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2023-08-18Ombudsman announces results from direct investigation into Government’s enforcement against defective sewage works of NTEHs
On 17 August 2023, the Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, announced at a press conference the completion of a direct investigation into the Government’s enforcement against defective sewage works of New Territories Exempted Houses (“NTEHs”) and made 10 recommendations for improvement to the Environmental Protection Department (“EPD”), the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (“FEHD”) and the Lands Department (“LandsD”).
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2023-08-17
The Commonwealth Ombudsman published a statement regarding his Office’s investigation „Lessons in Lawfulness“
On 2 August 2023, the Commonwealth Ombudsman, Iain Anderson, published a statement regarding his Office’s investigation, ‘Lessons in Lawfulness’ into Services Australia’s and the Department of Social Services’ response to the question of the lawfulness of income apportionment before 7 December 2020.
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2023-08-17
The Greek Ombudsman publishes a special report on harassment and sexual harassment at work
The report published by the Greek Ombudsman is a brief record of the findings from the cases handled by the Authority in the period 2011-2022 concerning harassment and sexual harassment in employment and at work. It offers the reader a broad overview of the institutional framework, on the national, European and international level, for the prevention and investigation of harassment and sexual harassment, as well as the imposition of effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions.
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2023-08-17
United Nations concerned at high rates of juvenile and Māori imprisonment
The United Nations Committee against Torture has called on the New Zealand Government to reduce the disproportionately high number of Māori in prisons and to improve the conditions of people in detention, noting that transformational change is needed. It also expressed concern about the use of pretrial detention, and lack of time limits for pretrial detention. Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier says the UN’s findings echo the concerns he has repeatedly raised in many of his inspection reports, including in prisons and health and disability facilities.
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2023-08-17
The Human Rights Ombudsman attends a seminar on preserving the psychophysical health of families of children with special needs
On 9 August 2023, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina participated in the seminar entitled Ohranjanje psihofizičnega zdravja družin otrok s posebnimi potrebami (Preserving the psychophysical health of families of children with special needs), organised by Zveza Sožitje in Izola. Ombudsman Svetina believes that it is important that we are aware of the importance of preserving the psychophysical health of families every day, especially in these times when many families are facing the consequences of the natural disaster.
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2023-08-17
Webinar on Addressing Gender-Based Violence and Harassment
Join the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC), the research and training arm of the African Ombudsman and Mediators' Association (AOMA) for the thought-provoking webinar on "Addressing Gender-based violence and Harassment: The Ombudsman's Role in Ensuring Women's safety and empowerment" on Tuesday, 29 August 2023 from 10 am - 11:30 am (GMT+2), organised in collaboration with the International Ombudsman Institute.
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2023-08-24Pilot Scheme on Community Care Service Voucher for the Elderly.jpg
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2023-08-24
The People's Advocate of Moldova - Special report on monitoring the rights of refugees - EN.JPG
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2023-08-24
The people's advocate of Moldowa - Special report on monitoring the rights of refugees - EN.pdf
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2023-08-25
Ombudsman Englman addresses participants of the symposium on persons with disability.jpg
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2023-08-24
The People's Advocate published report on monitoring the rights of refugees in the country
In the first half of 2023, the Ombudsman of the Republic of Moldova continued to carry out a careful and exhaustive analysis of the way in which the national public authorities managed the situation of foreign refugees on the territory of the country as a result of the armed conflict in Ukraine. As a result of this monitoring, the People’s Advocate together with his team prepared a detailed report, which was published now.
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2023-08-24
Second International Ombuds Expo 2024 to be held in Gaborone from 29 July to 2 August 2024
Advocate Stephen Tiroyakgosi, the Ombudsman and Human Rights Commissioner of the Republic of Botswana, is pleased to announce that the Second International Ombud Expo will be held in Gaborone, Botswana from 29 July to 2 August 2024. For the announcements in English, French and Spanish kindly see the download section in the article.
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2023-08-24
The Federal Public Defenders' Office releases a report on the human rights situation in Brazil
In order to point out concerns related to human rights in recent years, the Federal Public Defenders' Office (DPU) released the Defenders’ Report "The situation of Human Rights in Brazil". The document spans 354 pages and outlines the need for the Brazilian State to channel investments into structural solutions that prioritize vulnerable populations.
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2023-08-25
Federal Public Defender's Office - Defender's report on the situation of human rights of Brazil - EN.pdf
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2023-08-25
"Accessibility and Customization of the Investigation Procedure for Persons with Disability" - Symposium for the staff of the Office of the Ombudsman of Israel
On 9 July 2023, the staff of the Office of the Ombudsman participated in a symposium on the topic "Accessibility and Customization of the Investigation Procedure for Persons with Disability". The symposium, which took place at the main office of the Ombudsman in Jerusalem, focused on the verbal and written communication between staff of the Office of the Ombudsman and complainants with disability. The symposium was chaired by a blind staff member of the Office of the Ombudsman.
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2023-08-24
Ombudsman announces results of direct investigation into Pilot Scheme on Community Care Service Voucher for the Elderly
On 17 August 2023, the Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, announced at a press conference the completion of a direct investigation into the Pilot Scheme on Community Care Service Voucher for the Elderly and made 11 recommendations to the Social Welfare Department for improvement.
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2023-08-24
Provincial Ombudsman Sindh emphasizes on integrated approach for reducing stunting
On 10 August 2023, the Provincial Ombudsman Sindh chaired a meeting on the Program to reduce stunting. Project coordinators from the Livestock & Fisheries, the Agriculture, the Population Welfare, and the Health departments of the Government of Sindh, as well as the DHO Tharparkar, Thardeep and Thar Foundation participated in the meeting, discussing the implementation strategy for recommendations of the study “Assessment of malnutrition (stunting) in district Tharparkar”.
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2023-08-24
Reminder: International Conference of Ombudsman to be held in Rome
The Difensore Civico della Regione Lazio (Ombudsman of the Lazio Region) is organizing the International Conference of Ombudsman titled "The Role of Ombudsman in the world: Between reality and possibility", which will take place from 21 to 22 September 2023 in Rome. The programme is available now.
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2023-08-25
Provincial Ombudsman, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa inaugurated a regional office and held awareness raising campaign about the Ombudsman institution at Swat
The Hon'ble Provincial Ombudsman, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Syed Jamalud Din Shah, inaugurated the Ombudsman Regional Office on August 08, 2023. Alongside the inauguration, an awareness campaign to the public about the role and responsibilities of the Ombudsman Institution took place at the University of Swat. This awareness raising campaign was supported by the IOI's Regional Subsidies Program.
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2021-04-13
The Ombudsman and Direct Provision - Update for 2020.pdf
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