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2019-04-24Manitoba Ombudsman releases a report under PHIA about a privacy breach related to MRI services
Manitoba Ombudsman has released an investigation report under the Personal Health Information Act (PHIA) related to the unauthorized disclosure of personal health information of 91 patients who received magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans within the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) between 2008 and 2016. The patients’ health information was disclosed in violation of PHIA to several media organizations.
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2019-04-23
Ombudsman and GIV to form bilateral MOU and the ASEAN Ombudsman Forum (AOF)
On 5 – 7 March 2019, a delegation from the Thai Ombudsman office, headed by Mr. Raksagecha Chaechai, Secretary-General, went on a working visit to Hanoi, Vietnam, and met with key officials of the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam (GIV), fellow Ombudsman colleague in another member State of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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2023-04-20
La Defensoría avanza con organismos del Estado nacional en la implementación de un sistema de Gestión Documental Electrónica
Los defensores Gabriel Savino y Jorge Henn participaron en Rosario de una reunión con funcionarios nacionales para comenzar a implementar un software que agilizará y hará más transparente el manejo de la información interna.
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2019-04-19
Ombudsman Serbia visits Austrian colleagues
On 17 – 18 April2019 the Protector of Citizens of the Republic of Serbia, Mr Zoran Pašalić, paid a visit to the Austrian Ombudsman Board. Ombudsman Pašalić was accompanied by the Head of the Serbian NPM Section, the Serbian advisor on “Urgent Actions” and other staff members from the office. The delegation was welcomed in Vienna by Ombudswoman Gertrude Brinek and Ombudsman Günther Kräuter.
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2019-04-17
Control Yuan impeaches judge for misconduct
In October 2015, the Control Yuan (CY) voted in favor of impeaching a Taipei High Administrative Court judge for sexual harassment against an office assistant. In making its decision, the CY stated that the judge had tarnished the public’s respect for a court judge’s position; his conduct was unsuited to the role of a judge. The CY then sent the case to the Judicial Yuan’s Court of the Judiciary for trial.
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2019-04-15
Venice Principles on Ombudsman institutions now also available in Italian
On 15 March 2019, the “Principles on the Protection and Promotion of the Ombudsman Institution”, (“The Venice Principles”) were adopted by the Venice Commission. A translation of the text into Italian has been made available by the Office of the Ombudsman of the Autonomous Province of Trento a (Italy).
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2019-04-10
Thai Ombudsman visits ACRC Korea for MoU implementation
During 15 – 19 March 2019, the Thai Ombudsman delegation visited the Republic of Korea to implement a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on bilateral cooperation between the Thai Ombudsman and the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) of Korea.
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2019-04-09
El Ombudsperson nacional recibió la visita de la Alta Comisionada para los Derechos Humanos de la ONU
El Presidente de la Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos, Luis Raúl González Pérez, recibió el 8 de abril de 2019 a Michelle Bachelet, Alta Comisionada de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, con quien acordó mantener y fortalecer la comunicación y la colaboración en favor de una mejor defensa de los derechos humanos en el país.
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2019-04-08
Ombudsman actively advocates for recognition of normative basis of reproductive health and rights
Azerbaijani Ombudsman’s Office has been cooperating with the UNFPA Azerbaijan from the beginning of its establishment. In 2015, in the frame of this cooperation it was started to assess the country’s progress in implementing treaty body recommendations on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR).
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2019-04-08
Annual contacts to Ombudsman of Iowa exceed 5,000
Contacts to the Iowa Office of Ombudsman in 2018 reached their highest number in 17 years, according to an annual report released today. Letters and calls from inmates in Iowa’s county jails and their families increased most dramatically – the office fielded 68 percent more jail complaints last year than in 2016. Managed Medicaid complaints held steady after a massive influx in calls from patients and providers in 2017. In sum, complaints, information requests, and special projects in 2018 totaled 5,178. This is more than a 5 percent increase from 2017 and a 29 percent increase since 2013.
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2023-04-14
Child welfare agencies failed to ensure safety of Indigenous girl at risk of human trafficking, Ombudsman finds
Multiple child welfare organizations failed to ensure the safety of a vulnerable Indigenous girl who repeatedly went missing while she was supposed to be receiving supervised services from a foster care agency, Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé’s latest investigation has found.
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2023-04-13
Control Yuan launches "Single Account Shared Platform" Online Complaint Service
The Control Yuan is making significant efforts to advance digital transition. By taking user needs as the starting point, the CY continues to optimize its systems to provide users with an outstanding service experience.
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2023-04-13
Defensoría del Pueblo: se debe fortalecer atención de casos de acoso sexual en espacios públicos
En el día central de la semana del no al acoso sexual en espacios públicos, la Defensoría del Pueblo señaló que aún no existe una adecuada atención de casos de esta forma de violencia sexual, por lo que un alto porcentaje de estos hechos no son denunciados por las víctimas.
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2019-04-03
Public Defender presents report on situation of human rights and freedoms
On 30 March 2019, the Public Defender of Georgia submitted a report on the situation of human rights and freedoms in Georgia to the Parliament. On April 2, the Public Defender presented the annual report to the public. The 448-page report, mainly covers the year of 2018, but also analyses problems that emerged in the earlier period and continued during the reporting period as well.
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2019-04-02
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee visited Rosario
The Ombudsman of the Province of Santa Fe, Raúl Lamberto, received in Rosario Nobel Peace Prize winner, Leyma Gbowee, in the city of Rosario last Friday, 31st of March 2019. Leyma is a Liberian activist who led the peace movement that put an end to the second Liberian civil war in 2003.
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2019-04-01
Asumieron las nuevas autoridades de la Defensoría
En un acto realizado el pasado 15 de marzo Alejandro Amor asumió su segundo mandato como Defensor del Pueblo de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. También tomaron posesión de su cargo como Defensores del Pueblo adjuntos Bárbara Bonelli, Silke Mayra Arndt, Paula Andrea Streger, Carlos Palmiotti y Arturo Pozzali. Los seis estarán al frente de la institución durante el período 2019-2024.
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2019-04-01
New Ombudsman of Hong Kong takes office
On 1 April 2019 Ms Winnie Chiu Wai-yin has taken office as the new Ombudsman of Hong Kong. Ms Chiu follows former Hong Kong Ombudsman Connie Lau, who completed her term on 31 March 2019.
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2019-03-29
Driving Improvements: collaboration and peer learning
The Ombudsman Association’s 2019 Conference on “Driving Improvements: collaboration and peer learning” will be held in Belfast on 21/22 May 2019. Alongside plenary sessions on the need for kindness and emotion in public policy, there will be workshops on the common challenges faced by all Ombudsman schemes.
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2019-03-28
El Ararteko celebra el 30 aniversario del inicio de su actividad
La defensora de derechos humanos y fundadora del colectivo "Caminando Fronteras" Helena Maleno ofrecerá una conferencia sobre los movimientos migratorios, los derechos de las personas migrantes y las acciones humanitarias el próximo martes día 2 de abril de 2019 a las 18:00 horas en el salón de actos del Ilustre Colegio de la Abogacía de Bizkaia, en Bilbao.