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2017-12-13Se presentó la segunda maratón de la Defensoría del Pueblo de Santa Fe
Este año la actividad lleva como consigna “Por la educación vial”. La largada se realizará el próximo domingo a las 8 horas desde la rotonda grande de la costanera este. La inscripción puede realizarse a través de www.defensoriasantafe.gob.ar
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2017-12-13
REMINDER: Best Practice Paper on securing effective change
Guided by the objective to provide Ombudsman institutions worldwide with best practice papers on Ombudsman-related topics, the IOI is pleased to circulate a draft of the 2nd Issue on “Securing effective change – how to make recommendations that bring about sustainable improvement to public administration” to the wider membership for comments, remarks and input.
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2017-12-12
Ombudsman Sindh commitment to ensure protection of citizen’s rights
Provincial Ombudsman Sindh Mr. Asad Ashraf Malik presented his institution’s 2016 Annual Report to Governor Sindh. The Report details a year’s work, reiterating its commitment to provide administrative justice and protection of citizens’ rights.
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2017-12-12
Ombudsman observes - mental health services in central region require extra efforts
On 5 December 2017, Malawi Ombudsman Martha Chizuma released a systemic report titled “Out of Sight, Out of Mind.” This is a report on an investigation into allegations of maladministration in the mental health service delivery and injustices on patients with mental disorders in the Central Region of Malawi.The full report is available here.
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2017-12-11
Aage Thor Falkanger re-elected as Ombudsman
Norwegian Parliamentary Ombudsman Aage Thor Falkanger was re-elected for another term of four years by the Parliament in November 2017. The Ombudsman is appointed by the Norwegian Parliament to safeguard the rights of individual citizens in their dealings with the public administration.
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2017-12-11
Death of woman from anorexia was avoidable, Ombudsman rules
A young woman’s death from anorexia nervosa would have been prevented had the NHS provided appropriate care and treatment, according to a Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) report published today (Friday 8 December 2017).
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2017-12-11
Second European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey - Main results
On 6 December 2017, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) published its “Second European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey (EU-MIDIS II): main results” report. Nearly a decade since FRA carried out a similar survey, the findings underline the need for specific and stronger measures to provide legal protection against discrimination coupled with effective sanctions.
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2017-12-11
Much support for Polish High Commissioner of Human Rights for the institutions‘ anniversary
IOI Secretary General Günther Kräuter congratulated Polish Ombudsman Adam Bodnar in Warsaw for the 30th anniversary of his institution. He furthermore stressed the importance of independence of Ombudsman institutions. IOI Europe president Rafael Ribo also expressed his concern about the human rights situation in Poland and other European countries.
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2022-08-12
Tender for IOI regional subsidies 2022/2023
In their efforts to further increase the regional impact of the IOI, the members of the IOI Board of Directors decided at their Board meeting held in New York City in May 2022 to continue the regional subsidy programme for the membership year 2022/2023.
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2017-12-04
Petri Jääskeläinen continues as Ombudsman
Doctor of Laws Petri Jääskeläinen has been re-elected to serve as Parliamentary Ombudsman for a term of four years. His term will begin on 1 January 2018 and end on 31 December 2021. The election of Dr. Jääskeläinen was confirmed at the plenary session on 21 November 2017. Dr. Jääskeläinen was the only person who had submitted his candidature for the post.
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2017-12-04
La Defensoría del Pueblo de Santa Fe atendió más de 1.100 casos de mujeres víctimas de violencia en los últimos doce meses
La cifra fue dada a conocer por el Defensor del Pueblo, Raúl Lamberto, durante una conferencia de prensa realizada este martes en la ciudad de Santa Fe, en el marco del Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Violencia contra la Mujer que se conmemoró el 25 de noviembre pasado. Del total, más de 600 casos corresponden al Centro de Asistencia a la Víctima de la ciudad de Rosario y 225 al de la capital provincial.
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2017-12-04
Investigation into the management of maintenance claims against public housing tenant
As a result of a number of complaints to the Ombudsman and wider community concern, the Ombudsman conducted an investigation into the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Housing's processes for determining and pursuing maintenance debts against public housing tenants. The investigation found that many public housing tenants were charged thousands of dollars for the repair of damaged public housing, even when there was no evidence they caused the damage. The investigation also found that the department was wasting public resources and breaching its responsibility as a Model Litigant by making unreasonable demands for cost recovery and pursing claims to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
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2022-08-11
Ontario Ombudsman publishes Annual Report 2021-2022
Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé on August 10, 2022 reported that public concerns and complaints to the provincial watchdog have returned almost to pre-pandemic levels. His office fielded 25,161 complaints and inquiries in fiscal 2021-2022, an increase of 25% over the previous year. Most (52%) were resolved in two weeks or less.
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2022-08-11Ombudsman Ontario - Annual Report 2021-2022 - EN
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2022-08-11
L'Ombudsman de l'Ontario - Rapport annuel 2021-2022 - FR
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2017-11-30
Concern about routine strip searching and high incidence of force and restraint in women’s prison
Female prisoners in Victoria’s main women’s prison are being routinely strip searched, in what Ombudsman Deborah Glass has described as a “humiliating, degrading and undignified practice”. Tabling the Implementing OPCAT in Victoria: report and inspection of the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in Victorian Parliament, Ms Glass said an independent inspection had uncovered some serious issues.
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2017-11-30
Las Defensorías y su rol para abordar el consumo problemático de sustancias
La Defensoría de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes de Santa Fe junto a la Defensoría del Pueblo de Santa Fe y UNICEF Argentina realizaron la jornada taller sobre el rol de las Defensorías en el abordaje del consumo problemático de sustancias. La actividad se desarrolló en la ciudad de Santa Fe en el marco del último plenario anual de la Asociación de Defensores del Pueblo de la República Argentina (Adpra) donde también se abordaron otros temas.
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2017-11-29
Representative of the Ombudsman Office attended international event held in Uzbekistan
An international conference on “Comparative Indicators for Measuring Progress in Human Rights” was co-organized in Uzbekistan by UN, OSCE, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation and the National Center on Human Rights of Uzbekistan. The Head of the Ombudsman's Unit for Civil and Political Rights attended the event.
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2017-11-29
Responsibility to protect – guidelines for NHRIs and Ombudspersons
The Special Adviser of the United Nations Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect, Mr. Ivan Simonovic, shared a document on "Accountability for Atrocity Crimes Prevention: Implementation Guidance for National Human Rights Institutions and Ombudspersons" with the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI).
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2017-11-27
Control Yuan defiende el derecho a la educación de los estudiantes de zonas rurales
La intensificación del proceso de urbanización en años recientes, ha motivado la escasez de recursos didácticos para los estudiantes de las zonas rurales, abriendo aún más la brecha entre las zonas rurales y las zonas urbanas. Por este motivo, el Yuan de Control (YC) inició una investigación sobre los problemas de la educación en zonas rurales, la situación de los recursos asignados y su eficacia.