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2018-06-07Victorian Ombudsman to re-investigate insurers’ handling of workers compensation claims and WorkSafe oversight
Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass has begun a follow up investigation to her previous Investigation into the management of complex workers compensation claims and WorkSafe oversight. In that 2016 investigation, she found that Victoria’s workers compensation scheme had failed some particularly vulnerable people.
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2018-06-07
Parliamentary Ombudsman presents Annual Report 2017 to the President of the House of Representatives
The Parliamentary Ombudsman, Mr Anthony C. Mifsud, called upon the President of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Angelo Farrugia to present the Office of the Ombudsman’s Annual Report for 2016. During the meeting with the Speaker, the Ombudsman announced that during the Annual General Meeting of the Association of Mediterranean Ombudsman in Skopje, Macedonia, he was appointed as Secretary General of the Association.
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2018-06-07
FRA calls for better protection of fundamental rights of older people
Nearly 60% of Europeans consider being old a disadvantage when looking for work. Societies often view older people as burdens. Too often we overlook the basic human rights of our older people. This year, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) in its 2018 Fundamental Rights Report explores how a rights-based approach towards respect for older people is starting to happen.
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2018-06-08
Best Practice Paper on securing effective change
The 2nd issue of the IOI’s Best Practice Paper series deals with the question of how to secure effective change. It draws on the experience of IOI member institutions and highlights ways of working that are most likely to bring about a successful outcome and make recommendations that result in sustainable improvements to public administration.
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2018-06-11
History of the IOI – a mission for justice (1978-2018)
On 30 April 2018 the IOI marked the 40th anniversary of its foundation with a side event at the United Nations in New York, to launch “A Mission for Justice – The International Ombudsman Institute 1978-2018”, a book by Richard Carver to portray the history of the organization and its development over the past 40 years. More info on how you can order the book here.
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2018-06-11
El YC investiga escándalos de contratación, concediendo importancia a las medidas preventivas de la Convención contra la Corrupción
La ONG Transparencia Internacional publicó el 21 de febrero de 2018 el Índice de Percepción de la Corrupción (CPI, siglas en inglés) 2017. Taiwán se clasificó en el puesto 29 de entre 180 países y se situó como el 4º país menos corrupto en Asia, consiguiendo su mejor récord en los últimos seis años.
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2018-06-11
Condenan a cuatro funcionarios penitenciarios por el incendio que provocó la muerte de dos detenidos
Fueron condenados a la pena de dos años de prisión en suspenso, acusados por el delito de homicidio culposo agravado. Es la única sentencia contra funcionarios penitenciarios federales por la muerte de personas detenidas recaída en los años recientes, y la primera en la que este organismo participó como querellante.
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2018-06-11
Ombudsman Hong Kong holds seminar on Hong Kong’s postal services
The Office of The Ombudsman held a seminar on June 7 on the Hong Kong’s postal services at the Central Mail Centre (CMC), with around 40 Advisers of the Office and Justices of the Peace (JPs) present.
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2018-06-11
Commonwealth Ombudsman releases report on delays in the clearance of International Sea Cargo
Commonwealth Ombudsman Michael Manthorpe released an own motion report into the Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs) and the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) processing of international containerised sea cargo.
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2018-06-11
Marc Bertrand reconduit pour 6 ans
Monsieur Marc Bertrand est officiellement reparti pour un second et dernier mandat de six années à la tête de l’institution du Médiateur de la Wallonie et de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles.
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2018-06-11
Homeless family left in crowded conditions while council delayed making decision
A mother and her five children were accommodated in a damp and mouldy single bedroom, too small for the number of people, by Ealing council while it took too long to decide their homelessness status. A Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman investigation found the council’s delays added three months onto a six month stay in the unsuitable accommodation.
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2018-06-11
Discussing EU’s role towards the Sustainable Development Goals
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) took part in the conference ‘SDGs, Climate and the Future of Europe’ on 31 May in Milan, organised by the Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development. The meeting discussed the key role that the EU can play towards advancing the 2030 agenda and will feed into a European Commission reflection paper on the subject.
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2018-06-12
Lamberto presentará este miercoles las oficinas móviles de la Defensoría del Pueblo
El defensor del Pueblo de la provincia de Santa Fe, Raúl Lamberto, presentará este miércoles a las 8.15 en la plaza Pringles de la ciudad de Rosario (Córdoba entre Roca y Rioja) dos vehículos con los que la institución comenzará a realizar atención a la ciudadanía de manera itinerante por barrios y localidades de toda la provincia de Santa Fe. Los móviles cuentan con todo lo necesario para que profesionales de la Defensoría se desplacen hasta diferentes puntos para escuchar y responder los planteos de los ciudadanos, acercando de esta manera el organismo a todos los santafesinos.
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2018-06-13
El Ararteko finaliza la investigación sobre los centros de acogida para menores extranjeros no acompañados
El Ararteko ha cerrado el último de los expedientes de las actuaciones de oficio abiertas en 2017 para conocer la situación de los centros de primera acogida o acogida de urgencia para menores extranjeros no acompañados y la calidad de la atención que en ellos se les dispensa.
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2018-06-13
La Defensoría de NnyA firmó un convenio para la creación de un espacio de atención territorial en B°La Cerámica
La Defensoría de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes (NnyA) de Santa Fe y la Asociación Aldeas Infantiles de Rosario firmaron un convenio para la creación de un espacio de atención territorial en B°La Cerámica. Esta iniciativa tiene como finalidad asumir una atención descentralizada y cercana a los contextos de las niñas, niños y adolescentes y sus familias.
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2018-06-14
Victorian Ombudsman tables report on poor communication and delay exacerbated distress of taxi licence holders
Taxi and hire car licence holders were given the “bureaucratic run-around” when seeking payments from the Fairness Fund set up by the state government to provide them prompt financial assistance, the Victorian Ombudsman has found. Tabling her Investigation into the administration of the Fairness Fund for taxi and hire car licence holders in the Victorian Parliament today, Ombudsman Deborah Glass said the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources had executed its management of the Fund poorly.
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2018-06-14
Defender’s ad hoc report on commitments under the Convention on the Rights of the Child
The Human Rights Defender of Armenia has released a new ad hoc public report, entitled “Commitments under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its protocols: the state of fulfillment by Armenia.” The report, published on June 12, 2018 was developed with the support of UNICEF office in Armenia.
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2018-06-14
Ombudsman Kräuter welcomes delegation of the China Society for Human Rights Studies
On 12 June 2018 Austrian Ombudsman Dr. Günther Kräuter welcomed a delegation of the China Society for Human Rights Studies for a knowledge exchange at the Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) in Vienna.
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2018-06-18
Ombudsman of Hong Kong completes direct investigation into unregistered births by the Immigration Department
On June 11, the Ombudsman, Ms Connie Lau, announced the completion of a direct investigation into the mechanism for following up on cases of unregistered births by the Immigration Department (ImmD).
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2018-06-18
La Defensoría del Pueblo de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires observó las movilizaciones a favor y en contra del aborto
El operativo estuvo a cargo de 400 profesionales encabezados por el Defensor del Pueblo Alejandro Amor, que permanecieron en la Plaza del Congreso y sus alrededores desde las 11 de la mañana de día miércoles 13 de junio hasta las 8 de la mañana siguiente mientras la Cámara de Diputados de la Nación debatía el proyecto de ley de interrupción voluntaria del embarazo. El propósito fue verificar el dispositivo de seguridad desplegado por el Gobierno porteño y supervisar el desarrollo de las marchas.
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