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2022-03-23IOI Delegation visits Hungarian-Ukrainian border
A delegation of the Board of Directors of the European Region of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) is embarking on a two-day visit to Hungary, from the 16th to the 18th of March, responding to the invitation of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary, Akos Kozma.
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2022-03-23
Ombudsman’s newsletter on the situation on the Ukrainian-Hungarian border
In his current newsletter editions, the Hungarian Commissioner for Fundamental Rights, Dr. Ákos Kozma, focuses on the war in Ukraine and he calls for solidarity and the protection of human rights.
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2022-03-23
Control Yuan organizes keynote speech on new citizen judges trial system
Among the people’s written complaints received by the Control Yuan (CY), cases regarding judicial and prison administration accounted for the largest number, as high as 39.1%. In order to get better understanding of the Citizen Judges Act, which will take effect in 2023, the CY invited the Judicial Yuan Criminal Department to come to the Control Yuan and to deliver a speech on the new citizen judges trial system.
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2022-03-22
Ombudsman Thailand presents executive summary of Annual Report 2021
During the 2021 financial year, the Ombudsman received a total of 4,866 complaints. After fact-finding, decisions and recommendations to relevant government agencies were issued on 2,675 of these complaints. The remaining 2,191 complaints are still under investigation.
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2022-03-18
M. Marc-André Dowd est nommé 8e protecteur du citoyen du Québec
Le 17 mars 2022, l’Assemblée nationale a procédé à la nomination de M. Marc-André Dowd comme protecteur du citoyen. Il entrera en fonction le 27 mars 2022. Son parcours professionnel et sa connaissance approfondie du Protecteur du citoyen l’amènent tout naturellement à exercer ses nouvelles fonctions.
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2022-03-17
Whistleblower Awareness Day Acknowledges Employee Courage
March 24, 2022 is Whistleblower Awareness Day. It’s a day for recognizing how difficult and yet how important it is to speak up if you are concerned about a possible wrongdoing in your workplace. Saskatchewan’s Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner, Mary McFadyen said, “I want to acknowledge the role of whistleblowers, particularly in the public sector, for having the courage to speak up if they think something is seriously wrong at work.”
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2022-03-17
ACRC hosts forum on ways to develop the Administrative Appeals System for the protection of citizens’ rights
The ACRC (Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission) hosted a forum with experts from various fields, including academia and legal circles to discuss the future direction of program operation.
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2022-03-14
National Ombudsman steps up for Caribbean students
Every year, around 1,600 students from the Caribbean part of the Kingdom embark optimistically on a study programme in the Netherlands, but many fail to make it to the end. The National Ombudsman drew attention to this issue. He investigated the challenges faced by Caribbean students and made recommendations for government and other organisations.
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2022-03-14
Ombudsman laid the 2021 Annual Report before the Parliament
On 4 March 2022, Ms. Sabina Aliyeva, the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, spoke in the Parliament, presenting her Annual Report for 2021 on the protection of human rights in the Republic of Azerbaijan.
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2017-07-18Seimas Ombudsmen's Office - Annual Report 2016 - Summary EN
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2024-10-17
The Ombudsman of the Republic of Angola celebrates for the first time the International Day of the Ombudsman
The event was held on October 10th and included an opening speech by the Angolan Ombudsman, the representative of the National Assembly, the interim UN representative in Angola, the PNUD representative in Angola, followed by presentations of virtual speeches by Her Excellency the President of the International Ombudsman Institute, Dra. Nashieli Ramírez Hernández, the Executive Director of the International Ombudsman Association, Dra. Ellen Miller, the Secretary of the African Ombudsman and Mediators Association (AOMA), Dra Caroline Sokoni, and other representatives of Angolan state bodies.
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2024-10-17
Mediation Case: Lands Department attentive to public concern with prompt actions to address risk of tree collapse
A village resident was concerned about the condition of the trees on the government land nearby, particularly a large tree adjacent to his house, which had grown taller and taller with its trunk leaning more significantly. The Ombudsman’s Office sympathised with his long-standing concern, given that tree collapse had caused casualties time and time again in the past.
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2024-10-17
Ombudsman celebrates 50 years with conference on the role of the Ombudsman in the defence of democracy and fundamental rights
On September 27, the Palácio de Vilalva in Lisbon hosted the conference “Five Decades of Freedom and Justice: Celebrating 50 Years of the Ombudsman and April 25”. The event, organized by the Ombudsman’s Office, marked the fiftieth anniversary of the creation of this institution in Portugal.
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2022-03-10
Ombudsman submits special report on activity during third and fourth waves of Covid-19 pandemic
On 14.12.2021, the State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel, Matanyahu Englman, presented to the parliament (Knesset) a special report on its activity during the third and fourth waves of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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2022-03-08
Statement of the Mediterranean Ombudsman on the escalating crisis in Ukraine
The Association of Mediterranean Ombudsman (AOM) expresses its deep concern about the suffering caused by the war in Ukraine and asks all parties involved to take immediate action to safeguard in an effective and comprehensive way the fundamental rights of the civilian population.
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2022-03-08
El defensor Gabriel Savino se reunió con el senador nacional Marcelo Lewandovsky
El congresista se interiorizó respecto de las problemáticas que la ciudadanía plantea en la Defensoría del Pueblo. También conversaron sobre temas nacionales en los que trabaja la institución, como tarifas, humedales y salud, entre otros.
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2014-02-20
Síndic de Greuges de Catalunya - Annual Report 2007 - ES
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2022-03-01
Women in detention – APT analysis on body searches
The Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) has recently published a paper on “Women in Detention - Body Searches” that highlights findings from NPMs around the world and proposes concrete recommendations for change.
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2024-10-10
€17.9m investment in local authority halting site will benefit children and can be an example to others
The response from a Local Authority to an Ombudsman for Children’s Office investigation into living conditions for 66 children and their families at a halting site could act as a blueprint of success for other local authorities to follow.
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2024-10-10
Defensoría sensibiliza sobre los derechos de los NNA
Alrededor de 1500 personas sensibilizadas de las cuales 781 son estudiantes, 747 docentes y administrativos forman parte de una jornada de concienciación de la Defensoría del Pueblo sobre las leyes 285 de 2023 que crea el Sistema de Garantías y Protección Integral de los Derechos de la Niñez y la Adolescencia, al igual que la Ley 289 de marzo de 2024, la cual busca establecer los mecanismos para diagnosticar, prevenir, evitar y erradicar cualquier forma de maltrato psicológico, verbal o físico producido entre estudiantes.