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2016-02-19Unacceptable detention conditions and insufficient crime prevention in Québec’s inuit villages
In a report tabled on February 18, 2016, the Québec Ombudsman concluded that the detention conditions of detainees in Nunavik, a territority located north of the 55th parallel in Québec, are unnacceptable and that crime prevention measures are woefully lacking.
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2016-01-04
Ontario Ombudsman reports progress in municipal transparency
A new era of local government accountability begins January 1 when the Office of the Ontario Ombudsman takes on full oversight of municipalities, Acting Ombudsman Barbara Finlay said when she released the Office’s latest report.
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2015-10-16
Czech ombudsman criticises conditions in refugee facility
The severe conditions which children and families with children have to endure in Bělá-Jezová constitute a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Objectively speaking, children in the facility have worse living conditions than inmates in Czech prisons. Bělá-Jezová is a former military facility where the living conditions are, in many ways, much worse than those in Czech prisons.
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2015-12-02
Queensland Ombudsman presents Annual Report 2014/2015
The Queensland Ombudsman’s annual report shows an 11% increase in complaints received by the Office. The 2014-15 annual report was recently tabled in Parliament.
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2021-03-02Greenland - Ombudsmanden for Inatsisartut - Annual Report 2012 (Danish)
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2015-08-03
Annual Report 2014 published
The Complaints Commission of the Virgin Islands published the 2014 annual report, the 6th annual report since the commission’s appointment in 2009.
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2022-02-08
Municipal Ombudsman of Zürich - Annual Report 2020 - German
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2015-11-04
Guiding principles
The Ombudsman is a core institution of modern government with a role to promote and protect human rights, contribute to the maintenance of the rule of law and as a pathway to accessible, timely and effective administrative justice. As the Ombudsman has a significant role to keep the executive government to account, the Ombudsman and the Ombudsman’s office must act, and be seen to act, with a high degree of integrity and accountability.
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2020-11-30
Ombudsman's Casebook - Winter 2020
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2020-11-30
Guidance on UNHCR's Engagement with NHRIs
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2015-12-02
Victoria Ombudsman recommends reform of political donation laws
Rules governing donations to political candidates in Victoria are inadequate and should be reformed to protect both public confidence in the electoral system and the reputation of people standing for election. Such changes would be considered under the recommendation tabled by the Victorian Ombudsman in Parliament today.
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2016-01-18
Ombudsman probes criteria and procedures for procuring and withdrawing library materials
On January 12, the Ombudsman, Ms Connie Lau, announced a direct investigation into the criteria and procedures adopted by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) for procuring and withdrawing library materials to examine whether there are any inadequacies.
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2015-09-03
Ombudsman begins taking complaints about school boards September 1
Beginning with September 1, the Ontario Ombudsman is officially able to take complaints about the province’s 82 school boards. The historic new expansion of the Ombudsman’s mandate was granted with the passage of Bill 8, the Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act, 2014.
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2016-07-11
Ombudsman of Kosovo publishes Annual Report for 2015
Ombudsman of Kosovo Mr. Hilmi Jashari publishes Annual Report 2015 of the Ombudsperson Institution of Kosovo.
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2020-12-04
Ombudsman de l'Ontario - Communiqué de presse
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2015-07-23
Study visit of Macedonian delegation at Austrian Ombudsman Board
A delegation of the Macedonian NPM and the Macedonian Ombudsman visited the Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) as part of a “Twinning-Light”-Project. The Macedonian Delegation had the chance to learn about the work of the Austrian NPM, when dealing with Asylum-seekers and migrants. The Twinning-Light-Project is co-organised by the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Human Rights and co-funded by the EU.
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2015-09-09
Ombudsman Board presents Annual Report 2014
The Austrian Ombudsman Board (AOB) presents the international version of its Annual Report 2014. For the first time this report includes both, the AOB’s ex-post investigative proceedings relevant to human rights as well as the AOB’s mandate as the Austrian National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) in one volume.
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2016-03-14
37th Annual USOA Conference
The United States Ombudsman Association (USOA) will hold its 2016 Annual Conference from 17 – 21 October 2016 in Arlington, Virginia, at the Westin Arlington Gateway.
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2015-09-04
National Ombudsman notes Points for Improvement in Repatriation Process
A study by the National Ombudsman regarding repatriation processes concludes that some aspects of this procedure can be improved. The Ombudsman has made recommendations to the State Secretary of Security and Justice with regard to the availability of medical care, the accessibility of the complaints procedure, and the exchange of information. In his report, he also advocates multidisciplinary supervision of the entire repatriation process as well as standard investigation of incidents.
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2016-02-22
Ombudsman for Wales chairs Welsh Youth Homelessness Debate
The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales has chaired a key meeting on youth homelessness between Hollywood star Michael Sheen, the Welsh Government and housing charities.