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2021-01-21First issue of Control Yuan Newsletter
The first issue of the Control Yuan Newsletter is published on 1 January 2021. The Control Yuan Newsletter includes topics such as the latest news, government reforms, duties & powers, international exchanges, and human rights education, with a view to strengthening communication with and making our voice heard by international ombudsmen and the human rights community.
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2021-01-22
Provincial Ombudsman Sindh orders payment of financial assistance for widow
On orders of the Provincial Ombudsman Sindh (Pakistan), the Education & Vocational Training Authority of the Government of Sindh paid financial assistance amounting to Rs. 1,200,00/-. The complainant appreciated the role of the Ombudsman for taking prompt action and providing speedy justice.
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2021-01-25
Parliamentary Ombudsman nominates new Secretary General
Parliamentary Ombudsman Petri Jääskeläinen has nominated Committee Counsel Matti Marttunen, Doctor of Laws and Master of Laws trained on the bench, as Secretary General of the Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman. Marttunen will take office on 1 March 2021.
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2021-01-25
Seimas Ombudsman calls for ratification of the Istanbul Convention
An investigation on providing assistance to victims of domestic violence revealed a sad reality: assistance to victims of violence is often still unavailable, those who call the police are still left alone with the perpetrator, and assistance often includes purely formal oral consultations, despite the obvious need for specific assistance. These and other striking conclusions were drawn by the Seimas Ombudsman Augustinas Normantas, having summarized the results of the investigation into the provision of assistance to persons, who had experienced domestic violence.
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2021-01-25
Recommendations of the Ararteko for improvement of access to public administration in the pandemic
The Ararteko has issued a report with seven recommendations on the improvements needed in Basque public administration to ensure access to offices and services in pandemic times as well as effective enjoyment of rights and to fight digital exclusion.
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2021-01-25
Public Defender’s special statement on situation in penitentiary establishments
In 2020, the Public Defender of Georgia published a special report, in which she talked about the fact that the management model of semi-open establishments was based on informal hierarchy of prisoners, where the so-called "prison watchers" provide fictitious order, which aims to silence prisoners and prevent them from talking about their problems. The publication of this report was followed by public attacks on the Public Defender and illegal actions by the Minister of Justice and the Penitentiary Service. As a result, it has becomedangerous for the representatives of the Public Defender's Office to carry out visits and monitoring at the penitentiary establishments.
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2021-01-26
CDNS (National Savings) digitized all saving centers under Ombudsman’s instructions
The Federal Ombudsman Syed Tahir Shahbaz by taking cognizance of the difficulties of senior citizens and widows has directed Director General National Savings (CDNS) to facilitate senior citizens, widows and pensioners as per banking standards. He was chairing a high level meeting to review the progress on CDNS Reforms Report issued by the Wafaqi Mohtasib Secretariat(WMS).
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2021-01-27
Second Remote Media Training Held
On 26 January 2021, the IOI held a successful second round of the IOI Remote Media Training. This session brought together 16 participants from Europe, Africa, Asia, North America and the Caribbean.
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2021-01-28
Parliamentary Ombudsman receives record number of complaints in 2020
In 2020, the Parliamentary Ombudsman received a record 7,059 complaints. This is around 800 complaints more than in 2019 (6,267), which was also a record year for complaints.
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2021-01-28
International Data Protection Day 2021: It’s your right!
On Thursday, 28 January the Cayman Islands joins the rest of the world in marking International Data Protection Day. Cayman’s Data Protection Law (DPL) contains important rights for individuals, including the right to be informed about how personal data is being used. The Office of the Ombudsman is tasked with oversight and enforcement of the DPL. Individuals have the right to complain to the Ombudsman if they believe their data is not being processed legally or fairly.
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2021-01-28
Chief Ombudsman welcomes top transparency rating
New Zealand is again ranked first equal with Denmark in the Transparency International annual index of perceived levels of public sector corruption.
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2021-01-29
Ombudsperson BC investigations in 2019/20
British Columbia Ombudsperson, Jay Chalke, released his office’s 2019/20 Annual Report today highlighting the impact of Ombudsperson investigations on individual circumstances and on strengthening fairness in public administration across the province.
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2021-02-01
Ombudsman presents NPM report 2019
Conditions in detention facilities continue to be insufficient as they diverge significantly from the european standards and guidelines set by international organizations. As a result, the fundamental principles and objectives of crime policy cannot be effectively met.
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2021-02-01
Fundamental rights in AI: What to consider
Artificial intelligence (AI) already plays a role in many decisions that affect our daily lives. It is therefore all the more important to make sure that fundamental rights standards are fully upheld when using AI.
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2021-02-01
The Pandemic Increases Awareness of Human Rights’ Universal Value
The year behind us has demonstrated that an efficient human rights protection system is a necessary precondition for the actual protection of the vulnerable groups in times of crises.
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2021-02-01
Human Rights Ombudsman with the Paris Principles’ highest status
The Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia has received “A” status accreditation according to the Paris Principles, which relate to the status and functioning of national human rights institutions. This is the highest attainable status according to the Principles, which were adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1993.
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2021-02-02
Independent Expert on protection against violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity presents work program
On behalf of the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (IE SOGI), we are pleased to share the mandate’s work programme for the period 2021–2023.
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2021-02-02
COVID-19 presents Iowa Ombudsman with new wave of complaints in 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic tested state and local governments in ways never imagined, and the proof was in the complaints. The Iowa Office of Ombudsman received a surge of citizen complaints on all manner of issues related to COVID: slow decisions on unemployment claims, the closure of public buildings, difficulties in access to social services – even a stoppage of garbage collection. The challenges were detailed in the Ombudsman’s fiscal year 2020 annual report, released today.
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2021-02-03
Naser Ziberi appointed as the new Ombudsman
On 25 January 2021, the Macedonian Assembly elected Mr. Naser Ziberi as the new Ombudsman of North Macedonia for an eight-year mandate. In his brief introductory speech, Mr. Ziberi stressed that he is honored and privileged to serve as an Ombudsman and pledged to carry ahead the work of his predecessors Ixhet Memeti.
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2021-02-03
Ombudsman hosts international webinar on “OPCAT prison inspection practice”
The New Zealand Office of the Ombudsman warmly invites you to attend an international Zoom webinar “OPCAT Prison Inspection Practice” presented by Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier and Emma Roebuck Senior Inspector on 10 February 2021 between 3.00 - 4.00 pm NZST. This Webinar is free to attend and will be targeted at a basic level.
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