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2017-12-11Aage 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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2017-12-05
Upholding Administrative Fairness in B.C.: Annual Report 2016-2017
British Columbia’s Ombudsperson Jay Chalke released his 2016-2017 Annual Report on 7 November 2017. The Report details a year’s work upholding administrative fairness across B.C.’s more than 2,800 provincial and local public authorities.
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2017-12-05
IOI issues statement of support for Public Defender
On behalf of IOI community, IOI President Peter Tyndall and IOI Secretary General Kräuter issued a statement of solidarity with the Office of the Public Defender of Georgia.
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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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2017-11-29
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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2017-11-29Accountability for Atrocity Crimes Prevention - Implementation Guidance for NHRIs and Ombudspersons (August 2017) - EN
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2017-11-24
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2017-11-21
Austria - Report on NPM activities 2016 - EN
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2017-11-20
New South Wales Ombudsman publishes Annual Report 2016-17
Professor John McMillan AO, Acting New South (NSW) Ombudsman, released his annual report for 2016-17. During the reporting year, the office dealt with a broad range of issues, including public housing maintenance, water regulation, disability accommodation and support services, school student suspensions, debt recovery, guardianship, prisoner health services, and out-of-home care services for children.
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2017-11-17
New Commonwealth Ombudsman and annual reports published
The Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman (the Office) has produced three annual reports: Commonwealth Ombudsman Annual Report 2016–17, ACT Ombudsman Annual Report 2016–17 and the ACT Judicial Council Annual Report 2016–17 (not published online). This year marked the 40th anniversary of the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman. While it was an occasion to reflect on its many achievements of the past 40 years, the Office looks with excitement to the future.
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2017-11-16
Banking Ombudsman issues 2016 Annual Report
The Banking Mohtasib (Ombudsman) Pakistan has issued the twelfth Annual Report for the year ending 31 December, 2016. Like the previous reports, the current annual report also includes analysis of systemic deficiencies and control weaknesses in banks which the Banking Mohtasib came across during the course of investigations of complaints in the year under review.
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2017-11-02
Defensoría de NNYA Santa Fe - Reporte anual 2017
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2017-10-31
La Procuración Penitenciaria remitió un informe de seguimiento al Comité de Derechos Humanos de la ONU
El informe fue elaborado en el marco del seguimiento de las Observaciones Finales del Comité de Derechos Humanos del año 2016 (disponible acá) sobre el quinto informe periódico de Argentina, en particular las observaciones sobre tortura y malos tratos (párr.14) y sobre condiciones de detención (párr. 24). En el transcurso de nueve años se han investigado y documentado 4312 casos de tortura y malos tratos.
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2017-10-30
Ciclo de cine en la cárcel de Ezeiza
Desde la Procuración Penitenciaria junto con el Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA) y la Academia de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas de la Argentina y con la colaboración del Servicio Penitenciario Federal, se llevó adelante un nuevo ciclo de cine en la cárcel de Ezeiza.
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2017-10-27
Propone Ombudsman nacional replantear la alerta de violencia de género ante falta de resultados deseables
Luis Raúl González Pérez presentó el diagnóstico de la Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos (CNDH) como integrante de los grupos de trabajo que dan seguimiento a los procedimientos de Alertas de Violencia de Género contra las Mujeres. La CNDH destaca la necesidad de revisar y replantear el mecanismo de alerta de violencia de género contra las mujeres, ya que los resultados que produce no son los deseables.
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2017-10-27
9th International Conference of Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces (ICOAF) - Press Release
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2017-10-25
Annual Report: Ombudsman more relevant, higher impact than ever
Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has released the Ombudsman’s Annual Report for 2016/17, saying it shows his Office is having a greater impact in more areas and on more lives so that people are treated fairly in New Zealand.
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2017-10-24
Normantas appointed as head of the Seimas Ombudsmen's Office for the second term
The Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania appointed a lawyer, a social scientist and former Justice of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania as head of the Seimas Ombudsmen's Office for the second term of office.