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2017-04-10Cayman Islands Government: Job Description for Ombudsman Position
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2017-04-06Challenges to human rights - Commissioner at the workshop for ombudspersons
"It is not just about populism as a political method, but about the use of populism to destroy constitutional courts. In such circumstances, the ombudsman must be a guardian of values such as human rights. It must be reliable in terms of legal solutions but also creative in terms of communication methods", said Adam Bodnar, the Commissioner for Human Rights at the workshop for ombudspersons organized on April 3-4 in Barcelona.
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2017-04-06Ombudsman Sindh orders Karachi Water & Sewage Board to supply drinking water to the residents of Karachi
Residents of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Karachi were suffering from the acute shortage of safe drinking water for the last one year during which they had no other option but to buy a water tanker to meet their basic need. A complaint to Principla Ombudsman Sindh, Mr. Asad Ashraf Malik, for supply of potable water was filed.
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2017-04-05Human Rights Symposium held in Barcelona
IOI Europe’s Regional President Rafael Ribó hosted a workshop on human rights challenges, held in Barcelona from 3 – 4 April 2017, to resume the debate on the regression of rights launched a year ago. In light of recent political developments emphasis was particularly put on “Populism? Regression of Rights and the Role of the Ombudsman”. Representatives from IOI member institutions from all over Europe participated at this workshop to discuss and analyse the current situation and the role of the Ombudsman in this regard.
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2017-04-05Ombudsman Tonga - Annual Report 2011/2012 - EN
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2017-04-05Ombudsman Tonga - Annual Report 2012/2013 - EN
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2017-04-04Ombudsman and Ombudsman for Children can now investigate complaints from those in Direct Provision
From Monday 3 April the Ombudsman’s Office of Ireland will be accepting complaints from people living in Direct Provision, while complaints from children or on behalf of children, can be made to the Irish Ombudsman for Children’s Office. This is a change that has been long called for by both Offices and which will provide equal access to complaints procedures for people in Direct Provision.
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2017-04-03Victroia Ombudsman in charge of OPCAT mandate to protect human rights
Victoria must ensure people held in places of detention such as prisons and youth justice centres are treated in a humane and dignified fashion after the Australian Government ratifies an important United Nations treaty.
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2017-04-03Guía de la Defensoría para que conozcas tus derechos como consumidor
El 15 de marzo se conmemora el Día Mundial de los Derechos del Consumidor y la Defensoría del Pueblo porteña relanza su guía práctica para que los vecinos y vecinas los conozcan y sepan qué hacer en determinadas situaciones y dónde asesorarse y/o reclamar en el caso de que sean vulnerados.
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2017-03-31Nuevo presidente del FòrumSD
El Defensor de la Ciudadanía de Girona, ha finalizado su mandato de 2 años como Presidente de los defensores locales de Cataluña. Y en la asamblea celebrada en Santa Coloma de Gramenet, el 28 de marzo de 2017, se ha nombrado al Síndico de Cornellà, Joan Barrera, como nuevo presidente del FòrumSD, que agrupa 40 Defensorias municipales.
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2017-03-31Agenda Outline - Summer School: Detention monitoring applying the UN Nelson Mandela Rules
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2017-03-30Summer School - Detention monitoring applying the UN Nelson Mandela Rules
The summer school will equip members and staff of National Preventive Mechanisms with the knowledge to use and apply the revised Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Nelson Mandela Rules).
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2017-03-30Flyer - Summer School: Detention monitoring applying the UN Nelson Mandela Rules
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2017-03-27Ombudsman Toronto releases Annual Report 2016
The City of Toronto's new Ombudsman Susan Opler says her office is building on its accomplishments as it continues its work looking into problems with City services and recommending improvements.
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2017-03-27Ombudsman City of Toronto - Annual Report 2016 - EN
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2017-03-24Occasional Paper #55
Equity - the supplementary function of the ombudsman (1996) Dr. Michael Mauerer Dr. Mauerer is Director of the Office of Ingrid Korosec, member of the Austrian Ombudsman Board.
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2017-03-24Occasional Paper #59
Ombudsman institutions around the world (1997) Roberta O.C. Jamieson Analysis and comparision of a plurality and practice. Ms Jamieson is the Ombudsman of Ontario, Canada.
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2017-03-23Ombudswoman elected member of GANHRI Working Group on Ageing
As one of two representatives of the European Human Rights Institutions, Ombudswoman Lora Vidovic was elected as a member of the GANHRI Working Group on Ageing at the General Meeting of the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI), which she has been chairing since 2016.
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2017-03-23El Defensor del Pueblo de Navarra entrega el informe anual correspondiente a 2016
El Defensor del Pueblo de Navarra, Francisco Javier Enériz, entrega a la Presidenta del Parlamento de Navarra el Informe anual correspondiente a 2016. Enériz alerta sobre un aumento de menores en situación de desamparo y constata que el foco de atención continúa centrado en bienestar social, educación y función pública
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2017-03-23Queensland Ombudsman: The Redland City Council Defamation Report (January 2017)