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2018-08-16IGT report on review into GST Refunds publicly released
The Inspector-General of Taxation (IGT) welcomes the release of his report into the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) verification of Goods and Services Tax (GST) Refunds. The review arose from concerns raised through the taxpayer complaints and IGT work program about the ATO’s GST Refunds risk assessment tools and adequacy of the ATO’s engagement with taxpayers and their representatives where release of refunds is delayed.
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2018-08-16
ODIHR and PRI publish new guidance document on UN Nelson Mandela Rules
On 9 August 2018, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and Penal Reform International (PRI) published a “Guidance Document on the Nelson Mandela Rules – Implementing the United Nations revised Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners”.
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2018-08-16
Best Practice Paper Issue 3 to be launched at Belfast conference on own initiative investigations
The IOI’s 3rd Best Practice Paper will be officially launched by IOI President Peter Tyndall at the IOI Conference on Own Initiative Investigations, which will be hosted by the Office of the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO) and held in Belfast on 22 and 23 October 2018.
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2018-08-20
Ombudsman presents 2017 Annual Report
The Ombudsman Mr. Melron Nicol-Wilson on Thursday 9th August 2018 presented the 2017 Annual Report on the activities of the Office of the Ombudsman to His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio at State House.
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2018-08-21
New Commissioners promise to serve Kenyans
A week after assuming office at the Commission, three new Commissioners have reiterated their resolve to live up to the expectations of the Kenyan public and serve them with utmost dedication and humility.
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2018-08-21
Annual Report 2017 now available in English
Every year the Austrian Ombudsman Board reports about the results of its investigative proceedings as well as the observations and findings of its monitoring work as National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) to Parliament and the general public. The Annual Report 2017 is now available in English.
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2018-08-22
Council of Europe 2018 report on the state of democracy, human rights and the rule of law
The fifth annual report of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe on the state of democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Europe is now available. As with previous reports, the five chapters look at the key building blocks of democratic security: efficient, impartial and independent judiciaries; freedom of expression; freedom of assembly and freedom of association; democratic institutions; and inclusive societies.
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2018-08-22
Human Rights Defender welcomes steps of Minister of Healthcare in the field of psychiatric institutions
The Ministry of Healthcare has approved an action plan to eliminate the violations presented in the Defender’s ad hoc public report concerning psychiatric establishments.
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2018-08-27
APT Annual Report 2017
The Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) published its Annual Report 2017. For the first time the APT is making available an online version in English, French and Spanish.
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2018-08-27
Ombudsman community mourns passing of Guido Schuermans
The international Ombudsman community mourns the death of Guido Schuermans, Honorary-Federal Ombudsman of Belgium, who quietly passed away on 23 August 2018. Mr Schuermans was an outstanding Ombudsman and will be greatly missed.
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2018-08-28
USOA 39th Annual Conference
The 2018 Annual Conference of the United States Ombudsman Association (USOA) will be held from 24 – 28 September 2018 in Portland, Oregon, at the Courtyard Marriott, Portland City Center.
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2018-08-30
Human Rights Defender establishes Working Group to ensure the protection of human rights during the extraordinary elections of the Council of Elders
A Working Group has been established under the Human Rights Defender’s order to guarantee and ensure the effective protection of electoral rights within the Defender’s mandate prescribed by the law during Yerevan city’s Council of Elders pre-election and election period which will take place on September 23, 2018.
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2018-08-30
4th NPM Workshop – registration now open
The IOI invites you to the 4th IOI NPM Workshop on the topic of “Strengthening the follow-up on NPM recommendations”, hosted by the Office of the Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman in Copenhagen (Denmark) from 7 – 9 November 2018 and delivered by our longstanding partners from the APT. Registration is now open!
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2018-08-31
Family left waiting for house adaptations for disabled son for three years
The family of a severely disabled boy from Doncaster, has had to wait three years for the council to provide them with the special adaptations their home needs, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found.
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2018-09-12
Former Principal ran school as ‘personal fiefdom’: Ombudsman
The former Principal of Bendigo South East College, Ernest Fleming, abused his position by employing and promoting his wife and son and by facilitating benefits being channelled to companies owned by another son, the Victorian Ombudsman has found.
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2018-09-04
Hong Kong Ombudsman announces two direct investigations reports
Press Conference - The Ombudsman announces two direct investigations reports on“FEHD’s Rental Management of Market Stalls” and “FEHD’s Regulation of Market Stalls”
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2018-09-05
Ombudsman calls for Whanganui Prison to urgently address inmate violence and intimidation
Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier is calling on Whanganui Prison to take urgent steps to curb violence and intimidation among inmates at the facility. After an increase in the number incidents, Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier is calling on Whanganui Prison to take urgent steps to curb violence and intimidation among inmates at the facility.
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2018-09-05
Commission should develop new procedure for appointing its Secretary-General
Following an investigation into two complaints, the European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, has found four instances of maladministration in the appointment of the European Commission’s Secretary-General in February 2018. The maladministration arose due to the Commission not following the relevant rules correctly either in letter or in spirit.
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2018-09-05
Tender for IOI regional subsidies 2018/2019
The members of the IOI Board of Directors decided at their Board meeting in Toronto to continue the regional subsidy programme for the membership year 2018/2019. The overall sum of subsidies to be released in 2018/2019 amounts to 42,000 Euro. The amount will be split equally between the regions (7,000 Euro per region) and will take into account that no subsidy granted should be less than 2,000 Euro. Submit your application until 05 October 2018!
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2018-09-06
The role of Ombudsman institutions in open government
We are pleased to share with you the OECD Report “The Role of Ombudsman Institutions in Open Government”. The report is the first of its kind as it documents the central that Ombudsman institutions play in the global open government agenda. It is based on the data from 94 Ombudsman institutions in a total of 65 countries worldwide. It was prepared by the OECD, with the assistance of the European Ombudsman and several Ombudsman Networks, among them the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI).
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