Search for
Your search results for „the”
-
2018-09-17Cage beds must be abandoned in care of disabled people
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has stated that the use of cage beds can be considered to offend human dignity and must therefore be stopped immediately.
-
2014-02-24Occasional Paper #40
The Parliamentary Commissioner - The ombudsman for Parliament (1987) Charles D. Ablard Mr. Ablard is a Washington, D.C. Solicitor.
-
2022-04-28
Ontario Ombudsman Special Report - Lost Opportunities - EN
-
2018-08-21
New Commissioners promise to serve Kenyans
A week after assuming office at the Commission, three new Commissioners have reiterated their resolve to live up to the expectations of the Kenyan public and serve them with utmost dedication and humility.
-
2020-04-17
new conference date
-
2018-10-30
Chief Ombudsman says Annual Report highlights significant progress
Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has released his Annual Report for 2017/18. The Report shows increased clearance rates for complaints, and also a significant lift in his Office’s public profile through the release of the publication of our investigations, more guidance material, and our extensive training and assistance for government agencies.
-
2018-04-30
40th Anniversary celebrations start with side event at UN headquarters in New York
On 30 April 2018 the IOI organized a side event at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York to mark the 40th anniversary of its establishment in 1978. The event provided a platform for exchange between the United Nations and the Ombudsman community, as well as the perfect setting for the launch of the IOI’s most recent publication on “A Mission to Justice – The International Ombudsman Institute 1978-2018”.
-
2018-06-20
Memorandum of Understanding between General Inspection Organization and Anti-Corruption Directorate of Azerbaijan
The General Inspection Organization (the GIO) of Islamic Republic of Iran hosted Deputy Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Director of the Anti-corruption Directorate with the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan during June 17 - 21, 2018. Both organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding to boost cooperation in the fields of complaint management and anti-corruption activities.
-
2020-08-31
Newborn removal without notice
Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children has been using its powers to remove newborn pēpi (baby) from their parents under a without notice Court order more by routine than exception, says Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier.
-
2018-08-16
Best Practice Paper Issue 3 to be launched at Belfast conference on own initiative investigations
The IOI’s 3rd Best Practice Paper will be officially launched by IOI President Peter Tyndall at the IOI Conference on Own Initiative Investigations, which will be hosted by the Office of the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO) and held in Belfast on 22 and 23 October 2018.
-
2019-04-25
London council and care home amend policies after giving confusing information about fees
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and Moreland House care home have agreed to change their charging policies after a resident paid too much for her care, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has said.
-
2018-05-22
Mandate of Human Rights Defender expanded significantly following constitutional amendments
Under the new Constitution of 2015 the mandate of the Human Rights Defender (HRD) has been expanded by including the power to facilitate the improvement of the regulatory legal acts related to human rights and freedoms. Following the Constitutional Amendments, a new Constitutional Law on Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia was adopted in December 2016. Within this constitutional function, a new practice of drafting laws by the HRD Office is being exercised.
-
2018-06-19
Ombudsmen urge government to speed up hurricane recovery
National Ombudsman of the Netherlands Reinier van Zutphen and Ombudsman of St. Maarten Nilda Arduin are both urging the government of St. Maarten to make haste with the recovery and reconstruction of St. Maarten, as the peak of the 2018 hurricane season is nearing.
-
2023-07-07
Ombudsman State of Schleswig-Holstein – Annual Report on Social Affairs 2015 (GER)
-
2022-07-12
Legal Foundations
-
2022-04-22
Síndic de Greuges de Catalunya - Annual Report 2021 - EN
-
2022-04-22
Síndic de Greuges de Catalunya - Annual Report 2021 - EN
-
2018-12-05
Man overcharged for hospital stay complains to Ombudsman
A man complained to Ombudsman Peter Tyndall after he was charged 1,500€ for a number of hospital stays. This was despite a cap of 750€ on such charges at the time. The man, who suffers from a severe kidney condition, was admitted to two different hospitals over 12 months. He spent a total of 30 nights in hospital. At the time there was a 75€ per day charge for a hospital stay.
-
2022-05-04
Nova Scotia Ombudsman William A. Smith retiring
Nova Scotia Ombudsman William A. Smith will retire effective June 30, Premier Tim Houston announced today, May 3.
-
2019-04-17
Fines Victoria’s errors and delays create anxiety and frustration
Victorians have had their licences wrongly suspended or been treated as if they are liable for fines when they have committed no offence, due to Fines Victoria’s errors and delays, the Victorian Ombudsman has found.
