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2022-08-04Commonwealth and ACT Ombudsman appointed
Mr Iain Anderson was recently appointed as the 11th Commonwealth and Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Ombudsman. Mr Anderson’s appointment is for a period of 5 years and commenced on 1 August 2022.
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2022-08-04
Adv. Tlotliso Angelina Polaki appointed as Ombudsman
Adv. Tlotliso Angelina Polaki is the newly appointed Ombudsman of Lesotho, effective 6 June 2022. Adv. Tlotliso Polaki graduated from the National University of Lesotho and was appointed and served as a magistrate, at the Maseru Magistrate Court for a number of years. In June 2022, Adv. Tlotliso Polaki was appointed as the Ombudsman of the Kingdom of Lesotho.
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2022-08-05
International Ombudsman Institute revoked membership of High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation
The Board of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) has revoked the membership of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation (Commissioner).
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2022-08-02
African Ombudsman Today – Issue 14
Issue 14 of the “African Ombudsman Today”, the newsletter of the African Ombudsman and Mediators Association (AOMA), is now available. The newsletter covers the period until March 2022 and puts a special focus on Africa Day, the celebration of the Ombudsman month and countries' feedback on the fight against COVID-19.
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2022-08-11
ENNHRI’s latest Annual Report outlines key highlights and milestones for the network in 2021
Last year, NHRIs again rose to the challenge of protecting and promoting human rights against the backdrop of COVID-19. Lockdowns and other restrictions continued to force changes in the support they could give rightsholders and to their working practices. Yet they adjusted. NHRIs’ wide-ranging achievements in these difficult circumstances – a testament to their flexibility and resilience – are captured in ENNHRI’s Annual Report 2021.
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2022-08-12
Tender for IOI regional subsidies 2022/2023
In their efforts to further increase the regional impact of the IOI, the members of the IOI Board of Directors decided at their Board meeting held in New York City in May 2022 to continue the regional subsidy programme for the membership year 2022/2023.
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2022-08-11
Ontario Ombudsman publishes Annual Report 2021-2022
Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé on August 10, 2022 reported that public concerns and complaints to the provincial watchdog have returned almost to pre-pandemic levels. His office fielded 25,161 complaints and inquiries in fiscal 2021-2022, an increase of 25% over the previous year. Most (52%) were resolved in two weeks or less.
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2022-08-18
Garderie, CPE, milieu familial : quelle place pour un enfant handicapé?
Tout service de garde en petite enfance peut accueillir un enfant handicapé. Mais seuls les milieux offrant des places à contribution réduite ont accès aux mesures d’intégration du gouvernement. Des mesures existent pour soutenir l’intégration des jeunes enfants handicapés en service de garde subventionnés.
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2022-08-18
Showcasing sectoral Ombudsman (Municipal, Police, Military)
Whilst the reach of national Ombudsman offices is very wide, some countries have established sector specific Ombudsman to deal with sector specific issues. The African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC) invites you to a webinar to showcase sectoral Ombudsman – namely Municipal, Police and Military Ombudsman – which will be held on 23 August 2022. Save the date!
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2022-08-18
Ombudsman publishes 2021 Annual Report
The Ombudsman of Sint Maarten, Ms. Gwendolien Mossel, recently published the 2021 year report. In 2021, a total of sixty-four (64) new complaints were filed and two (2) systemic investigations were initiated by the Ombudsman.
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2022-08-17
ACRC sharing Korea's Anti-Corruption Policy Performances at the APEC ACTWG Meeting
Korea's anti-corruption policy performances will be shared at the 35th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Anti-Corruption and Transparency Experts Working Group (ACTWG) Meeting, held in Thailand for two days from August 17.
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2022-08-18
Lack of cross-government ownership a major barrier, warns disability rights report
The Independent Monitoring Mechanism (IMM) released its third general update - Disability Rights: How is New Zealand doing, Ngā Motika Hauātanga: Kei te pēhea a Aotearoa? - a review of progress in implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Disability Convention), which New Zealand ratified in 2008.
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2022-08-18
2021 Annual Report of the CCAC of Macao published in Official Gazette
The 2021 Annual Report of the Commission Against Corruption of Macao was published in the Official Gazette of the Macao Special Administrative Region on the 3rd of August. It is pointed out in the report that, in 2021, despite facing the recurrent and ever-changing outbreak of novel coronavirus, the CCAC sustained its effort in making progress on its work in an orderly manner with an aim to accomplish its different tasks with all-out efforts.
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2022-08-18
ENNHRI publishes Armenia’s Rule of Law Report 2022
The European Network of National Human Rights Institutions’ (ENNHRI) Regional Report on the state of the rule of law in Europe, as well as the Report on Armenia were published․
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2022-08-25
NSW Ombudsman finds public housing failures in meeting the needs of tenants with disability
In a report tabled in Parliament today the NSW Ombudsman, Paul Miller, has called for significant improvements to be made to the delivery of public housing disability modifications.The report "Modifying public housing properties to meet the needs of tenants with disability – issues identified through complaints" tells the story of 3 public housing tenants who requested reasonable disability modifications to make their homes safe for them.
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2022-08-25
Holistic approach to apologies integrating Te Ao Māori
The Ombudsman Kaitiaki Mana Tangata has created a new apologies guide for agencies. The guide, published on the Ombudsman website today, promotes a holistic approach to apologies that integrates Te Ao Māori to ensure agencies are meeting their obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi.
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2022-08-26
Wafaqi Mohtasib concludes his visit to Peshawar after holding important meetings
Wafaqi Mohtasib Mr. Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi visited Peshawar on 18th August to hold a number of important meetings which included a review of the working of the WMS Peshawar Regional Office, chaired a meeting with the Chief Secretary to monitor the pace of Jails Reforms, and attended a luncheon meeting with prominent Editors and media personalities.
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2022-08-26
Ombudsman publishes NPM Report 2021
The Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights published the 14th Annual Report of the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture (NMPT) concerning its activity in the reporting period from 1 January to 31 December 2021.
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2022-08-26
Ombudsman releases updated version of “Fairness by Design: An Administrative Fairness Assessment Guide”
This "Fairness by Design" guide is an assessment tool that can be used by public organizations across Canada to ensure they have fair decision-making processes and are fair in the design and delivery of their programs. The guide was developed by the Canadian Council of Parliamentary Ombudsman (CCPO).
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