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2024-09-19Ombudsman fetes student leaders as integrity champions
The Office of the Ombudsman recognized integrity champions of the youth during its Campus Integrity Crusaders Awards Ceremony on 30 August 2024. Spearheaded by Deputy Ombudsman Jose Balmeo, Jr., Assistant Ombudsman Janina Hidalgo and Director Rhodora Fenix-Galicia, the Office awarded seven outstanding school organizations for the successful implementation of its enrolled activities promoting integrity, social responsibility and gender and development.
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2024-09-19
Ángel Gabilondo clausura el III Observatorio de los ODS
El jueves, el 12 de septembre de 2024, el Defensor del Pueblo, Ángel Gabilondo, clausuró en CaixaForum de Madrid el III Observatorio de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) ‘Las PES del triple impacto: plantea-personas-prosperidad’.
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2024-09-19
The Althingi Ombudsman submits his annual report to Althingi on activities in the previous year
By 1 September, each year, the Althingi Ombudsman submits his annual report to Althingi on activities in the previous year. An excerpt of the annual report in English has now, for the second time, been made available online. The excerpt contains several main points of some of the most important cases dealt with in 2023, statistical information and the OPCAT summary.
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2024-09-19
Chief Ombudsman’s first investigation into official information handling by council-controlled infrastructure providers
The Chief Ombudsman’s latest self-initiated investigations into official information practices will include two council-controlled organisations for the first time. Peter Boshier has announced investigations of Auckland Transport and Wellington Water along with the Wellington City Council, Queenstown Lakes District Council and Marlborough District Council.
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2024-09-19
In the Senate, DPU and AGU present Actions and Results of the ‘Caravan of Rights’ programme
On Tuesday, 3 September 2024, the Federal Public Defenders' Office (DPU), the Attorney General's Office (AGU), and the National Association of Federal Public Defenders (Anadef) took part in a public hearing at the Federal Senate. The session aimed to discuss and present the results of the ‘Caravan of Rights: Reconstruction of Rio Grande do Sul’ programme.
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2022-01-13
Veterans Ombud presents 2020-2021 Annual Report
The Office of the Veterans Ombuds presents its 2020-2021 Annual Report. It has been an extraordinary year. During 2020-2021 the Veterans Ombud continued to address a variety of individual complaints of unfairness from Veterans and their families. The impact of the Omud’s work is illustrated in the stories in the 2020-2021 report (available in English and French).
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2022-01-07
Chancellor of Justice received the highest international recognition
The Chancellor of Justice received the A-status accreditation as a national human rights institution by the GANHRI Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA). The decision on accreditation preceded by a submission of a comprehensive statement on the independence, mandate and composition of the institution of the Chancellor of Justice, and an oral hearing by the SCA in December last year.
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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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2022-01-05
Workers from EU countries have the right to same treatment as locals
The Public Defender of Rights summarized recommendations for authorities, municipalities, regions and ministries. Recommendations were set on the basis of extensive research among EU citizens living in the Czech Republic. More than a thousand people, proportionally represented not only by nationality, but also by education or their residence in the Czech Republic, described their experiences in dealing with the authorities, health care or education.
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2022-01-05
Catherine De Bruecker est la première médiatrice de la Région bruxelloise
Depuis de nombreuses années, l’Etat fédéral, la Région wallonne, la Communauté française, la Communauté flamande, la Communauté germanophone, disposent de leur propre médiateur. Il aura fallu attendre 2 ans pour que les citoyens de la Région de Bruxelles disposent du même service à l’égard des administrations bruxelloises. Catherine De Bruecker, ex-médiatrice fédérale, a été élue pour diriger ce nouveau service de médiation.
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2022-01-05
His Excellency the Governor invites applications for the position of the Ombudsman
The Ombudsman is a senior public official, charged with monitoring the public administration through the examination and investigation of complaints from members of the public who believe they have been adversely affected by the administrative actions of a public body. Applications for the position of the Cayman Islands Ombudsman may be submitted until 17 January 2022.
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2022-01-04
How to deliver an effective apology
Not everyone understands the power of an apology, or how to make a good one. Australia’s Commonwealth Ombudsman published a factsheet for education providers to explain why an apology is powerful, and what you should or shouldn’t say when apologising.
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2014-03-26Nkandla Final Report March 2014
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2024-09-12
European Ombudsman encourages Council to assess risks around use of sponsorship by rotating presidency
The Ombudsman has encouraged the Council of the European Union to assess whether its guidance for corporate sponsorship of its rotating presidency is effective at mitigating potential conflicts of interest and reputational risks for the EU, and to explore possible measures to help mitigate these risks.
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2024-09-12
Pregnant woman turned away after Ealing council uses outdated definition of domestic abuse, Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman says
Ealing council wrongly turned away a pregnant woman who approached it for help with housing, despite police and other agencies saying it was not safe for her to return to her tenancy in another area. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman was asked to investigate. It found the council used an outdated, narrow definition of domestic abuse, limiting it to physical attacks.
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2024-09-12
Inspector’s report on Cairns and Murgon watch-houses released
The Cairns and Murgon watch‑houses inspection report: Focus on detention of children, prepared by the Inspector of Detention Services, was tabled by the Honourable Curtis Pitt MP, Speaker of the Queensland Parliament on Wednesday, 11 September 2024. Under the Inspector of Detention Services Act 2022 the Queensland Ombudsman, Mr Anthony Reilly, is also the Inspector of Detention Services.
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2024-09-12
Police must apologise
Ombudsman Grace Tikambenji Malera has ordered the Malawi Police Service (MPS) to issue a written apology to its former employee for failing to give reasons for discharging him of duties.
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2024-09-12
Defensor del Pueblo pone en marcha “Ruta de los Derechos”
El Defensor del Pueblo de la República Dominicana lanzó este lunes la “Ruta de los Derechos” en la provincia Santiago, iniciativa que tiene la finalidad de promover el reconocimiento y la protección de los derechos de la población.
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2024-09-12
Convenios para el desarrollo y difusión del Monitor de Derechos
En las últimas dos semanas, la Defensora del Pueblo de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, María Rosa Muiños, avanzó en la suscripción de acuerdos con entidades de relevancia académica e institucional, para la elaboración colaborativa y la promoción del Monitor de Derechos del organismo.
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2014-02-10
Ombudsman Northern Territory - Annual Report 2006/2007 - EN