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2022-11-21NSW Ombudsman's audit report recommends improvements to councils' public interest disclosure practices
A report recently tabled by the New South Wales (NSW) Ombudsman has highlighted the importance of local councils having systems in place to ensure that public interest disclosures (PIDs) are encouraged, identified, and reported.
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2022-10-21
African Ombuds Institutes Working for Peace, Security, and Development
Ombuds institutes have a special role in the social justice landscape of their countries that enables them to make significant contributions to the achievement of the SDGs and help close the global justice gap. A recent workshop allowed participating ombuds institutes to share their efforts to improve security sector governance as a core element of realizing SDG 16 on peaceful, just, and inclusive societies. To read the full article by Maaike de Langen please click here.
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2022-08-26
Ombudsman publishes NPM Report 2021
The Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights published the 14th Annual Report of the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture (NMPT) concerning its activity in the reporting period from 1 January to 31 December 2021.
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2022-08-29
90th Anniversary Special Issue English Edition Released: CY Committed to International
To record the important historical facts about the progress of Taiwan’s supervisory system and human rights, the Control Yuan (CY) issued the CY 90th Anniversary Special Issue in 2021. After almost a year of effort, the English edition of the Special Issue was finally launched on August 9, 2022, in a demonstration of the CY’s ongoing commitment to working with the international community.
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2022-11-23
Ombudsman made opening address to Integrity at Work Conference 2022
Ombudsman Ger Deering made the opening address to the Integrity at Work Conference 2022; a national event dedicated to exploring how employers across all sectors can foster a culture of integrity within Irish workplaces.
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2022-10-18
Implementation of Recommendations
The Commonwealth Ombudsman, Mr Iain Anderson, published a report, Did They Do What They Said They Would? volume 2, on 17 October 2022. The report contains point-in-time assessments that measure the progress made by 8 agencies to implement 73 accepted recommendations made by the Office in 10 reports between 1 July 2019 and 30 June 2021.
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2022-10-03
CY, Concerned with Cultural Heritage of Indigenous Tao, Approves Investigation Report Providing Opinions on Sustainable Development of Orchid Islands
Orchid Island is located off the southeast coast of Taiwan. Spanning about 48 square kilometers, the island is known as home to the Tao people and for its natural attractions. Having had little contact with outsiders, the Tao have been able to preserve their cultural system comparatively thoroughly.
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2023-02-03
Virgílio da Silva Guterres takes office as Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice
On 5 January 2023, Mr. Virgílio da Silva Guterres was appointed as the new Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice (Provedor dos Direitos Humanos e Justiçe, PDHJ) of Timor-Leste for a five-year term.
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2022-09-06
Ombudsman announces results of direct investigation into alleged illegal operation of Kaito ferry service
The Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, announced at a press conference the completion of a direct investigation into the problem of alleged illegal operation of kaito ferry service, and made 10 recommendations for improvement to the Marine Department (MD) and the Transport Department (TD).
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2022-09-29
Invitation Virtual Conference - Ombuds day in Canada and worldwide
The Association des ombudsmans des universités du Québec (AOUQ) warmly invites you to take part on the virtual conference to celebrate the Ombuds Day in Canada and worldwide.
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2022-09-28
Ombudsman publishes Annual Report 21/22
The Nova Scotia Ombudsman is pleased to publish the Annual Report, available in French and English, which covers the period of April 1 2021 to March 21 2022.
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2021-10-25AORC Webinar - Conflict Resolution and Management - Concept Note
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2022-10-10
Ombudsman publishes special report on returns of third country nationals
In a special report on returns of third country nationals in 2021, the Greek Ombudsman stresses the small number of forced returns and the constant detention of third country nationals in police detention cells instead of pre-removal centers.
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2022-09-12
Public Defender’s Office held information meetings on equality
In the period from May to August 2022, employees of the Equality Department of the Public Defender’s Office held meetings with employees of the city halls and councils of the municipalities of Zemo Adjara, Kakheti, Shida Kartli and Mtskheta Mtianeti, as well as representatives of local religious and ethnic minority groups.
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2022-09-02
OCR releases Annual Report 2022
The Office of the Citizens' Representative for Newfoundland & Labrador (OCR) released its Annual Report for 2021- 2022 in July, 2022. This report highlights the progress and activities in carrying out our mandate under the Public Interest Disclosure and Whistleblower Protection Act (the Act) for the fiscal year, including statistics and compliance results.
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2022-09-28
Ombudsman publishes Annual Report
The South Australian Ombudsman’s 2021-22 Annual Report was tabled in parliament on 27 september 2022. The Ombudsman, Mr Wayne Lines, reported that for the first time in the office’s history, his office received over 5,000 complaints about state and local government, of which 4,948 were responded to during 2021-22.
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2022-10-04
Police failures in responding to complaints of abuse at Kincora Boys’ Home
The Police Ombudsman, Mrs Marie Anderson, has written to the former residents of Kincora Boys’ Home who had made complaints to her Office about failures by police to adequately respond to complaints of sexual abuse which occurred within the Home.
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2022-11-15
Ombudsman defends investment on training of staff belonging to Portuguese Language Countries Community
Ombudsman Antónia Florbela Rocha Araújo defended training and technical capacity building of staff belonging to the Portuguese Language Countries Community (CPLP) as a priority, to ensure that institutions, such as the Ombudsman's office can provide a better quality service to citizens.
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2022-12-16
IOI President and IOI Vice President Europe attend conference in Ukraine
IOI President Chris Field and Vice President Europe Rob Behrens CBE attended the International Conference “Human Rights in Dark Hours” in Ukraine.
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2022-09-15
Queensland Ombudsman - making a difference for vulnerable people
The office of the Queensland Ombudsman continues to promote awareness and accessibility for communities in regional and remote areas, Indigenous, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, the homeless and prisoners.