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2018-12-05Man 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.
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2023-01-26
New Ombudsman of Nova Scotia appointed
The Province of Nova Scotia has appointed Christine Brennan as Ombudsman. The appointment, for a term of five years, is effective immediately.
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2018-11-28
Defensoría del Pueblo realizó el XIV Foro de Políticas Públicas
La Defensoría del Pueblo y el Consejo Consultivo de Género, realizó el XIV Foro de Políticas Públicas: Respuestas del Estado ante la Violencia Contra Las Mujeres; en el marco de la conmemoración del 25 de noviembre, Día Internacional para la Eliminación de la Violencia contra la Mujer.
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2018-11-26
Justice and protection for women as victims of domestic violence
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November should serve as a reminder to do more to secure the immediate protection and access to justice of women who are victims of domestic violence.
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2010-11-25
European Parliament passes resolution on European Ombudsman
Transparency and access to information is doing are vital to maintain citizens' trust in Europe, says a resolution passed by Parliament on Thursday. The European Commission must co-operate fully with the Ombudsman.
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2023-01-18
The Ombudsman's December 2022 News Summary
The Ombudsman's Office of Latvia has recently published its December 2022 News Summary containing news articles on the Ombudsman's Annual Conference on Human Rights and Good Governance, on the "Annual Award for Supporting People with Disabilities", or the office's support for the establishment of family courts in Latvia.
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2023-01-18
El Pacto contra la segregación escolar ha permitido reducir múltiples desequilibrios
El 10 de enero 2023 ha tenido lugar la séptima reunión de la Comisión de Seguimiento del Pacto contra la segregación escolar, impulsado por la institución del Síndic de Greuges de Cataluña y el Departamento de Educación. En el transcurso de esta reunión, se ha presentado el Informe de progreso sobre el desplieque del Decreto 11/2021.
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2023-01-18
The Pact against school segregation has reduced one fourth of education inequalities
The seventh meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Pact against school segregation, promoted by the Catalan Ombudsman and the Department of Education, was held on 10 January 2023. In the course of this meeting, the Progress report on the deployment of Decree 11/2021 was presented.
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2023-01-18
Child at risk of gang violence because of council failings
A four-year-old child was placed at risk of gang violence because Croydon council did not do enough to check on them and their mother when their uncle was released from prison and allowed to live with them, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found.
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2023-01-18The Ombudsman’s Office of the Republic of Latvia - December 2022 News Summary - EN
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2012-04-04
Azerbaijan - Annual Report 2004 EN
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2018-11-12
4th IOI Workshop for NPMs hosted in Copenhagen
The 4th IOI Workshop for NPMs took place in Copenhagen from 7 – 9 November 2018. The training event was generously hosted by the Office of the Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman and facilitated by the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT). It brought 35 participants from 23 different countries together to discuss the topic of an effective follow-up process to NPM recommendations.
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2010-11-24
Draft Programme
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2023-01-10
IOI Information Brochure (EN)
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2023-01-10
IOI Information Brochure (FR)
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2023-01-10
IOI Information Brochure (ES)
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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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2018-10-25
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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2018-10-22
Restituir el derecho de voto de las personas con discapacidad intelectual es la reparación de un perjuicio
En el año 2015 el Síndic emitió una resolución en que recomendaba una revisión y una reforma de la legislación para que todas las personas con discapacidad tuvieran el derecho a votar y a participar en la vida pública
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2018-10-09
Ombudsman presents study on relocation of asylum seekers
The Greek Ombudsman, Andreas Pottakis, presented his assessment on the relocation programme for asylum seekers which ran between September 2015 and September 2017, during the recent meeting of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) in Brussels, where he participates in the capacity of Regional Director.