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2019-06-19UPR recommendations on Armenia discussed from human rights perspective in public hearings
On April 5th, a public hearing on the “National Human Rights agenda: UN Universal Periodic Review” was held in the National Assembly of Armenia with the participation of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia and civil society organizations, representatives of public authorities, media, diplomatic missions and international organizations.
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2019-12-02
BC Ombudsperson able to investigate whistleblower allegations under new law
Since 1 December 2019 British Colombia, Canada, has a new law that gives current and former provincial government employees a way to bring forward concerns about wrongdoing in workplace. The Public Interest Disclosure Act gives the Ombudsperson a new statutory mandate to conduct whistleblowing investigations if employees do not wish to report those concerns internally to their employer.
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2019-05-17
Victorian Ombudsman’s latest OPCAT investigation
In 2017, the Australian Government announced its intention to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT) treaty. Since then, the Victorian Ombudsman has been actively investigating the practical changes needed to implement OPCAT in Victoria.
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2019-06-07
USOA’s 2019 annual conference – registration now open
The Hawaii Office of the Ombudsman and the United States Ombudsman Association (USOA) Board of Directors invite you to join the 40th Annual USOA Conference, which will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii from 18 – 20 September 2019. Registration is now open!
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2019-05-21
Ombudsman publishes summaries of selected cases and 2018 Year in Review in Cayman Islands
The Office of the Ombudsman has added a new section to their website. Summaries of selected cases can be found under the “Outcomes” tab at Ombudsman.ky. These summaries provide insight into specific cases dealt with by the Ombudsman and include details about the resolution of those cases.
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2019-04-29
Ombudsman and Ministry of Health and Population train South East Zone Hospital Ombudsman
In its continued efforts in improving health service delivery the Office of the Ombudsman (OoO) in collaboration with the Quality Management Department of the Ministry of Health and Population is conducting a training for Hospital Ombudsman from the South East zone health facilities. The training was held at Palm Valley Lodge in Thyolo from the 17th to 18th of April, 2019.
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2022-10-10Public Defender of Georgia - Updates about Activities - September 2022
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2022-10-05
Ombudsman WA - Annual Report 2021-2022
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2019-04-23
ODIHR publishes opinion on draft law relating to appointment of Supreme Court judges
Following the appeal of the Public Defender of Georgia, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) published a legal opinion relating to the draft law on the appointment of Supreme Court judges on 17 April 2019.
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2022-10-04
Public Defender of Czech Republic - Annual Report - 2021 - EN
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2022-10-03
Alberta Ombudsman - Annual Report - 2021/2022 - EN
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2019-04-10
Chief Ombudsman welcomes new Oranga Tamariki role
The Chief Ombudsman, Peter Boshier, is welcoming the opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of children and young people within the state care and youth justice system. Mr Boshier is responding to the government’s announcement of proposals aimed at strengthening the independent oversight of the Oranga Tamariki system and children’s issues.
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2024-11-27
El Síndic de Greuges de Cataluña debatió el Informe del Mecanismo Catalán para la Prevención de la Tortura en la Comisión del Síndic
El 18 de noviembre de 2024 se ha debatido en la Comisión del Síndic el informe del Mecanismo Catalán para la Prevención de la Tortura (MCPT) de 2023. El MCPT visitó veintinueve centros con personas privadas de libertad e hizo recomendaciones para garantizar sus derechos. El trabajo en los centros penitenciarios es fundamental para garantizar la reinserción, pero la oferta es insuficiente y poco útil.
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2022-10-18
Commonwealth Ombudsman - Article - Implementation of Recommendations
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2014-02-24
Occasional Paper #22
A critique of the Japanese study group's report on the ombudsman (1983) Donald C. Rowat
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2019-03-25
EU Commissioners meet with three Ombudsman to discuss situation of asylum seekers and refugees
The Basque Ombudsman, Manuel Lezertua, the Greek Ombudsman, Andreas Pottakis and the Dutch Ombudsman, Reinier van Zutphen, spoke with two commissioners of the European Commission on Tuesday 19 March. The topic was the integration of asylum seekers and refugees and relocation.
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2019-04-15
Roundtable discussion sparks talks for action and change
The Ombudsman in conjunction with the Commonwealth Secretariat recently held roundtable discussions on equality and inclusion understood in the context of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRH) in Namibia. The discussions also included the context of sexual orientation and gender identity in Namibia. The week-long discussions saw stakeholders from the Education, civil society; NGOs, government and other sectors share their experiences and challenges pertaining to the two issues at hand.
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2020-06-09
IOI 2021 World Conference - new website address
New dates (23 - 28 May 2021) have been agreed for the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) 12th General Assembly and World Conference in Dublin. Se han acordado nuevas fechas (23 – 28 de mayo de 2021) para celebrar la 12ª Conferencia Mundial y Asamblea General del Instituto Internacional del Ombudsman (IIO) en Dublín. De nouvelles dates ont été fixées pour la 12e Conférence mondiale de l’Institut International de l’Ombudsman (l’IIO) ayant lieu à Dublin : 23 – 28 mai 2021
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2019-05-15
Ombudsman of Hong Kong SAR monitors street cleansing services and Government’s management of public toilets
The Ombudsman of Hong Kong SAR, Ms Winnie Chiu, announced on 15 May 2019 two direct investigations to examine: the monitoring of outsourced street cleansing services by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) and the Government’s management of public toilets.
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2022-09-28
Ombudsman Nova Scotia - Annual Report 21/21 - EN