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2015-06-24ACRC Korea and Commonwealth Ombudsman sign MoU
The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) of Korea (Chairman Sungbo Lee) and the Commonwealth Ombudsman of Australia (Ombudsman Colin Neave) signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Canberra on June 10th, 2015 in order to enhance rights and interests of Koreans and Australians living in the other country and cooperation between the two Ombudsmen.
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2015-07-03
HIQA and Ombudsman agreement will benefit the public and health services
On 2 July 2015, the Chief Executive of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), Phelim Quinn, and Ombudsman Peter Tyndall signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on behalf of the Authority and the Office of the Ombudsman.
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2015-08-24
New Chief Ombudsman appointed
On 18 August Judge Boshier was appointed as Chief Ombudsman of New Zealand. He will succeed Dame Beverley Wakem and take up that role and terminate his position as Law Commissioner on 10 December this year.
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2015-09-07
Commonwealth Ombudsman follows up on Centrelink recommendations
The Commonwealth Ombudsman, Colin Neave, released a follow-up report into service delivery complaints about the Department of Human Services’ (DHS) Centrelink program. It follows his report in April last year, which was sparked by complaints from people dissatisfied with the Centrelink program’s service delivery arrangements.
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2016-04-06
Annual Report 2015 released by Iowa Ombudsman
The Office of the Ombudsman of the State of Iowa released its annual report 2015. The Ombudsman’s annual report features select examples of casework done during the year and provides a statistical analysis of where the complaints originated and which agencies they concerned.
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2016-07-19
FRA builds return monitoring capacities in Greece
On 12-14 July, FRA provided intense training to 10 return monitors in cooperation with the Greek Ombudsman. This training course aimed at improving the knowledge of monitors on fundamental rights in the context of forced returns and readmissions, so they can translate this knowledge into action.
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2016-07-26
Ombudsman publishes service charter with clear service commitments to the public
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has today published a set of quality standards, which are commitments to people who use the service about what they can expect from it.
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2016-08-09
Correctional Investigator releases report on death in custody
On 2 August 2016, the Correctional Investigator of Canada, Mr. Howard Sapers, released his investigation into the extent and manner in which the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) discloses information with family members of an inmate who has died in federal custody.
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2016-10-11
Parliamentary Ombudsmen initiative regarding unaccompanied minors
During the autumn, Ombudsman Stefan Holgersson will begin a series of inspections focusing on unaccompanied minors to see if their basic rights are being respected. The Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsmen receives a relatively large number of reports regarding cases linked to unaccompanied minors, and the trend indicates that these reports are increasing.
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2016-11-07
Special Report on Fight against Discrimination, Its Prevention and Situation of Equality
On October 25, 2016, the Public Defender of Georgia presented a special report on Combating and Preventing Discrimination and the Situation of Equality.
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2016-12-15
President Tyndall attends OGP Summit 2016
The Open Government Partnership (OGP) – a multilateral initiative, which currently brings together 70 participating countries, NGOs and representatives from civil society – held its Summit 2016 in Paris. IOI President Peter Tyndall participated as one of the panelists of a roundtable on “The role of accountability institutions in advancing open government”.
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2017-04-03
Victroia Ombudsman in charge of OPCAT mandate to protect human rights
Victoria must ensure people held in places of detention such as prisons and youth justice centres are treated in a humane and dignified fashion after the Australian Government ratifies an important United Nations treaty.
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2017-07-28
Introduction of new publication series
The IOI introduces a new publication series of Best Practice Papers with a view to provide guidance material to its members and interested third parties. Issue 1 of the IOI’s new Best Practice Papers series deals with the “Developing and Reforming Ombudsman Institutions” and is now available on the IOI website.
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2017-08-31
Police oversight mechanisms in the Council of Europe member states
Every democratic society needs its police force to embody the highest professional standards, and to respect human rights and the law in all its activities. This publication produced by the Criminal law Co-operation Unit of the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law, gives a snapshot of police oversight mechanisms across the forty-seven member States as of February 2017.
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2017-11-02
Western Australian Ombudsman to host the 29th Australasian and Pacific Ombudsman Region Conference in Perth
Perth will host international and interstate delegates from Ombudsman institutions in the Australasian and Pacific region in November 2017. The 29th Australasian and Pacific Ombudsman Region Conference is themed Connections in our Australasian-Pacific Region.
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2017-12-13
Ombudsman report on unauthorized access to personal health information at Manitoba Health, Seniors and Active Living
Manitoba Ombudsman has released a report under the Personal Health Information Act (PHIA) related to unauthorized access to personal health information in the databases of the Provincial Drug Program (PDP) branch within Manitoba Health, Seniors and Active Living (MHSAL).
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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.
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2018-04-11
Chief Ombudsman’s opinion on OIA requests about Operation Burnham
Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier today released his Final Opinion on five complaints concerning the New Zealand Defence Force’s withholding of information related to Operation Burnham in Afghanistan in 2010. Peter Boshier found the NZDF was justified in withholding most of the requested information under the Official Information Act.
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2018-06-04
Control Yuan inspects detention facilities to ensure protection of inmates’ rights
A Control Yuan (CY) joint committee, made up of members of the CY’s Committee on Domestic and Minority Affairs and Committee on Judicial and Prison Administration Affairs, headed to the Yilan Detention Center and Yilan Prison on an inspection visit 23 and 24 April 2018.
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2018-08-22
Council of Europe 2018 report on the state of democracy, human rights and the rule of law
The fifth annual report of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe on the state of democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Europe is now available. As with previous reports, the five chapters look at the key building blocks of democratic security: efficient, impartial and independent judiciaries; freedom of expression; freedom of assembly and freedom of association; democratic institutions; and inclusive societies.
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