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2017-10-25Annual 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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2017-10-24Control Yuan holds seniors’ human rights seminar in early response to greying population trend
The Control Yuan (CY) held the 2017 Seniors’ Human Rights Seminar on 29 September, two days ahead of the United Nations International Day of Older Persons. Government officials, expert scholars and leading professionals were invited to take part for discussions on issues related to human rights for the elderly.
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2017-10-23Councils reminded of their duty to homeless families following Ombudsman investigation
Local authorities are being reminded about the need to house homeless families appropriately, following two separate investigations into the London Borough of Redbridge by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.
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2017-10-23South Australian Ombudsman releases Annual Report 2016-17
The Ombudsman tabled his 2016/2017 Annual Report in Parliament on 18 October 2017. The Report highlights that complaints about state and local government continue to rise significantly; there has been an increase of 14% in complaints made to the Ombudsman’s Office this financial year. Applications for external reviews of determinations made under the Freedom of Information Act 1991 went up 44%.
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2017-10-23Australia - Ombudsman SA - Annual Report 2014/2015 EN
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2017-10-23Australia - Ombudsman SA - Annual Report 2015/2016 EN
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2017-10-23Australia - Ombudsman SA - Annual Report 2016/2017 EN
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2017-10-23Media release on annual report 2016-17
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2017-10-20Laws do not allow preventing corruption in local governments
The Chancellor of Justice, Ülle Madise, addressed the Constitutional Committee of the Riigikogu to initiate changing the laws that in their current wording do not allow sufficiently preventing or restraining corruption in cities and rural municipalities.
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2017-10-20Experiencias y Mejores Prácticas en la Prevención de la Tortura en el Cono Sur
Con el objetivo de abordar la problemática de la tortura ejercida en centros de detención y prevenir este tipo de prácticas, se realizó la Jornada Internacional “Experiencias y Mejores Prácticas en la Prevención de la Tortura en el Cono Sur” durante los días 4 y 5 de octubre de 2017.
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2017-10-20ExCom holds first mid-term meeting by electronic means
On 17 October 2017 the IOI Executive Committee (ExCom) held its first mid-term meeting by electronic means. In a videoconference the members of the Executive Committee discussed the progress of projects decided and approved by the IOI Board of Directors in Vienna in April 2017.
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2017-10-20Comunicado de Prensa CNDH
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2017-10-19Queensland Ombudsman supporting partner of Australian Public Sector Anti-Corruption Conference
The Queensland Ombudsman is a proud partner supporting the Australian Public Sector Anti-Corruption Conference (APSACC) to be held 15-16 November. APSACC is Australia’s premier corruption and misconduct prevention forum. It offers 70+ speakers, 22+ sessions and six interactive workshops and brings together local and international professionals from all tiers of the public sector.
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2017-10-19Ombudsmen convened at the Baltic-Nordic Ombudsmen Annual Meeting
Seimas Ombudsman Raimondas Šukys and the adviser of the Human Rights Division of the Seimas Ombudsmen's Office, Kristina Brazevic attended the Baltic-Nordic Ombudsmen annual meeting in Stockholm, where they discussed issues related to the prevention of torture and the harmonization of different mandates in a daily work of an ombudsperson.
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2017-10-13IOI Directory 2017
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2017-10-12Ombudsman South Australia - Report - Unjust separation of prisoner
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2017-10-11Visit of the Sopronkőhida Prison
On 28 September 2017, Commissioner for Fundamental Rights Dr. László Székely and experts from our Office (OPCAT experts Head of Department Dr. Gergely Fliegauf and Deputy Head of Department Dr. Katalin Haraszti) paid a visit to the Sopronkőhida Prison together with three experts from the Austrian Ombudsman Board, in order to exchange their experience focusing on the OPCAT NPM.
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2017-10-11Ombudsman Toronto - Enquiry into a Vulnerable Homeowner's Claim to Surplus Proceeds After a Tax Sale by the City (Sep. 2017)
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2017-10-11Ombudsman SA - Investigation into unjust and oppresive separation of prisoner (Feb. 2017)
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2017-10-10Commissioner for Human Rights presents report to Sejm
On 15 September 2017 Commissioner for Human Rights Adam Bodnar presented a report on the status of the observance of human rights in Poland to the Sejm.