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2021-04-16Commissioner for Fundamental Rights Submits Annual Report for 2020 to Parliament
In compliance with Section (1) of Act CXI of 2011 on the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights, on 31 March 2021, the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights submitted his report to the Parliament on his activities in 2020. Simultaneously, the report has also been published on the website of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights.
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2021-04-16
IOI calls for immediate election of Polish Commissioner for Human Rights according to International Standards
Please find attached a statement of IOI President, Mr. Peter Tyndall, IOI Regional President for Europe, Mr. Rafael Ribó, and IOI Secretary General, Mr. Werner Amon, as a response to the decision of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal from 15 April 2021.
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2021-04-20
Annual Report of the Parliamentary Ombudsman published
The Parliamentary Ombudsman Hanna Harlem submitted the annual reports for 2020 to the Second Vice President of the Storting, Morten Wold.
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2021-04-20
Ombudsperson of the Republic of Kosovo publishes 2020 Reports
The Office of the Ombudsperson of Kosovo published its 2020 Annual Report. Additionally, it presented its Report as national Preventive Mechanism pursuant to OPCAT and a Compilation of Reports Addressed to Relevant Authorities during 2020.
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2021-04-16
2021 General Assembly and World Conference Website - Registration Now Open
IOI 12th World Conference and General Assembly - conference website updated and online. 12a Conferencia Mundial y Asamblea General del IIO - página web actualizado y disponible en línea. 12e Conférence mondiale et Assemblée générale de l'IIO - site web de la conférence mis à jour et disponible en ligne.
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2021-04-23
People’s Advocate Position With Regard To The Large Number Of Personal Data Of Albanian Citizens Compromised For Political Purposes
Given the concerns of a large number of citizens regarding allegations of the collection and use of their personal data by a political entity, specifically the Socialist Party of Albania, the Institution of the People's Advocate states that obtaining and using personal data of citizens by any political party is illegal, unless the citizens themselves have given a special written authorization for their use for the permitted purpose, or for other concrete cases provided by the legislation in force.
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2021-04-23
IOI President Peter Tyndall gives evidence to Northern Ireland Assembly’s Audit Committee
IOI President Peter Tyndall recently gave evidence to the Northern Ireland Assembly’s Audit Committee. The Committee was carrying out a review of the governance and accountability arrangements for the Northern Ireland Audit Office and the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman.
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2021-04-23
Tatiana Moskalkova reappointed to the post of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation
On April 22, deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation elected Tatiana Moskalkova to the post of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation.
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2021-04-23
Ombudsman Office and UNICEF sign a Rolling Work Plan on cooperation for 2021-2022
The Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ms. Sabina Aliyeva received the UNICEF Representative to Azerbaijan, Mr. Edward Carwardine.
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2021-04-23
International Webinar on “The Ombudsman’s Role during and post COVID-19 Pandemic” on the occasion of the 21st Anniversary of the establishment of Ombudsman Thailand successfully conducted
On 2 April 2021 from 13:00 -16.30 hrs. (ICT), at the Office of the Ombudsman, Ombudsman Thailand organised the International Webinar entitled “The Ombudsman’s Role during and post COVID-19 Pandemic” Commemorating the 21st Anniversary of the establishment of Ombudsman Thailand.
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2021-04-29
Interim report by the Greek Ombudsman on own initiative investigation on alleged pushbacks to Turkey of foreign nationals seeking international protection in Greece
An interim report on alleged illegal pushbacks of foreign nationals from Greece to Turkey, in the area of Evros river was published by the Ombudsman, on April 28, 2021. The report provides a brief, concise overview of the Ombudsman’s own-initiative inquiry from June 2017 through the end of 2020.
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2021-04-29
Ombudsman submits National Ordinances regarding cuts to employment benefits to the Constitutional Court for review
On April 26th, 2021 the Ombudsman of Sint Maarten, Gwendolien Mossel, after careful consideration, submitted the three national ordinances, in connection with cuts to the employment benefits of all (semi) public sector workers, to the Constitutional Court for review. The three national ordinances are: the Temporary National Ordinance Covid-19 cuts, Temporary National Ordinance to amend the terms of employment of political authorities and Temporary National Ordinance on the standardization of top incomes and adjustment of employment conditions at (semi-) public sector entities.
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2021-04-30
Ombudsman Toronto to Undertake Oversight of Toronto Police
City Council on 8 April 2021 unanimously approved the biggest change in police oversight in Toronto's recent history. It asked Ombudsman Toronto to develop a Memorandum of Understanding with the Toronto Police Services Board and the Toronto Police Service, giving the Toronto Ombudsman authority to review the fairness of Toronto Police procedures and programs.
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2021-04-30
2020 English Annual Report of the Ombudsman Institution of Turkey now available
The Ombudsman Institution of the Republic of Turkey is pleased to share the abridged English version of its 2020 Annual Report. The original Annual Report is 582 pages long.
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2021-04-30Vassiliki K. Vretou - The Ombudsman's role in environmental governance and sustainable development at national and international level: the protection of future generations - EN. Vretou - The Ombudsman's role in environmental governance and sustainable dev
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2021-04-30
Vassiliki K. Vretou from the Greek Ombudsman publishes new book on “Environmental Governance, Ombudsman and future generations”
Vassiliki K. Vretou, a Lawyer-Senior Investigator at the Greek Ombudsman, currently seconded to the General Secretariat of Coordination of the Greek Government, recently published her new book on “Environmental Governance, Ombudsman and future generations”.
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2021-04-30
Vassiliki K. Vretou - The Ombudsman's role in environmental governance and sustainable development at national and international level - EN. Vretou - The Ombudsman's role in environmental governance and sustainable development at national and international
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2021-04-30
Moratoria: Ombudsman clarifies the scope of bank loans to higher education students
The Ombudsman consulted the Secretary of State for Finance, in order to ascertain the Secretary of State for Finance's interpretation of the current version of Decree-Law no. 10-J/2020, of 26.03, and received a clarification from him, in line with the Ombudsman's interpretation, that bank loans to higher education students are included within the scope of the public moratorium.
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2021-04-30
Victorian Ombudsman: Lessons taken from a botched COVID-19 grant roll out
This week's Ombudsman's investigation of the Victorian Ombudsman into the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions' administration of the Business Support Fund demonstrates the impact of a poorly executed grant scheme, which may cost the State Government up to $120 million in paying back up to 12,000 business owners.
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2021-04-30
AOC Violates ICCPR by not Separating Defendants from Prisoners in Detention; CY Urges Improvement
In order to solve prison overcrowding, the Agency of Corrections (AOC) put accused persons, who are presumed innocent, in the branch prisons of non-prison correction agencies, leading to worse detention conditions than those of actual inmates and violating the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which states that untried persons should be separated from convicted detainees. Therefore, the CY has urged the AOC to review the situation and make improvements.
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