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2020-02-19Celebrating 100 years of the Parliamentary Ombudsman
Finland’s first Parliamentary Ombudsman began his work 100 years ago, on 1 January 1920. The position of Parliamentary Ombudsman was established by the Constitution of 1919, so the institution is almost as old as the independent nation of Finland, and it is the second-oldest parliamentary ombudsman institution in the world.
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2020-02-17
BC Ombudsperson investigative update finds call wait times for most vulnerable still too long
Income and disability assistance recipients are still not getting the timely service they need when using the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction’s telephone system, according to the BC Ombudsperson who released an update today to his 2018 report.
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2014-08-19Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman - Summaries of Investigations - Report - EN
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2020-02-11
Hanne Harlem, the first female Norwegian Parliamentary Ombudsman
Hanne Harlem began her first term as Norwegian Parliamentary Ombudsman on February 1st. She was appointed as Parliamentary Ombudsman by the Norwegian Parliament, the Storting, in October 2019.
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2020-02-10
Control Yuan investigates case regarding remote area students traveling afar for education
Though the 12-year Basic Education system came into effect in August 2014, students living in remote areas with no junior or senior high schools nearby have to travel afar for education. The costs of transportation and accommodation can become a heavy burden for parents, which is why Control Yuan launched an investigation to ensure the right to education.
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2020-02-10
Ombudsman organized seminar on combating discrimination
In the framework of the regional project on “strengthening access to justice through non-judiciary redress mechanisms for victims of discrimination, hate crime and hate speech in Eastern Partnership countries” which is funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe through the Partenship for Good Governance II programme, a training seminar on combating discrimination was organized in by the Ombudsman in January 2020.
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2023-09-15
Rentrée scolaire et accès à l'éducation: les 5 points de vigilance de la Défenseur des droits
A la veille de la rentrée scolaire, la Défenseure des droits, Claire Hédon, et son adjoint Défenseur des enfants, Eric Delemar, s’inquiètent des entraves au droit à l’éducation des enfants. En effet, de nombreux enfants rencontrent des difficultés pour avoir accès à l’école.
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2023-09-15
Ombudsman Ontario - Ombudsman's opening remarks - EN
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2023-09-15
Ombudsman of Angola - Ombudsman's Weekly Review - EN
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2020-02-07
Amendes routières : le Médiateur fédéral demande davantage de transparence
Avec www.amendesroutieres.be, il est devenu possible de payer une amende routière online. Mais, lors de son lancement début 2018, le site a connu de nombreux couacs. Certaines personnes ont payé, à tort, leur amende deux fois ou un montant trop élevé et elles devaient être remboursées.
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2020-02-05
Le Médiateur a reçu le directeur national de Caritas
Le Médiateur de la République, Joseph H. Gnonlonfoun a reçu en audience le mercredi 8 janvier 2019 le directeur national de Caritas Bénin, le Père Philippe Sanhouékoua.
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2020-02-05
Ombudsman appoints Kelly Burke as Deputy Ombudsman and French Language Services Commissioner
On January 13, 2020, Ombudsman Paul Dubé announced in a press release that Ms. Kelly Burke had just joined his office as Ontario’s new French Language Services Commissioner and Deputy Ombudsman. Ms. Burke was chosen by Mr. Dubé and an expert panel in a nationwide search.
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2020-01-31
Audience avec le Directeur National de World Vision
Le Médiateur de la République, Me Ali Sirfi Maiga, a reçu en audience ce vendredi 24 janvier 2020, le Directeur National de World Vision, M. Yves HABUMUGISHA.
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2020-01-27
FRA booklet on how to communicate human rights effectively
The European Union’s Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) developed a booklet to sum up the core points communicators and practitioners in various fields raised in expert meetings, practitioners’ seminars and focus groups in 2017 and 2018.
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2023-09-07
ACRC advocates for enhancing support for underfed children’s school meals
The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission has established “Measures to Facilitate Social Contribution Projects for Underfed Children” and recommended institutional improvements to local governments across the country.
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2023-09-07
Malawi Ombudsman challenges fellow Ombudsman on gender-based violence
The Ombudsman for the Republic of Malawi, Honorable Grace Tikambenji Malera, has challenged her counterparts in Africa and beyond to push for legal frameworks that should incorporate issues of Gender Based Violence and Sexual Harassment within their mandates.
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2023-09-07
Chief Ombudsman calls for urgent reset at Corrections
In his newly released report "Kia Whaitake | Making a Difference", the Chief Ombudsman is calling on the Department of Corrections to urgently fix a series of workplace culture and leadership issues that are preventing it from achieving lasting change.
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2023-09-07
The Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman - Thematic Report - Conditions for new remand prisoners - EN
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2020-01-23
Ombudsman Svetina meets with Austrian Ombudsman Amon
On 13 January 2020, Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina hosted a working visit from Werner Amon, Secretary General of the IOI and Chair of the Austrian Ombudsman Board. Amon and his Slovenian counterpart exchanged the experiences of their respective national institutions dedicated to human rights and called for even greater cooperation between ombudsmen in Europe.
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2020-01-22
Catalan Ombudsman hosts workshop on artificial intelligence and human rights
The IOI and the Catalan Ombudsman organize an international workshop on “Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights - challenges, functions and mechanisms”, to be held in Barcelona from 2 – 3 March 2020. Registration is now open!