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2021-07-16Seimas Ombudswoman Milda Vainiutė urged the authorities not to adopt amendments to the Republic of Lithuania Law on the Legal Status of Aliens.jpg
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2021-07-16Proposed amendments to the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens equated with legalization of human rights violations
Seimas Ombudswoman Milda Vainiutė urged the authorities not to adopt amendments to the Republic of Lithuania Law on the Legal Status of Aliens, that would allow human rights violations and pose a threat to vulnerable migrants. After presenting the assessment of the proposed legal regulation, the Seimas Ombudswoman acknowledged that the draft law contradicts not only human rights, but also Lithuania’s international obligations.
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2021-07-16
Annual Report on the activities of the Austrian NPM 2020
In 2020 the work of the Austrian National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) was significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The English version of the NPM’s activities in 2020 is now available.
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2021-07-16
Ombudsman publishes summer edition of the Ombudsman's Casebook
It contains a mixture of cases drawn from the work of the Office of the Ombudsman of Ireland which they hope prove useful to service providers in developing their services.
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2021-07-12
Célébration de la journée africaine des droits de l’enfant
La Permanence de l’institution " Le Médiateur de la République", sise à Abidjan a abrité ce mercredi 19 juin 2021, la célébration de la Journée de l’Enfant Africain sur le thème : « La Protection des enfants en Côte d’Ivoire, 30 ans après la CADBE, bilan et perspectives ».
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2021-07-16
Special-Report_The-Right-to-A-Healthy-Life-and-Climate-Change-in-the-Republic-of-Croatia-2013_2020-ENG.pdf
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2021-07-19
Ombudsman raps council for taking too long to change care home charging policy
A Lincolnshire family has been forced to complain to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman for the second time about the way a relative’s care home fees were charged because the county council failed to improve its policies quickly enough.
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2021-07-19
Intake training for frontline staff
The Commonwealth Ombudsman delivered online intake training to frontline staff from the Ombudsman Republik Indonesia for the first time.
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2021-07-20
Croatian Ombudswoman's Special Report on the Right to a Healthy Life and Climate Change is now available in English
The Croatian Ombudswoman’s Special Report on the Right to a Healthy Life and Climate Change in the Republic of Croatia in the Period 2013-2020 submitted to the Parliament this February demonstrates the interconnections between environmental protection and human rights, provides an evaluation of the level of the implementation of the right to a healthy life as guaranteed by the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia and presents an analysis of the issues related to the protection of air, water and soil, light and noise pollution, non-ionizing radiation emitted by mobile telecommunications stations, sustainable waste management and climate change.
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2021-07-21
Second Issue of the Control Yuan Newsletter Published
The second issue of the Control Yuan Newsletter was published on 1 July 2021, compiling Control Yuan news of the first half year.
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2021-07-22
Victorian Ombudsman Releases New Good Complaint Handling Guide
The Victorian Ombudsman has today released its Councils and Complaints – A Good Practice Guide 2nd Edition, incorporating the new legislative provisions of the Local Government Act, using good practice complaint handling and reminding councils to look through a human rights lens when dealing with complaints.
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2021-07-29
Ombudsman annual review highlights widening cracks in council complaints systems
The ‘widening cracks’ in local government complaint handling are being highlighted in the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s annual review of complaints 2020-2021, published today.
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2021-07-29
Ombudsman for Wales finds "catalogue of failings" by Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board in recent report
A 71-year-old cancer patient died after a Health Board provided her with a “very poor standard of care”, the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales has found. The Ombudsman launched an investigation after receiving a complaint about the care given to Mrs X (anonymised) in December 2019 by Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
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2021-07-30
Protecting human rights in prisons while preventing radicalization - a guide for detention monitors
Preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (VERLT) is an area of increasing focus at the international, regional and national levels. This also applies to the prison context, due to fears that prisons may represent breeding grounds for VERLT. In a joint project, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and Penal Reform International (PRI) prepared a guide, which seeks to provide detention monitors with an enhanced understanding of VERLT and discusses the key human rights issues arising in the context of preventing and countering VERLT in prisons.
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2021-07-30
Ombudsman’s statement on hate speech and its implications on promoting racism and xenophobia
On July 13, 2021, the Commissioner for Administration and the Protection of Human Rights, in the framework of its competences as an Equality Body, issued a Statement regarding the phenomenon of speech that promotes/incites racism and xenophobia and the specific implications that such speech has when it is expressed online through the internet.
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2021-08-02
Candidate information booklet for the position of Ombudsman and Information Commissioner of Ireland.pdf
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2021-08-02
Applications for the position of Ombudsman and Information Commissioner of Ireland
Applications are sought from suitably qualified individuals who wish to be considered for the role of Ireland’s next Ombudsman and Information Commissioner. The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Thursday, 26th August, 2021 at 3 pm.
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2021-08-02
Public Consultation on the Office of the Ombudsman Strategy Statement 2022 -2024
It is proposed that the Office of the Ombdusman will also be providing resources and shared services to a Protected Disclosures Office which is due to be established by the end of 2021. The Office is currently developing its Statement of Strategy for the period 2022-2024.
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2021-08-04
Victorian Ombudsman receives over 3000 human rights complaints
The Victorian Ombudsman dealt with more than 3000 complaints about human rights issues in the past year, prompting, in many cases, reversals of decisions, improved policies and other actions upholding the public’s rights.
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2021-08-05
New Zealand report: "Oversight"
New Zealand Ombudsman Peter Boshier has released an investigation report that finds serious failings in the Ministry of Health’s stewardship of a network of services for people with an intellectual disability and high and complex needs, including people requiring secure hospital care.
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