OPEN!
Registration is now OPEN for the 10th World Conference of the International Ombudsman Institute which is taking place from 12 – 16 November 2012 in Wellington, New Zealand. Following this link you can complete your registration via the online registration form. The website www.confer.co.nz/wcioi now also includes the outline programme, details of the pre conference workshops and the topics that will be presented, information regarding registration fees and a guide to the accommodation options.
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2012-03-27
Review by the NSW Ombudsman into police use of tasers
In March a man died after being tasered by the Police in the Sydney. The NSW Police Force set up a critical incident investigation team to investigate the death and announced that the NSW Ombudsman will provide independent oversight of the investigation.
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2012-04-05
Investigation Report on accessibility to long-term home support services
The Québec Ombudsman just released an Investigation Report about the accessibility to home support services for people with significant and persistent disabilities.
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2012-06-08
Debate on implementation of UPR recommendations
A discussion on the implementation of recommendations given to Azerbaijan in the framework of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) was held at the Ombudsman Office jointly with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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