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2018-04-09Ombudsman community mourns death of Elton Georges
Mr Elton Georges, former Complaints Commissioner of British Virgin Islands, passed away in the evening of 4 April 2018. On behalf of the IOI community, President Tyndall, Secretary General Kräuter and Regional President Arduin expressed their heartfelt condolences to Mr Georges’ family, friends and colleagues.
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2018-04-09
Depriving the inmates' rights must be argumented, necessary and proportional
Depriving the rights on liberty does not automatically lead to the loss of other civil, political, economic, cultural and social rights. Amongst them is the right to correspondence, which was denied to a prisoner who wanted to complain against the quality of service and price of the business providing services in prison. The Ministry of Justice accepted the Ombudswoman's recommendation and instructed all criminal bodies to prevent such situations in the future.
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2022-10-28
Annual Report from the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) is pleased to present its 2021-22 Annual Report, which is now available as PDF document and web version. The SPSO started 2021-22 in the knowledge it had high workloads and faced capacity and resourcing challenges.
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2022-10-28
President Field provides virtual address at Conference within the framework of the First Parliamentary Summit of Crimea Platform
Chris Field, President of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) and Western Australian Ombudsman, provided a virtual address at the Conference for Ombudspersons and National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) within the framework of the First Parliamentary Summit of Crimea Platform.
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2022-10-28
Western Australian Ombudsman tables report on own motion investigation into family and domestic violence and suicide
On Thursday 20 October 2022, the Western Australian Ombudsman and President of the International Ombudsman Institute tabled in Parliament the report of his major own motion investigation titled Investigation into family and domestic violence and suicide.
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2022-10-28Western Australia Ombudsman - Investigation into family and domestic violence and suicide Volume 1: Executive Summary
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2022-10-27
Alberta Ombudsman and Public Interest Commissioner welcomed distinguished guests from Nigeria
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions of the Republic of Nigeria paid an official visit to the Alberta Legislative Assembly and the office of the Alberta Ombudsman. The one-week visit was initiated by the Chairman of the Senate Committee, and leader of the delegation, Senator (Dr.) Patrick Ayo Akinyelure, with a view to fostering relations and collaboration.
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2022-10-27
ACRC Korea Transparency Newsletter (Sep 2022) English
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2018-04-04
Forum for the creation of an NPM database at the Austrian Ombudsman Board
On 27 and 28 March 2018, the Council of Europe, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the Austrian Ombudsman Board organized a forum with representatives from NPMs of six European countries and international and European experts. The topic was the possible creation of a databank for the exchange of national standards in places of detention and NPM recommendations.
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2018-04-03
Report of Public Defender of Georgia on Situation of Human Rights and Freedoms
On March 30, 2018, Nino Lomjaria, Public Defender of Georgia, submitted a report on the situation of human rights and freedoms in 2017 to the Parliament of Georgia.The report discusses the challenges and progress in the protection of human rights and freedoms enshrined in the constitution and names the state agencies and local self-governmental bodies that violated human rights and freedoms. The document also provides information about the implementation of the recommendations issued by the Public Defender.
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2018-04-03
Complaints to State of Iowa Ombudsman continue to rise
Complaints to the Iowa Office of Ombudsman rose for the fourth straight year in 2017, due in part to a 157 percent increase in problems relating to managed Medicaid. Corrections-related cases also contributed to the increase, and now represent 44 percent of the Ombudsman’s entire caseload. All told, the Ombudsman fielded 4,855 complaints and information requests last year, 22 percent more than it received in 2013.
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2022-10-25
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2022-10-25
NSW Ombudsman - Speical Report - Summary Formal Investigations 2021/22 - EN
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2022-10-24
La Defensoría del Pueblo de la Provincia de Santa Fe se suma a la Semana de la Acción Climática
En el marco de la Semana de la Acción Climática, que se desarrollará entre el 24 y el 28 de octubre, la Defensoría del Pueblo de la provincia de Santa Fe desarrollará diferentes acciones vinculadas con la promoción de los derechos ambientales, tema que la institución viene abordando hace años.
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2022-10-24
Clausura las XXXV Jornadas de Coordinación de Defensores del Pueblo: ocasión en analizar los servicios sanitarios en el medio rural
El Defensor del Pueblo, Ángel Gabilondo, ha señalado este viernes que la institución que dirige y los defensores del pueblo autonómicos deben trabajar “de acuerdo con unos principios básicos de coordinación, cooperación y solidaridad” ya que “solo trabajando juntos y desde la confianza mutua resultamos realmente eficaces”.
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2022-10-24
43. Reporte Semanal de “Derechos Humanos en Perspectiva Internacional” (del 14 al 20 de octubre de 2022)
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2018-03-29
Comenzó el juicio en un caso por torturas en la cárcel de Ezeiza en el que intervino la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos
Con la participación de la PPN como parte querellante, los pasados 21 y 26 de marzo comenzó en el Tribunal Oral en lo Criminal Federal n° 1 de La Plata el juicio contra 5 agentes del Servicio Penitenciario Federal por las torturas impuestas a dos personas privadas de su libertad durante la madrugada del 9 de diciembre de 2007 en el Pabellón B del Módulo II del Complejo Penitenciario Federal I, ubicado en la localidad de Ezeiza.
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2018-03-29
Energía eléctrica: Defensor del Pueblo santafesino reiteró la necesidad de contar con una tarifa preferencial para las pymes
El Defensor del Pueblo santafesino Raúl Lamberto reiteró la necesidad de contar con una tarifa preferencial para las pymes. En declaraciones periodísticas, volvió a insistir además en la necesidad de “desagregar el precio mayorista en la factura de energía eléctrica”, y de establecer un diálogo entre “la secretaría de Energía y la Legislatura para buscar alternativas ante esta situación”.
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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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2018-03-23
Control Yuan urges solutions to Kanjin aboriginal community’s longstanding problems
A Control Yuan (CY) joint committee recently issued its investigation report on the Kanjin aboriginal community located on the banks of the Dahan River in Taoyuan County. The community moved to the area several decades ago in search of work, building makeshift homes on the river’s shores. It is located in a flood zone where housing is technically prohibited, so residents have long been denied household registration.