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2018-11-28Children’s Advocate appointed
The Ombudsman of Namibia announced the appointment of Ms Ingrid Husselmann as the Deputy Chief, effective 1 November 2018. As the Deputy Chief, Ms Husselmann will lead and oversee the operational management of the Division: Human Rights and Legal services. She will also serve as the Children’s Advocate in the Office of the Ombudsman.
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2019-02-11
Human Rights Defender reports on monitoring visit to “Dzorak” mental health care center
Out of date food, expired medications and medical supplies, overcrowding and other gross breaches. The Human Rights Defender has summed up the results of the monitoring visit to “Dzorak” mental health care center of the RA Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.
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2023-06-09
La sindica firmó un convenio con la Agencia de la Vivienda de Cataluña
El viernes 2 de junio, la síndica, Esther Giménez-Salinas, y la directora de la Agencia de la Vivienda de Cataluña, Sílvia Grau, han firmado un convenio de colaboración en relación con la Red de servicios de mediación en materia de vivienda.
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2018-12-12
40th USOA annual conference to be held in Hawaii
The 40th Annual Conference of the United States Ombudsman Association (USOA) will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii from 18 – 20 September 2019. The conference is hosted by the Office of the Ombudsman of Hawaii, since 2019 also marks the 50th anniversary of the institution.
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2019-01-08
Victorian Ombudsman presents video of 2018 investigation reports
This year, Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass prepared a video of the “2018 year in review” presenting the nine investigation reports tabled by the Victorian Ombudsman throughout the year.
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2019-01-15
Ombudsman welcomes scheme for clients who lost adoption fees
Irish Ombudsman and IOI President, Peter Tyndall, has welcomed the Irish government’s decision to establish a scheme to repay clients who lost money following the closure of an adoption agency in 2015. The scheme is being set up following extensive discussions between the Irish Ombudsman, the Adoption Authority of Ireland, and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs.
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2019-10-08
When is a complaint to a council not considered a complaint?
Many Victorian councils are understating the number of complaints they receive, raising concerns they are failing to deal with dissatisfaction from their communities, Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass has found.
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2019-01-14
Annual meeting of IOI Board of Directors to be held in Mérida (Mexico)
The annual meeting of the IOI Board of Directors will be held from 14 – 16 May 2019 in Mérida (Mexico). The Board accepted the generous invitation of Mr Luis Raúl González Pérez, President of the National Commission for Human Rights (CNDH) to host this event in 2019.
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2019-01-16
Sha Abdul Latif University pays service dues on orders of Ombudsman Sindh
A retired government employee approached the Provincial Ombudsman Sindh, Mr. Asad Ashraf Malik with the complaint that Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur did not pay her outstanding pension and commutation dues and was delaying the matter on one pretext or the other. Ombudsman Sindh, Mr. Asad Ashraf Malik, issued directives to the authorities concerned to initiate enquiry in the matter.
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2019-01-10
Ombudsman of Thailand welcomes ACRC Korea for implementation of bilateral MOU
During 20 – 21 November 2018, General Viddhavat Rajatanun, Chief Ombudsman of Thailand, and Mr. Boon Tapanadul, Ombudsman, as well as Mr. Raksagecha Chaechai, Secretary-General of the Office of the Ombudsman and executives, welcomed the delegation from the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) of the Republic of Korea, led by Mr. Kwon Kunsang, Director-General of the Ombudsman Bureau.
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2019-08-19
Ombudsman closely cooperates with National Human Rights Commission of Korea
Azerbaijani Ombudsman closely cooperates with National Human Rights Commission of Korea and Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) for capacity building of the staff.
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2019-01-15
Ombudsman representatives participate in EU-CoE conference on non-discrimination
The representatives of the Azerbaijani Ombudsman Institute (NHRI) participated at the EU-CoE jointly organized international conference on “Non-Discrimination as one of the main values in modern societies” held on 17-18 December 2018, in Moldova, Chisinau.
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2022-09-14Victorian Ombudsman - Special Report - Youth Worker's access to private informaton about children - 2022
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2018-11-07
Poldershop on General Data Protection Regulation
Can the data protection agency inspect an ombudsman institution? This was one of the questions that came up during the Poldershop on the General Data Protection Regulation at Schiphol airport on Monday 5 November. The Poldershop was organised by the Dutch National Ombudsman at the request of the IOI European Board.
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2018-11-19
Ombudsman of Portugal and Turkey launch partnership under EU program
The partnership between the Ombudsman of Portugal and his Turkish counterpart was officially launched on Monday 12th of November in Ankara with a kick-off meeting between the teams from both institutions. The meeting followed the Portuguese Ombudsman selection by the European Union for a twinning project to reinforce the technical training of the Turkish Ombudsman staff.
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2019-11-18
Forbidding smoking in cells at Helsinki Prison
According to Deputy-Ombudsman Pasi Pölönen, more precise regulation is required concerning smoking bans in prisons. Any lack of clarity in regulations should be urgently rectified because the health of personnel working in prisons and of prisoners who do not smoke must be safeguarded.
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2022-11-04
Equite dans le programme d'aide au revenu
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2019-11-05
12th IOI World Conference - Registration now open
Register now for the 12th IOI world conference in Dublin, May 2020 Regístrese ahora para la 12a Conferencia Mundial en Dublin, mayo 2020 Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant à la 12ème Conférence mondiale de l'IIO à Dublin, en mai 2020.
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2019-01-09
Concept document on combating criminal subculture in penitentiary institutions
The Human Rights Defender published a Concept document on Combating Criminal Subculture in Penitentiary Institutions of the Ministry of Justice in the form of an ad hoc thematic report. The Criminal Subculture (informal prison hierarchy) in Penitentiary Institutions and its impact on the relations between persons deprived of liberty and on the penitentiary system have been comprehensively reviewed and monitored by using special tools and criteria.
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2022-09-14
Ombudsman Latvia - Newsletter July-August 2022