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2019-09-12Ombudsman requests poverty policy for elderly in the Caribbean Netherlands to be a priority
Elderly who live on or below the poverty threshold in the Caribbean Netherlands face several problems. They hardly have money to cover their basic needs, there are too few (care) facilities and they don’t know which benefits they might be entitled to.
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2012-03-15
Chancellor of Justice criticizes EU emergency voting procedure
Estonia's Chacellor of Justice, Indrek Teder, argues that the provision of the Treaty Establishing the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) which in exceptional cases allows decisions on the provision of stability support to a Member of the ESM to be adopted by means of the so-called emergency voting procedure is contrary to the Estonian Constitution.
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2019-09-09
Ombudsman hosts Burundian Delegation
The Commission on Monday, September 2, 2019, hosted a delegation from the Office of the Ombudsman, Burundi. The delegation which was led by the Chief Ombudsman, Hon. Edouard Nduwimana, visited the Commission to learn its operations and share experience and lessons in the implementation of the Ombudsman’s mandate.
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2019-09-09
Ombudsman releases “Woes of the Womb” report on alleged medical malpractice in public health facilities
The Office of the Ombudsman has released a report on an investigation of alleged malpractices resulting in removal of uteruses from expectant women in public health facilities titled “Woes of the Womb”.
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2012-03-08
Diplomat violated human rights
A former Taiwanese diplomat was arrested in Kansas City, USA, on charges of violating US federal labor law. The Control Yuan investigation concluded that the underpaying and possibly overworking of housekeepers were clearly against human rights and that obvious administrative mistakes had occurred.
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2012-03-08
Ultimo boletín de noticias del Defensor del Pueblo
El Defensor del Pueblo de España ha publicado la edición de marzo de su boletín eletrónico “El Defensor al Día”. Puede descargar la versión española aquí.
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2012-03-06
Boletín electrónico marzo 2012
El Valedor do Pobo de Galicia ha publicado su boletín electrónico del mes. Puede descargar la versión española aquí.
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2012-03-05
Ombudsman TV show now with subtitles
The Austrian public broadcasting company ORF expands its services for deaf and hearing impaired persons. This includes the popular weekly TV-Show “BürgerAnwalt” in which Ombudspersons Peter Kostelka, Gertrude Brinek and Terezija Stoisits present current cases.
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2019-09-06Annual Report on Protection Against Discrimination - 2018 - EN
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2019-09-06
Annual Report on Protection Against Discrimination - 2015 - EN
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2019-09-05
“Unlawful and wrong” - solitary confinement and isolation of young people in Victorian prison
Children and young people in Victorian prisons and youth justice systems are being damaged rather than rehabilitated through excessive use of isolation and separation, Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass has found.
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2019-09-05
Dutch Ombudsman hosts Poldershop on “Ombudsman Tools”
Dutch National Ombudsman Reinier Van Zutphen will host another Poldershop in The Hague on Friday, 1 November 2019. This edition of the Poldershop is about how Ombudsman assess the actions of the government and on what basis they reach their decisions. Input and results from this Poldershop will inform an IOI Best Practice Paper to be published next year.
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2019-09-05
AOMA condamne la violence xenophobe contre les entreprises des migrants africains en Afrique du Sud
L’Association des Ombudsman et Médiateurs Africains (AOMA) est préoccupée par les attaques xenophobes en course en Afrique du Sud où des pillages et des incendies de magasins appartenant à des étrangers africains ont été signalés à Johannesburg et Pretoria, quelques jours avant. L’AOMA exhorte toutes les parties concernées à utiliser les voies diplomatiques pour trouver une solution viable pour tous les citoyens d’Afrique touchés par la violence.
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2019-09-05
Poldershop "Ombudsman Tools" - Registration Form
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2019-09-04
How do complaints affect those complained about?
Research into the effects of complaints on public service employees was carried out by Dr Chris Gill (University of Glasgow) and Carolyn Hirst (Hirstworks), in partnership with Queen Margaret University and the University of West of Scotland. The findings of the original research contributed to the production of “Being Complained About – Good Practice Guidelines”, a document which aims to improve the way in which organisations handle complaints by focusing on supporting staff members who have been complained about.
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2019-09-04
Being Complaint About - Good Practice Principles and Guidelines by Dr. Chris Gill (University of Glasgow) & Carolyn Hirst (Hirstworks)
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2019-09-04
How do complaints affect those complained about? An empirical investigation into the effects of complaints on public service employees. Research Report
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2019-09-02
Unintended consequences for prisoners as Northland continues with old regime
The Chief Ombudsman of New Zealand Peter Boshier says the Northland Regional Corrections Facility is persisting with policies that are preventing it from achieving its full potential. Mr Boshier has tabled his latest report in Parliament on an unannounced inspection of the Prison conducted in February.
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2019-09-02
Aportes de la medicina en la prevención y sanción de la tortura
Con el objetivo de promover el cumplimiento del Protocolo de Estambul, la Procuración Penitenciaria de la Nación Argentina (PPN) realizará en la provincia de Chaco un taller abierto de capacitación. También se mantendrán reuniones con miembros del comité provincial para la prevención de la tortura.
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2019-09-02
Ombudsman requests Constitutional Court to review constitutionality of statute establishing a general obligation to retain telecommunications data
The Ombudsman has asked the Constitutional Court to review the constitutionality of Articles 4, 6 and 9 of Law 32/2008 of 17 July, which transposes Directive 2006/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March, concerning the conservation of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications services or public communications networks.