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2017-07-17The 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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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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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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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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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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2016-02-29Kiribati Public Service Office – Complaint Handling Toolkit
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2016-02-29
Kiribati Public Service Office – Complaint Handling Toolkit
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2015-07-08
Ombudsman’s Office receives „A” status accreditation
Ombudsman’s Office of the Republic of Latvia has received highest "A" status accreditation by the International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions Sub-Committee on Accreditation.
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2016-08-17
Seimas Ombudsmen's Office - Annual Report 2015 - Summary EN
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2014-10-16
Ombudsman’s office meeting the challenge
The Office of Ombudsman has told Parliament that it has made significant progress in effectively managing its work to make sure people are treated fairly in New Zealand.
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2017-12-07
Dissemination of IOI Statement by the Office of the Public Defender of Georgia
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2015-10-21
Maya Manolova takes office as national ombudsman
On 20 October 2015 Maya Manolova assumed office as the new national Ombudsman of Bulgaria. Ms Manolova, a former Member of Parliament with the Bulgarian Socialist Party, was elected as the new Ombudsman at the end of July 2015 and will follow former Ombudsman Konstantin Penchev.
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2017-04-26
Exchange of ideas on environmental law enforcement at the Ombudsman’s office
On April 24, a conference on the experience gained in the implementation of the Directive on Environmental Liability on the level of the EU and in Hungary was held at the Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights in Budapest. It was the sixth time that the Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights has held a joint conference on environmental issues.
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2018-04-04
Dunja Mijatović takes up office as Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
Today, April 4th 2018, Dunja Mijatović takes up the post of Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights. National of Bosnia and Herzegovina, she has been elected last January by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. She is the first woman to hold this post, succeeding Nils Muižnieks (2012-2018), Thomas Hammarberg (2006-2012) and Alvaro Gil-Robles (1999-2006).
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2015-03-11
Shura committee - Ombudsman's Office cooperation discussed
The Shura Council Human Rights Committee hailed the efforts of the Ombudsman's Office in dealing with citizens' remarks and complaints.
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2017-10-24
Normantas appointed as head of the Seimas Ombudsmen's Office for the second term
The Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania appointed a lawyer, a social scientist and former Justice of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania as head of the Seimas Ombudsmen's Office for the second term of office.
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2018-11-07
Ombudsman probes effectiveness of Joint Office for Investigation of Water Seepage Complaints in handling water seepage complaints
The Ombudsman, Ms Connie Lau, declared today, 7th of November, a direct investigation to examine the effectiveness of the Joint Office for Investigation of Water Seepage Complaints in handling water seepage complaints, with a view to making recommendations for improvement.