Search for
Your search results for „facebook\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ t”
-
2019-09-05“Unlawful and wrong” - solitary confinement and isolation of young people in Victorian prison
Children and young people in Victorian prisons and youth justice systems are being damaged rather than rehabilitated through excessive use of isolation and separation, Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass has found.
-
2013-11-22
The Québec Ombudsman interacts with people on social networks
The Québec Ombudsman announced the launch of its Facebook and Google + pages and its Twitter account.
-
2018-02-09Estonia - Annual Report 2015/2016 - Summary - EN
-
2018-02-09
Estonia - Annual Report 2016/2017 - Summary - EN
-
2018-06-07
Malta - Annual Report 2013 - EN
-
2018-09-17
Cage beds must be abandoned in care of disabled people
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has stated that the use of cage beds can be considered to offend human dignity and must therefore be stopped immediately.
-
2018-08-03
Commissioner for Fundamental Rights - Annual Report 2016 EN
-
2019-09-12
Ombudsman finds meetings of convicts with relatives disproportionately restricted in Kaunas Remand Prison
The flawed practice of Kaunas Remand Prison officers, following which convicted persons are not allowed to use washing machine free of charge if they are visited by relatives, drew the attention of the Seimas Ombudsman of Lithuania, Augustinas Normantas. It turned out that officials did not provide the convict with the necessary articles for personal hygiene even after the convict was declared insolvent.
-
2019-08-29
Council of Europe publication on “Unboxing AI – 10 steps to protect human rights”
Artificial intelligence (AI) driven technologies are increasingly present in our daily life, including in home appliances and social media applications. This brings great opportunities but also involves risks with real and serious consequences for individuals, including potential breaches of their human rights.
-
2019-08-28
NPM visited 21 places of detention until August
From the beginning of this year until mid-August, the National Prevention Mechanism (NPM) of Portugal has carried out 21 monitoring visits to places of deprivation of liberty. Of the 21 visits made, 13 went to prisons, four to Temporary Settlement Centers and Matched Spaces (EECIT), two to Educational Centers and two to places of detention by the police.
-
2019-08-29
Family failed by Trust’s decision to remove specialist care
Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust failed in its duty to provide good clinical care for a boy with a life-threatening condition, an investigation by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has found.
-
2019-08-28
Ombudsman urges action on outstanding recommendations
The Ombudsman has called for a formal mechanism to be put in place to compel the public administration to act upon his recommendations. This comes as a number of public service providers failed to act upon the recommendations made in respect of five complaints lodged with the Ombudsman’s office. These involve the Gibraltar Electricity Authority, the Gibraltar Health Authority, the Housing Authority and the Driver and Licensing department.
-
2019-03-28
Protection against ill-treatment - NPM Report 2014 - EN
-
2019-08-27
President Peter Tyndall speaks about human rights under pressure at the European Forum Alpbach 2019
The European Forum Alpbach 2019 hosted a breakout session by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the IOI on “Human Rights Under Pressure: The Role of Ombudspersons and National Human Rights Institutions”. The IOI was represented by its President and Irish Ombudsman Peter Tyndall.
-
2019-01-15
Manitoba Ombudsman releases investigation report on the City of Winnipeg’s Handi-Transit service
Manitoba Ombudsman has released its investigation report on the City of Winnipeg’s Handi-Transit service, now called Transit Plus. The service provides transportation for approximately 7,500 clients who are unable to use the fixed-route transit system because they are legally blind or have a physical disability that significantly impairs their mobility.
-
2019-09-09
Parliament adopted legislative package based on monitoring of Human Rights Defender
Under the new Constitution of 2015 the mandate of the Human Rights Defender (HRD) has been expanded by including the power to facilitate the improvement of the regulatory legal acts related to human rights and freedoms. Following the Constitutional Amendments, a new Constitutional Law on Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia was adopted in December 2016. Within this constitutional function, a new practice of reflecting monitoring results in draft laws by the HRD Office is being exercised.
-
2018-07-18
PHSO - Report on dying without dignity (May 2015) - EN
-
2018-07-18
PHSO - Selected Summaries of investigations (Feb to March 2014) EN
-
2018-12-10
Seimas Ombudsman calls Parliament to avoid initiatives limiting independence of national broadcaster
The Seimas Ombudsman Augustinas Normantas has urged the Parliament to avoid the initiatives that would have a political and/or economic influence on the public broadcaster, thus violating the provisions of Article 10 of the ECtHR.
-
2019-08-16
Commonwealth Ombudsman released two reports about abuse in the Defence Force
The first report, Defence’s policies for receiving and responding to reports of abuse, examines current Defence policies and procedures for the reporting and management of abuse. This report focuses on Defence’s documentation in this area; subsequent reports will examine how the policies and procedures are applied in practice.