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2020-07-01Ontario Ombudsman reports on 2019-2020 – “A year like no other”
Releasing his latest Annual Report, Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé reflected on the stunning and ongoing challenges faced by the province’s public sector due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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2020-07-01
The preventive powers of the police should be assessed
The Ministry of the Interior should take the preventive powers of the police under review for further development, according to the proposal of Parliamentary Ombudsman Petri Jääskeläinen. The current regulatory framework apparently does not fully cover all necessary eventualities.
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2020-07-01
2019 Annual Report of Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman now available in English
The English-language version of the 2019 Annual Report of the Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman has now been published. Niels Fenger, who took up the position of Parliamentary Ombudsman on 1 December 2019, points out the value of uncovering recurring errors in order to help many citizens at the same time and stresses that a guiding principle for him is to apply the institution’s resources where they can be of the greatest possible use in protecting citizens’ legal rights.
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2020-07-01
Respect older people’s rights when exiting the COVID-19 pandemic
Many older people in care homes fell victim to COVID-19. Many also faced months of isolation and restrictions often harsher than those enforced for other parts of the population. The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) looks at how the pandemic affected the rights of older people. It highlights the need for a rights-based approach as governments shape their exit strategies.
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2020-07-02
New Ombudsman of the City of Cape Town took office
On 1 June 2020 Mr Vusumzi Magwebu took office as the new Ombudsman of the City of Cape Town. He has vast experience in investigations from both private and public sectors. He is a former prosecutor and was also a senior investigator with the office of the Public Protector, South Africa.
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2020-07-03
National Ombudsman calls on Government to learn from Covid-19 mistakes
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) is calling on the UK Government to give clarity about its plans for a robust and independent lessons-learned exercise into the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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2020-07-06
Human Rights Defender and European Court of Human Rights launch new project
The Human Rights Defender of Armenia and the European Court of Human Rights are launching a new project: The Armenian Human Rights Defender met the new elected President of the European Court of Human Rights
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2020-07-06
Ombudsman’s Annual Report 2019 tabled
The Annual Report 2019 presents the Ombudsman’s yearly update to the public on the work of her Office. In 2019 the Ombudsman’s Office handled 299 cases, including 214 new complaints, 49 new enquiries and 36 outstanding complaints that remained open as of 1st January 2019.
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2020-07-07
Norfolk council agrees to rigorous scrutiny of services for children with Special Educational Needs
Councillors in Norfolk will be provided with regular detailed analysis of the county council’s special educational needs services following a critical Ombudsman report.
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2020-07-07
Human Rights Ombudsman presents Annual Report 2019
The Institution of Human Rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina tabled its Annual Report on the results of the activities of the independet instution.
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2020-07-07
10 recommandations pour protéger au maximum les lanceurs d’alerte
Adoptée en octobre 2019, la directive européenne garantit un niveau élevé de protection des lanceurs d’alerte. Les Etats membres de l’Union européenne ont jusque fin 2021 pour transposer les règles dans leur législation nationale. Le réseau NEIWA, pour Network of European Integrity and Whistleblowing Authorities, regroupe une vingtaine d’institutions publiques européennes chargées de veiller à l’intégrité et à la bonne gouvernance. Le Médiateur fédéral en est membre.
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2020-07-08
Ombudsman Hong Kong caseload reaches historic high in 2019-20
The Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, presented to the public today (8 July) the 2019-20 Annual Report of the Office of The Ombudsman. The Office has seen a huge surge in the number of complaints received, almost quadrupling the figure in the previous year.
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2020-07-08
UN torture prevention body: COVID-19 shows need to strengthen NPMs
The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has called for the role of domestic monitoring bodies, officially known as National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs), to be strengthened, highlighting the importance of monitoring the conditions of people deprived of liberty in critical situations such as the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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2020-07-13
Nomination of a new Public Services Ombudsman
As of July 2020, the Northern Ireland Assembly nominated Margaret Kelly as the new Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman. The new Ombudsman will take up her post on 19 August, following appointment by Royal Warrant. The post is for a single period of seven years.
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2020-07-13
CPT issues follow-up statement on COVID-19
Further to its Statement of principles made on 20 March 2020 in the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and in the light of responses received from member States concerning measures taken with regard to persons deprived of their liberty, the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) of the Council of Europe issued a follow-up statement.
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2020-07-13
Public Defender publishes main findings on the handling of applications by the Foreigners’ Police Service
The report is based on an inquiry carried out in October and November 2019 by members of an inquiry team set up by the Office of the Public Defender of Rights. The team visited all Border and Foreigners' Poice Departments existing at the time.
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Ombudsman for the Province of Punjab
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2020-07-13
Ombudsman Hong Kong announces results of three own-motion investigations
The Ombudsman of Hong Kong, China, Ms Winnie Chiu, held a press conference on 9 July 2020 to announce the results of three own-motion investigations.
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2020-07-15News from the Danish Ombudsman - Can a future pandemic be handled less restrictively in Prison and Probation Service institutions.pdf
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2020-07-15
Can a further pandemic be handled less restrictively in Prison and Probation Service institutions?
Only one out of all inmates in state and local prisons and halfway houses under the Danish Prison and Probation Service has been infected with COVID-19. The Ombudsman finds this very positive. At the same time, however, he recommends, following a recent Ombudsman investigation, that the Prison and Probation Service review its experiences of recent months with a view to determining whether a future pandemic can be handled by means of less restrictive measures.
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