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2022-01-26International Ombudsman community mourns passing of former Tuscany Ombudsman Lucia Franchini
It is with great sadness that the International Ombudsman Institute has learned of the passing of Lucia Franchini, former Ombudsman of Tuscany (Italy), who passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on 18 January 2022.
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2021-11-02
Ombudsman Commission presents bi-monthly newsletter for July-August
The Ombudsman Commission of Papua New Guinea presents its bi-monthly newsletter. Read about the highlights and activities within the Ombudsman Commission in the months of July and August 2021.
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2021-10-05
Provincial Ombudsman Sindh presents Annual Report 2020 to Chief Minister Sindh
Hon’ble Ombudsman Sindh, Pakistan, Mr. Ajaz Ali Khan presented the Annual Report 2020 of the Institution to the Honourable Chief Minister Sindh. The Report highlighted the performance, achievements and progress during the year 2020.
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2021-10-25
Launching ceremony of study on “Issues of girls education in Sindh”
The Hon’ble Ombudsman Sindh, Pakistan, Mr. Ajaz Ali Khan, presented the study report on “Issues of Girls Education in Sindh” to the Honourable Chief Minister Sindh on 21 October 2021 at a launching ceremony of research study. The study was sponsored by the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) and conducted by Sindh Education Foundation (SEF) on the initiative of the Provincial Ombudsman Sindh.
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2021-10-28
Ombudswoman undertakes investigation following inmate deaths in Zagreb County Prison
Following the annual Government Report on the Operation of the State and County Prisons and Juvenile Correctional Institutions, which recorded nine inmate deaths in the entire prison system during the course of 2020, Ombudswoman Tena Šimonović Einwalter instigated an investigation procedure in this matter.
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2022-04-28
Ontario Ombudsman calls for transparency, consultation and planning youth custody and detention program closure
Government officials’ overreliance on secrecy in planning the abrupt closure of two youth custody and detention programs in Northern Ontario last year came at a price, Ombudsman Paul Dubé says in his latest report, released today.
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2022-01-07
Inaugural International Conference on Human Rights Development
From 23 - 24 November, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) held the 2021 Human Rights Development International Conference. In her opening remarks, NHRC Chairperson Chen Chu said, “Taiwan is very willing to work together with all national governments and civil society organizations in pursuit of the sustainable development of equality, justice, and human rights.”
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2021-10-14
Seimas Ombudsman meets Director of EU Fundamental Rights Agency
The Head of the Seimas Ombudsmen’s Office, Mr Augustinas Normantas, hosted a meeting with the Director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), Mr Michael O’Flaherty.
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2021-09-28
Angola and Cape Verde Ombudsman sign cooperation agreement
On 7 August 2021, the Ombudsman of Angola and Cape Verde signed a cooperation agreement with the aim of strengthening the relationship between the two institutions and encouraging the exchange of experiences for the defence of citizens' rights, freedom and guarantees.
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2022-03-16
Commonwealth Ombudsman publishes guidance for complaint handlers on dealing with risks of harm
The Commonwealth Ombudsman published new guidance to assist organisations to deal with risks of harm in complaint handling.
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2021-09-29
REMINDER: Tender for IOI regional subsidies 2021/2022 still open
In its efforts to further increase the regional impact of the IOI, the members of the IOI Board of Directors decided at the ir online Board meeting held in May 2021 to continue the regional subsidy programme for the membership year 2021/2022. Instituions are kindly invited to send project proposals for regional subsidies to the IOI General Secretariat by 11 October 2021.
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2021-10-20
Protector of Citizens calls on citizens’ solidarity in combating Covid-19
Today, the Protector of Citizens, Mr. Zoran Pašalić, appealed to the citizens of the Republic of Serbia to show solidarity in the fight against Covid-19 by adhering to the prescribed measures and by getting vaccinated and urged the competent authorities that prescribe and implement protection measures to postpone all types of mass gatherings for some time.
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2021-11-12
NSW Ombudsman has tabled Annual Report 2020-21 in Parliament
The report, tabled by New South Wales (NSW) Ombudsman Paul Miller, discusses the 24,733 contacts received by the office, including detailed data and general observations about 13,315 actionable complaints. Together, these provide a picture of the issues faced by NSW citizens receiving services from NSW Government agencies, statutory bodies and certain community-service providers, including the government’s response to COVID-19.
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2021-11-02
National Human Rights Commission sets up independent monitoring mechanism for CRPD
The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) held a press conference to announce that an independent monitoring mechanism as required by Article 33 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) will be set up to build long-term cooperation between government agencies and representatives for disabled persons, jointly facilitating the implementation of the CRPD.
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2022-02-02
Public Defender Meets with IDPs Living in Kartli Sanatorium
On January 17, 2022, the Public Defender of Georgia met with IDPs living in Kartli sanatorium and listened to their problems. The Public Defender’s Office has been studying IDP issues for a long time and has issued a number of recommendations to improve their rights situation.
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2021-09-29
Ombudsman Western Australia Annual Report 2020-21 tabled in Parliament
The Western Australian Ombudsman has tabled his 2020-21 annual report in Parliament. The report outlines the work of the Office for the year, in which 96% of complaints were finalised within three months.
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2021-12-02
Maria Lúcia Amaral takes office for a second mandate as Ombudsman
On 2 December 2021, at 12.30 pm, Professor Maria Lúcia da Conceição Abrantes Amaral took up her post in Parliament as Ombudsman for a second mandate, in a ceremony presided over by His Excellency the President of the Assembly of the Republic.
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2021-10-20
Major overhaul of whistleblower protection laws in NSW
In a report tabled in Parliament today, the NSW Ombudsman has welcomed the introduction of a bill that re-writes the State’s whistleblower-protection laws.
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2021-11-19
President delivers Keynote Address at FISD inaugural Conference
Chris Field, President of the International Ombudsman Institute and Western Australian Ombudsman, was delighted and honoured, to be invited by Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, Public Protector South Africa and Chair of the Forum for Institutions Supporting Democracy (FISD), to deliver a keynote address at the plenary session of the FISD inaugural virtual conference on constitutional democracy.
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2021-12-10
Charging patients that have declined Covid-19 vaccine for “missed appointment”
The Parliamentary Ombudsman directs criticism towards Kalmar Regional Council for charging patients that have declined the covid-19 vaccine for not arriving to their scheduled appointment. If a patient, that has a booked appointment to receive vaccination against covid-19 has refused the vaccine that has been offered, Kalmar Regional Council has charged a fee for missed visits pursuant to chapter 17, section 1 of the Health and Medical Services Act.