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2023-03-23El Síndic de Greuges da un paso más en la defensa de los niños
La síndica de greuges de Cataluña, Esther Giménez-Salinas ha firmado un convenio de colaboración con la directora general del Casal dels Infants, Rosa Balaguer, con la voluntad de fortalecer la defensa de los derechos de los niños en Cataluña.
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2022-06-21Federal Ombudsman - Annual Report - 2021 - Highlights - EN
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2022-06-21
Federal Ombudsman - Annual Report - 2021 - Highlights - EN
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2019-05-24
Ombudsman Ontario - Registration now open for Sharpening Your Teeth 2019
Join us in Toronto this coming October for the Ontario Ombudsman's internationally recognized training course for ombudsmen and administrative investigators, "Sharpening Your Teeth: Advanced Investigative Training for Administrative Watchdogs"!
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2018-06-25
Ombudsman tables Annual Report 2017
Victoria Pearman, Ombudsman for Bermuda, has submitted her Annual Report for 2017 to the Speaker of the House of Assembly in accordance with her statutory duty under the Ombudsman Act 2004. The Report was tabled in the House of Assembly on 22 June 2018 and is available to the public. The Report is structured around the Ombudsman's strategic aims which include: greater public access, greater public awareness, and championing best practice.
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2018-05-25
Ombudsman published first report on water billing and disconnection practices
In April 2018, the Office of the Ombudsman in the Kingdom of Tonga published its first report. Although the Office had been established in 2001 (formerly as the Office of the Commissioner for Public Relations), the respective Act did not allow for reports to be published. An amendment to the Act effective in December 2016 now allows for the Ombudsman to publish reports.
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2022-06-29
Invitation - International Mediation Congress - EN
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2018-10-30
QMU online Master’s degree in dispute resolution
Since January 2015 Queen Margaret University (QMU) has delivered an entirely online Master’s Degree in Dispute Resolution. The underpinning philosophy of the course is combining practical experience of dispute resolution with the latest academic thought and research, to provide students with enhanced transferable theoretical knowledge and practical skills.
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2018-06-14
Victorian Ombudsman tables report on poor communication and delay exacerbated distress of taxi licence holders
Taxi and hire car licence holders were given the “bureaucratic run-around” when seeking payments from the Fairness Fund set up by the state government to provide them prompt financial assistance, the Victorian Ombudsman has found. Tabling her Investigation into the administration of the Fairness Fund for taxi and hire car licence holders in the Victorian Parliament today, Ombudsman Deborah Glass said the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources had executed its management of the Fund poorly.
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2019-05-07
Ombudsperson calls for independent oversight of municipal RCMP police lockups
After receiving several complaints to his office, Ombudsperson Jay Chalke is raising concerns about a gap in oversight of municipal lockups in municipalities that are policed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
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2018-10-25
New ENNHRI Chair elected
The European Network for National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) held its General Assembly Meeting and Annual Conference in Athens from the 24th to the 25th of October 2018. During these two days, representatives of NHRIs and Ombudsman Institutions attended this conference on “Ombudsman Institutions and other institutions under threat”.
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2018-08-28
USOA 39th Annual Conference
The 2018 Annual Conference of the United States Ombudsman Association (USOA) will be held from 24 – 28 September 2018 in Portland, Oregon, at the Courtyard Marriott, Portland City Center.
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2019-01-02
Second Ombudsman appointed
On 17 December 2018 Ms Gwendoline E. Mossel took the oath of office before Parliament. Ms Mossel has officially assumed her post as the country’s second Ombudsman on 1 January 2019. She follows Dr. Rachnilda Arduin, who was honorably discharged on 31 December 2018.
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2022-06-15
Ombudsman City of Montréal - Annual Report 2021
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2022-06-15
Ombudsman City of Montréal - Annual Report 2021
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2018-09-19
Investigations up for Victorian Ombudsman
In her annual report released today, 19 of September 2019, the Victorian Ombudsman said it was encouraging that of the 119 recommendations she made to state and local government over the 12-month period, 98 per cent were accepted.
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2018-11-02
IGT Ali Noroozi steps down
Ali Noroozi will be stepping down as the Australian Inspector-General of Taxation (IGT) on Monday 5 November 2018. Mr Noroozi held the office since November 2008.
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2018-10-29
Control Yuan requests Council of Agriculture to improve regulatory mechanism
Climate change has a comprehensive impact on our lives. How to adjust social and economic development models to enable people to adapt to the impacts of climate change has become a major focus. In response to the climate change issue, the Control Yuan urges Council of Agriculture to improve its regulatory mechanism.
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2019-05-09
Hawke’s Bay prisoners’ conditions and treatment improving
The Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier says Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison has made significant progress towards improving prisoners’ safety but has been slow to improve conditions for remand and at risk prisoners.
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2018-07-30
Commonwealth Ombudsman investigates decisions of Department of Veteran’s Affairs
On 30 July 2018, the Commonwealth Ombudsman, Michael Manthorpe, released a report on the investigation of the actions and decisions of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) in relation to a complaint made by a veteran with over 30 years of service to Australia, and the difficulties he faced in accessing his correct entitlements.