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2024-11-22Site saving unfair at Yukon Parks campgrounds
The Yukon Ombudsman’s office has completed a formal investigation regarding the practice of site saving at Yukon Parks campgrounds. The investigative report concluded that the Department of Environment’s lack of enforcement due to insufficient tracking of site saving is unfair and made six recommendations.
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2024-12-19
Toronto Ombudsman Report Finds City’s Decision to Exclude Refugees from Base Shelter Beds was Unfair and Harmful
A new report from Toronto’s Ombudsman Kwame Addo finds that the City of Toronto’s decision to stop allowing refugee claimants access to its base shelter beds was unfair, poorly planned, and inconsistent with its commitments to transparency, accountability, and the human right to adequate housing.
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2015-01-29
Landmark decision to make lives of mothers and babies safer
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s casework revealed that the lives of mothers and babies could be put at risk because of an inherent conflict of interest in the supervision of midwives.
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2024-11-22
AOB welcomes Uzbek Ombudsman Institution to study visit in Vienna
From 18 to 20 November 2024, the Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) received a delegation from the Uzbek Ombudsman Institution (Authorized Person of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights) for a study visit in Vienna. Ombudsperson and IOI Secretary General, Ms Gaby Schwarz, and Uzbek Ombudsperson, Ms Feruza Eshmatova, also discussed ways to deepen cooperation within the International Ombudsman Institute.
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2016-07-22Rafael Ribó, Peter Tyndall, Günther Kräuter, Ülle Madise
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2024-11-07
University of Malta Survey on Ombudsman Institutions
The Dean, Faculty of Laws, University of Malta, a former Senior Investigating Officer with the Office of the Ombudsman in Malta and author of “The Ombudsman: too soft a take on the public administration?” (BDL 2020) is currently working on another, somewhat more ambitious work, this time considering the ombudsman institution from a global perspective. The Ombudsman of Malta kindly asks for a vast participation in the survey and hopes for responses until the end of November 2024. Please click here to access the survey.
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2024-11-07
Re-watch webinar on Ombuds Day 2024
On 8 October 2024, the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC), in collaboration with the IOI, held a webinar in celebration of the Ombuds Day 2024 under the theme "Ombuds: Here to Hear". In case you missed the Ombuds Day 2024 webinar or wish to revisit it, you can access the recording of the webinar on YouTube.
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2024-11-15
Ombudsman probes Government’s monitoring and regulation of slope safety
On 14 November 2024, the Ombudsman, Mr Jack Chan, announced the launch of a direct investigation operation to examine the Government’s monitoring and regulation of slope safety in detail.
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2024-11-22
Ethiopian Ombudsman Institution and its challenges
Kindly click here to read an informational article submitted by the Ethiopian Institution of the Ombudsman (EIO) about its mandate, work and current challenges.
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2024-12-13
Ombudsman recommends solutions to Office of Children’s Services
Alaska State Ombudsman Kate Burkhart made seven recommendations to the Alaska Department of Family and Community Services, Office of Children’s Services (OCS), after an ombudsman investigation. The investigation was prompted by a complaint from a foster parent, who alleged OCS conducted an unfair investigation into a Protective Services Report, failed to seek timely mental health services or placement for a child, and made an inappropriate placement decision. The investigation revealed that OCS struggled to find effective solutions for a youth with complex needs and challenging behaviors.
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2016-05-19
Secretary General Günther Kräuter with Lewis Shand Smith and Peter Tyndall
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2016-05-19
Secretary General Günther Kräuter with Lewis Shand Smith and Peter Tyndall
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2016-05-19
IOI Secretary General Günther Kräuter signs MoU
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2024-10-31
Ombudsman reaches seven ADCs with Mobile Accountability Clinics
The Office of the Ombudsman has in the past week been to eight Area Development Committees (ADCs) in Nkhata Bay district with Mobile Accountability Clinics. The Office has been conducting meetings with about 40 members of each ADC and later held public rallies, raising awareness about the functions of the office and how local communities can utilize its services.
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2024-10-25
Ombudsman announces investigation results on enforcement against unauthorised land developments
The Ombudsman, Mr Jack Chan, on 24 October announced the completion of a direct investigation operation regarding the enforcement by the Planning Department (“PlanD”) and the Lands Department (“LandsD”) against unauthorised land developments, and made 16 major recommendations for improvement to the two departments.
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2024-11-15
Ombudsperson Punjab Ms. Nabila Hakim Ali Khan Advocates for Women’s Rights at Women University Multan
In a meaningful outreach initiative, the Ombudsperson Punjab, Ms. Nabila Hakim Ali Khan, visited the Women University of Multan to promote awareness about critical legal protections for women. During a seminar held on campus, Ms. Khan discussed two essential legal frameworks designed to protect women's rights: the Protection Against Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2010 and the Punjab Enforcement of Women Property Rights Act 2021. Her aim was to emphasise the importance of understanding and utilizing these laws to safeguard women’s rights.
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2014-10-06
Federal Ombudsman directs Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences to strengthen Emergency and Out Patient Facilities
On the direction of the Federal Ombudsman, the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) has been advised to institute new measures to strengthen emergency and Out Patient (OPD) facilities in order to cater to heavy patient load.
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2024-12-19
Teresa Anjinho elected as new European Ombudsman (2025-2029)
Teresa Anjinho has been elected European Ombudsman by the European Parliament with 344 votes in favour. Ms Anjinho will take office on 27 February 2025.
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2014-10-06
Federal Ombudsman reaches another benchmark, clears backlog of 100.000 Public Complaints
In an unprecedented endeavor, the Federal Ombudsman Secretariat has cleared the entire pendency of one hundred thousand public complaints up to 2013.
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2024-10-31
Ethics committee opinions on commissioners’ intended new jobs should be made public, says European Ombudsman
The European Ombudsman has suggested the European Commission make public all future opinions adopted by the independent ethics committee concerning former commissioners’ post-mandate jobs.
