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2019-06-19Council of Europe publishes guidelines on safeguarding privacy in the media
The recently published Guidelines on safeguarding privacy in the media by the Council of Europe aim to be an instrument of practical advice to media professionals and refers to relevant case-law of the European Court of Human Rights. The second part of the publication concerns the application of data protection principles in the context of journalism.
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2019-06-21
Ombudsman Montreal files Annual Report 2018 with Montreal City Council
The Ombudsman of Montréal (OdM), Johanne Savard, filed the 15th Annual Report (2018) of their institution. This report includes statistical and general information on the activities of the Ombudsman, examples of files that were handled as well as information on the role and mandate of the office of the Ombudsman. Part 4 of the report is particularly interesting: it provides an overview of all the 2018 OdM interventions for each entity over which the Ombudsman has jurisdiction.
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2019-06-24
Report about NHRIs and their work on migrants’ human rights
A new report about National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and their work on migrants’ human rights has been produced by the German Institute for Human Rights on behalf of GANHRI, the Global Alliance of NHRIs. The report highlights examples of NHRIs’ work to promote and protect migrants’ rights, including several practices from Europe.
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2019-06-24
Parliamentary Ombudsman publishes Annual Report 2018
The Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman, Jørgen Steen Sørensen, has just published the institution´s Annual Report 2018 and as every year the Ombudsman has given many talks on the institution´s work. The talks usually give rise to discussions and questions, mostly about cases the Ombudsman has investigated. But also many questions on what it is really like to be Ombudsman.
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2019-06-24
Ombudsman tabled Annual Report 2018
Victoria Pearman, Ombudsman for Bermuda, has submitted her Annual Report for 2018 to the Speaker of the House of Assembly in accordance with her statutory duty under the Ombudsman Act 2004. The Report was tabled in the House of Assembly this morning and is available to the public.
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2019-06-24
Serious deficiencies in accessibility - polling stations were not accessible for wheelchairs
At the request of Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland, Petri Jääskeläinen, two officials from the Office of the Ombudsman of Finland performed unannounced inspections at the polling stations of eight municipalities in the region of Southern Finland during the European election day on 26 May. The purpose of the inspections was to determine the accessibility of polling stations, the possibilities for inclusion of persons with disabilities, and the realisation of the secrecy of the polls. One of the official conducting the inspection used a wheelchair.
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2019-06-27
State Trustees failed some of Victoria’s vulnerable people
A woman whose life possessions were sent to the tip, an elderly man who had over $2,000 taken from his account to pay for someone else’s fines, and a person whose file was handled by up to 48 different staff in 14 months.These are among the cases reviewed as part of Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass’s Investigation into State Trustees, tabled in the Victorian Parliament this morning.
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2019-06-28
IOI issues joint statement in Support of the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights
Together with ENNHRI, Equinet, GANHRI, OHCHR Europe and RPO, the IOI publishes a joint statement in support of Dr. Adam Bodnar, the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights, as he is currently facing severe backlash from some politicians and segments of the media for speaking up on behalf of the National Prevention Mechanism (NPM) on an individual case.
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2019-06-24
XVI Baku International Conference of Ombudsmen was held
The XVI Baku International Conference of Ombudsmen was held on “Role of Ombudsmen in Achieving Just Peace and Sustainable Development Goals” by the Ombudsman Institution of Azerbaijan with support of the National Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan for UNESCO on 18-19 June 2019.
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2019-07-01
The Human Rights Defender and civil society will prepare special submission on the execution of ECHR judgments
A discussion took place at the Human Rights Defender’s Office on special submissions presented within the framework of Rule 9 of the Rules of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers’ supervision of the execution of judgments.
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2019-07-01
CY issues corrective measures for improvement of Taipei City’s roadside parking fee collection
According to Taipei City Parking Management and Development Office (PMDO) statistics, the accumulated amount owed by the city’s top parking fee defaulter for the period from the start of September 2005 to the end of 2016 totaled just over NT$4.36 million (US$139,000).
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2019-07-01
The Azerbaijani Ombudsman welcomes delegation of the CoE
A meeting was held at the Office of the Azerbaijani Ombudsman with the delegation of the Council of Europe headed by Naomi Trewinnard, senior project officer on “End Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse @ Europe”, in the frame of a fact finding visit to Azerbaijan.
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2019-07-01Principal Aboriginal Liaison Officer, Alison Gibson presents at the Independent Agency Information Session.jpg
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2019-07-01
The Western Australian Ombudsman organises information sessions in order to engage with Aboriginal Western Australians
The office of the Western Australian Ombudsman has a special responsibility to ensure that it engages with, and listens to, Aboriginal Western Australians. Representatives from seven independent agencies had the opportunity to speak to, and hear from, Aboriginal Elders and service providers during information sessions held in Western Australia, the first in Perth on 13 May and the second in Mandurah on 14 May 2019.
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2019-07-02
FRA publishes Fundamental Rights Report 2019
The year 2018 brought both progress and setbacks in terms of fundamental rights protection. The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) has published its Fundamental Rights Report 2019 and FRA´s opinion on the main developments in the thematic areas covered. The report reviews major developments in the field, identifying both achievements and remaining areas of concern.
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2019-07-02
Public Defender of Georgia examines alleged abuse of power by employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
On 2 July 2019, the Public Defender of Georgia's Office started to study the criminal case (#074220619801) of alleged abuse of power by the employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on 20-21 June 2019 (investigation of the June 20-21 developments).
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2019-07-02
Cyprus Report Accessibility to the beach.pdf
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2019-07-02
Accessibility to the beach for Persons with Disabilities
Following an Own-Initiative Report of the Commissioner for Administration and the Protection of Human Rights regarding the accessibility of Persons with Disabilities to the Beaches, all the recommendations of the Report were implemented. In particular, the relevant legislation was amended, access ramps/passageways were built at beaches that did not have and/or the existing ones have been improved, while Seatrac and floating wheelchairs have been placed on other beaches that were not accessible from Persons with Disabilities.
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2019-07-04
Ombudsman for the City of Johannesburg
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2019-07-03
New IOI Secretary General appointed
On 1 July 2019 Werner Amon took office as new Austrian Ombudsman and was appointed Secretary General of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI).
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