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2020-06-02Secretary General of Commissioner for Fundamental Rights became member of FRA Management Board
Dr. Réka Varga, Secretary General of the Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary became a member of the Management Board of the EU's Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA).
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2020-09-23
Public awareness of Ombudsman service at record high
Public awareness of the service provided by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales has increased to its highest ever level, a new national survey has revealed. The Ombudsman, Nick Bennett, said that high visibility was crucial to ensure Welsh public service users knew how and where to complain, and to make sure that lessons were learnt when things went wrong.
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2020-09-07
Public Defender Meets with Representatives of Tbilisi Pride
On 1 September 2020, Public Defender Nino Lomjaria and Deputy Public Defender Ekaterine Skhiladze met with representatives of Tbilisi Pride and received information about the activities of the organization and challenges.
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2020-04-06
Ombudsman addresses relevant institutions to ensure urgent needs of Persons with Disabilities during COVID-19
The Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Sabina Aliyeva addressed to the relevant state bodies, the public and private sector actors the message drawing the attention to the issue of ensuring the urgent needs of persons with disabilities as they are among the high-risk groups of the population during the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19.
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2023-06-09Commonwealth Ombudsman - Report on People Detained and later Released as Not Unlawful - EN
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2020-08-20
Ombudsman Toronto praises heroism of City staff and releases 2019 Annual Report
2019 was another exceptionally productive year at Ombudsman Toronto. Complaints to our office increased yet again. As the pages of this report show, the impact of our small team is deep, broad and significant. Council and the public get exceptional value from their investment in this office.
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2020-08-19
Administration of National Disability Insurance Scheme funded assistive technology
Commonwealth Ombudsman Michael Manthorpe today released a report into the National Disability Insurance Agency’s (NDIA) administration of assistive technology funded under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
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2020-06-26
Radio Ombudsman with Catalan Ombudsman Rafael Ribó on championing human rights
Following a peer review of the Catalan Ombudsman service carried out by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, Rob Behrens, along with the Federal Ombudsman of Belgium, Catherine De Bruecker, Catalan Ombudsman Rafael Ribó shares his fascinating experience on the PHSO podcast Radio Ombudsmann #17.
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2023-06-09
Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman - Unsuitable temporary accommodation - EN
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2020-04-28
Public Defender positively evaluates situation at checkpoints
Representatives of the Public Defender’s office visited the checkpoints set up for quarantine purposes in Marneuli, Rustavi and Mtskheta, where servicemen of the Defense Forces are deployed together with representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to evaluate the working conditions, health care procedures and monitored the procedures carried out by the military towards citizens at the checkpoints.
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2020-05-28
Board of Directors adopts resolution on Covid-19
The outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the subsequent rapid development of the pandemic have had a huge impact on all of us, but it has had a disproportionate impact on the most vulnerable in our societies. The Ombudsman’s role is crucial in making sure people have access to the public services they need and that these services are delivered fairly. In a resolution adopted by the IOI Board of Directors on 18 May 2020, the IOI speaks out on this issue and calls on all Ombudsman institutions to redouble their efforts.
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2020-05-22
Board of Directors holds first electronic meeting due to Covid-19
On 18 May 2020 the IOI Board of Directors held its annual meeting to identify and discuss projects and priorities for the upcoming membership year. Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic, the Board held its annual meeting by electronic means for the first time and despite the challenge of a wide range of different time zones, 15 out of currently 20 Directors joined the videoconference hosted by the Office of IOI President and Ireland Ombudsman Peter Tyndall.
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2025-05-02
Una representante del Síndic de Greuges en el Consejo Asesor de Derechos Humanos de Cataluña
Mar Torrecillas, asesora del área de Seguridad Ciudadana y Justicia, es la representante de la institución del Síndic de Greuges en el nuevo Consejo Asesor de Derechos Humanos de Cataluña. Se trata de un órgano consultivo y asesor creado para garantizar el cumplimiento de los derechos humanos en Cataluña y para analizar y reflexionar sobre las políticas públicas relacionadas con los derechos humanos.
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2020-10-29
New GANHRI Chairperson vows to defend national human rights institutions
Dr Freddy Carrión Intriago, Ombudsman of Ecuador, was elected to the role by GANHRI members through an online voting procedure that concluded on 27 October 2020. This election follows the end of Carlos Alfonso Negret Mosquera’s term as Ombudsman of Colombia and as former Chairperson of GANHRI since March 2019.
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2020-05-11
Human Rights Defender initiates rapid proceeding on complaint about beating in psychiatric establishment
The Human Rights Defender started a discussion proceeding on his own initiative based on the statement about ill-treatment, including beating of the citizen’s son in the psychiatric establishment.
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2020-06-10
Tender for IOI regional subsidies 2020/2021
In its efforts to further increase its regional impact, the IOI will continue the regional subsidy programme for the membership year 2020/2021. IOI members wishing to apply for a regional subsidy are asked to fill in the IOI subsidy application form and submit their project proposal to the General Secretariat by 14 August 2020.
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2023-11-15
SPSO Complaints Improvement Conference - Flyer
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2020-05-22
IOI President talks on PHSO Radio Ombudsman podcast
In the 15th edition of the Radio Ombudsman podcast, IOI President Peter Tyndall talks to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Rob Behrens about the value of the international ombudsman community.
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2021-02-01
Fundamental rights in AI: What to consider
Artificial intelligence (AI) already plays a role in many decisions that affect our daily lives. It is therefore all the more important to make sure that fundamental rights standards are fully upheld when using AI.
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2023-07-11
Portugal - NPM Report 2022 - PT