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2020-02-13Ombudsman presents concerns to the UN Human Rights Committee
Within the scope of the 5th assessment of the Portuguese State on compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, this State body, acting on its quality of National Human Rights Institution (NHRI), sent its contribution to the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
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2020-02-13
New Brunswick Ombud released findings of investigation into allegations of patient mistreatment
Ombud calls for reduction of services at province’s mental health centre following investigation into allegations of patient mistreatment and inadequate care.
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2020-02-13
Integrity doesn’t stop at the border
A Memorandum of Understanding signed this week sets out how the New Zealand and Thai Ombudsmen will work together for good governance, integrity and human rights across the Asia and Pacific regions.
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2020-02-17
Ombudsman SA criticises treatment of young people in Adelaide Youth Training Centre
An investigation undertaken by the Ombudsman has identified that the agency formerly known as the Department for Communities and Social Inclusion, now the Department of Human Services, erred in its treatment of two young people in the Adelaide Youth Training Centre by subjecting them to inhumane treatment, including extended periods of isolation and solitary confinement.
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2020-02-17
Ombudsman visits juvenile correctional institution
Within the framework of activity as the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Sabina Aliyeva visited Guba Special Vocational School of closed-type special educational facility status under the Ministry of Education in Guba city of Azerbaijan.
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2020-02-17
BC Ombudsperson investigative update finds call wait times for most vulnerable still too long
Income and disability assistance recipients are still not getting the timely service they need when using the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction’s telephone system, according to the BC Ombudsperson who released an update today to his 2018 report.
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2020-02-18
A Tragedy of Errors – Ombudsman Iowa investigates death of teenager
Another tragedy like the death of a teenage girl could happen unless Iowa’s child-protection workers are given the resources and support they need, the State Ombudsman announced when presenting the conclusions of her investigation into how the Department of Human Services handled child-abuse reports about the victim and her siblings.
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2020-02-19
Catalan Ombudsman demands safeguard of social rights in the face of growing vulnerability and climate
Due to the increasing number of complaints related to social emergency situations, the Ombudsman calls for immediate action which effectively responds to the more than 1,300 coexistence units concerned.
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2020-02-19
Celebrating 100 years of the Parliamentary Ombudsman
Finland’s first Parliamentary Ombudsman began his work 100 years ago, on 1 January 1920. The position of Parliamentary Ombudsman was established by the Constitution of 1919, so the institution is almost as old as the independent nation of Finland, and it is the second-oldest parliamentary ombudsman institution in the world.
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2020-02-20
1 in 5 mental health patients don’t feel safe in NHS care, Ombudsman finds
A new survey published by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman found that one in five people did not feel safe while in the care of the NHS mental health service that treated them.
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2020-02-20
Control Yuan holds performance review meeting
The Control Yuan (CY) held its 2019 Performance Review Meeting on 17 January 2020. Control Yuan recommendations boosted state coffers by NT$1.5 billion in 2019.
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2020-02-20
Commonwealth Ombudsman presents report into the current state of immigration detention facilities
The Commonwealth Ombudsman Michael Manthorpe PSM published a report about his Office’s activities in overseeing immigration detention during the first half of 2019.
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2020-02-21
Joint statement in support of the Public Denfender (Ombudsman)
In a joint statement in support of the Public Defender (Ombudsman), the IOI, ENNHRI, GANHRI, EQUINET and the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders underline their concerns about recent actions by the Georgian government relating to a prison visit conducted by the Georgian NPM and the fact that the Minister of Justice exposed video recordings of confidential meetings between NPM staff and prisoners on it social media channels.
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2020-02-24
Ombudsman Bodnar on "The anatomy of the crime against the Polish judiciary"
In an article on “The anatomy of the crime against the Polish judiciary” published by Magazyn TVN24, the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights, Adam Bodnar comments on the complex developments regarding the judiciary system in Poland, lists the most frequently encountered popular opinions and tries to explain why it can be dangerous to accept those arguments.
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2020-02-25
Veterans Ombudsman presents Annual Report 2018-2019
Throughout the past year, the Office of the Veterans Ombudsman (OVO) continued its work to advance fairness for Veterans and their families with a particular focus on the issues of wait times; financial security and transition.
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2020-02-25
Thousands of parking fines to be refunded as Ombudsman finds three Councils acted “contrary to law”
Three councils failed to act with accountability and transparency in a matter involving the outsourcing of parking fine reviews, Ombudsman Deborah Glass has found.
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2020-02-26
AOMA announces training in Madagascar in May 2020
Save the date! African Ombudsman training and meetings to be held in Madagascar from 4 – 7 May 2020.
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2020-02-26
Council asked to revise transport policy for adult learners with special educational needs
East Sussex County Council has been asked to review its policy for providing home to college transport for young adults with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), after the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman criticised the way it dealt with a family’s situation.
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2020-02-28
How NHRIs promote and protect human rights of migrants at borders
The European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) has launched a new paper outlining how NHRIs in Europe promote and protect the human rights of migrants at borders. The paper serves as a starting point for European NHRIs to put forward recommendations to national and regional authorities to ensure greater respect for human rights.
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