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2021-06-07Queensland Ombudsman presents report on timeliness of responses to notifications of fire ant activity
Fire ants report: Timeliness of responses to notifications of suspected fire ant activity is a new publication from the Office of the Queensland Ombudsman on the timeliness of the National Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication Program’s responses to notifications of suspected fire ant locations made by members of the public.
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2023-11-15Excerpt Inaugural Address of Gov. Ray in 1969
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2021-09-10
Future Emergency Benefit Programs Must Be Fair
Alberta Ombudsman releases own motion investigation report into the government's Emergency Isolation Support program.
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2021-05-06
Skúli Magnússon elected new Parliamentary Ombudsman of Iceland
On April 26, the Althingi, the Parliament of Iceland, elected Skúli Magnússon, President of the District Court of Reykjavik, as the Parliamentary Ombudsman.
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2021-06-01
Public Defender of Rights presents report on activities in 2020
The Public Defender of Rights of Slovakia has presented her annual report for the year 2020. Throughout 2020, the Public Defender of Rights followed the objective of discharging her function independently, impartially, apolitically and professionally.
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2021-09-16
GANHRI 2020 Annual Report: A year in review
During COVID-19, NHRIs have played a vital role to support national health responses, as well as defend those most at risk of human rights violations. In the face of hard lockdowns and other restrictions, they have been strong advocates for the rule of law.
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2023-10-27
Alberta Ombudsman - Own Motion Investigation Report - EN
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2021-06-21
Parliamentary Ombudsman publishes Annual Report 2020
The Ombudsman’s work in 2020 was marked by the COVID-19 situation and a relatively large number of complaints, among other things. This is evident from the newly published Annual Report.
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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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2021-05-27
Control Yuan 90th Anniversary Symposium on Practices and Prospects for Supervisory Power
2021 marks 90 years since the establishment of the Control Yuan, and on April 30, this anniversary was celebrated with a symposium comprising four panels: “Constitutionalism and Supervision,” “Supervisory Power and Legal Due Process,” “Supervision and Justice,” and “The Past of the Supervisory System and the Future of Human Rights.”
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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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2021-05-19
European Ombudsman launches broad inquiry into Commission handling of staff ‘revolving doors’ cases
European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly has launched a wide-ranging inquiry into how the Commission handles so-called ‘revolving doors’ cases among its staff. The inquiry is part of a reinforced monitoring of how the EU administration implements the ethics obligations on EU staff who move to the private sector.
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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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2021-07-05
Nova Scotia Ombudsman releases Annual Report 2020-2021
Nova Scotia Ombudsman William A. Smith said the year 2020-2021 has been "like no other" for his Office, as it adapted to the new normal of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Mr. Smith released his annual report today, June 29, 2021. He said the Ombudsman's office, like other services and businesses "has had to modify its approach to address changing restrictions and evolving needs."
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2023-11-15
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2020-05-26
Africa Day 2020 - Message from AOMA President
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2023-10-20
New Zealand Ombudsmand - Report on an announced targeted inspection of Manawatū prison under crimes of torture act 1989 - EN
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2023-11-07
Western Australian Ombudsman – Investigations Flow Chart
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2021-07-07
Parliamentary Ombudsman's 2020 Annual Report
Petri Jääskeläinen, the Parliamentary Ombudsman, presented the Parliamentary Ombudsman's Annual Report 2020 to Anu Vehviläinen, Speaker of Parliament, on Thursday 17 June. Like the previous year, a record number of complaints were received in 2020, in total 7,059. This is around 800 (13%) more than in 2019 (6,267).
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2021-05-14
Provincial Ombudsperson Jay Chalke reappointed for second term
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia today reappointed Jay Chalke as British Columbia’s Ombudsperson for a second six-year term. The appointment followed the unanimous recommendation of the legislature’s Special Committee to Appoint an Ombudsperson.