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2023-03-09CY Urges District Offices in Indigenous Areas to Address Financial Neglect of Facilities
To fundamentally improve procurement cases, which have repeatedly involved illegal acts or derelictions of duty by personnel, and the operation of district offices in indigenous areas, the Control Yuan members have formed a special task group to conduct a comprehensive investigation and analysis of systemic issues.
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2017-07-07
Erinda Ballanca takes office as new People's Advocate
Following her election by the People’s Assembly of Albania, Mrs. Erinda Ballanca took oath before the Albanian Parliament and was introduced to the PA staff by her predecessor, Mr. Totozani, on Monday, 19 June 2017.
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2018-12-20The Office of the Ombudsman of Gibraltar at the semi-annual meeting
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2016-06-13
Ombudsman Office presents third Annual Report
The Bahrain Independent Ombudsman has released his third Annual Report.
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2017-04-11
New Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman takes office
Rob Behrens began his new role as Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman and Chair of the organisation on Thursday 06 April 2017.
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2017-04-03
Establishment of the Office of the Ombudsman in Tonga
The initial name of Commissioner for Public Relations has been changed to Ombudsman. This is to put Tonga in line with other countries in calling the head of the Office "Ombudsman". The Office no longer holds the name "Office of the Commissioner for Public Relations" but is known now as "the Office of the Ombudsman."
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2017-04-24
The Office of the Ombudsperson released new investigation report
The Office of the Ombudsperson was asked by the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services to investigate issues arising from the 2012 Ministry of Health employee termination matter.
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2018-10-30
Adam Bodnar and his office are this year's laureates of the Norwegian Rafto Prize
Adam Bodnar, Commissioner for Human Rights and his Office are this year's laureates of the Norwegian Rafto Prize awarded since 1987 to human rights defenders across the world. The Rafto Prize awarded in 2018 draws attention to the issue of threats to democracy and human rights in Poland.
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2018-05-24
The new director of the Ombudsman's Office, Dr. Esther Ben-Haim
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2018-07-11
Ombudsman’s Office to take role in monitoring private aged care facilities / court cells
The Office of the Ombudsman will soon be monitoring the treatment of patients in privately run aged care facilities and detainees in court cells. The additional responsibilities were gazetted today. They are in addition to the Office’s current responsibilities under the United Nation’s Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT).
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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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2018-03-05
Office of Human Rights Defender establishes new business and human rights unit
The Office of the Defender of Human Rights of Armenia has established a new Business and Human Rights Unit, which will deal with the protection of rights in the field of business. The aim of this new unit is to contribute to the implementation of business-related human rights across the country through research, monitoring and other activities.
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2017-07-17
The Office of the Inspector-General of Taxation launches newsletter
The Office of the Inspector-General of Taxation (IGT) launched a newletter called IGoT News!. The first edition was issued on 6 July 2017. IGoT News! will regularly inform its readers of the activities of the IGT and what it is hearing from the community, particularly from its complaint handling service.
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2017-09-14
The Bahrain Independent Ombudsman Office published his Annual Report 2016/17
The Bahrain Independent Ombudsman Office has released its fourth Annual Report. In 2016/2017, the Ombudsman Office received 1156 complaints and assistance requests.
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2016-03-25
Thai Ombudsman Office delegation visits Control Yuan
A delegation of the Ombudsman Office of Thailand visited the Control Yuan (CY) for exchanges of practical experience on March 23, 2016. The delegation was led by Chief Ombudsman Siracha Vongsarayankura and included academics and investigators from the office.
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2015-09-25
Ombudsman’s office releases submission on carding
The Office of the Ombudsman of Ontario publicly released its submission to the government on the subject of police street checks. The submission was made in August as part of the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services’ public consultation on the practice often known as “carding.”
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2015-11-04
New functions and a growing office
Communities are demanding a greater level of transparency and accountability from government as well as those delivering services that were once the responsibility of the public sector. In looking for additional accountability mechanisms, governments often first look to existing mechanisms, such as Ombudsmen, that are trusted, effective and where the additional oversight functions are comparatively inexpensive to implement.
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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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2015-07-23
NSW Ombudsman Bruce Barbour leaves office
The current term of office of New South Wales Ombudsman Bruce Barbour ended on 30 June 2015. After 15 years in office, Mr Barbour will be succeeded by Prof. John McMillan, who will commence a two year term as Acting Ombudsman on 1 August 2015.
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2016-02-29
Kiribati Public Service Office – Complaint Handling Toolkit
