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2022-12-15New mobile outreach program serves people in villages
The Office of the Ombudsman of Tonga introduced a new initiative to better facilitate easier public access to the services of the Ombudsman. Six mobile outreach programs (MOPs) covered the smaller villages of Tongatapu not commonly present in previous district outreaches.
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2025-05-29
House Business Committee approves the Ombudsplan 2025
The House Business Committee presided over by the Speaker of the House, the Hon. Dr Anglu Farrugia, convened in a special session to discuss the Ombudsplan 2025. The Ombudsplan is a report requesting parliamentary approval for its financial allocation for the upcoming year. In his opening remarks, the Parliamentary Ombudsman, Judge Joseph Zammit McKeon, presented the key themes outlined in the Ombudsplan 2025.
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2023-05-25
Ombudsman probes Transport Department’s arrangements for driving tests
On 18 May 2023, the Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, announced the launch of a direct investigation to examine the driving test arrangements of the Transport Department (“TD”). The Office has received 40 complaints related to driving tests, involving such issues as candidates’ discontent about the waiting time for driving tests, TD’s early test appointment booking system, the scheduling of driving tests, as well as appeals and arrangements for video recording of driving tests.
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2023-01-12
Taiwan and France sign agreement strengthening bilateral cooperation on Human Rights
On November 3, 2022, Ms. Chen Chu, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, Mr. Jean-François Casabonne-Masonnave, Director of the French Office in Taipei, and Mr. Jérémie Pellet, CEO of Expertise France, jointly signed a cooperation agreement.
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2025-08-29
Sindh Ombudsman and Transparency International Pakistan pledge collaborative action on climate justice
In a significant step towards strengthening governance, accountability, and citizens’ access to justice, the Provincial Ombudsman Sindh, Mr. Muhammad Sohail Rajput, chaired a meeting on 25th August, 2025 with the delegation of Transparency International Pakistan (TI Pakistan), led by its Executive Director, Mr. Kashif Ali.
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2022-07-25
2021 Report of the National Preventive Mechanism available now
The Office of the Public Defender of Georgia published the English version of the 2021 report of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM).
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2023-01-18
The Ombudsman's December 2022 News Summary
The Ombudsman's Office of Latvia has recently published its December 2022 News Summary containing news articles on the Ombudsman's Annual Conference on Human Rights and Good Governance, on the "Annual Award for Supporting People with Disabilities", or the office's support for the establishment of family courts in Latvia.
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2026-04-30
Knife attack might not have happened if mental health care had been better
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has repeatedly raised concerns about systemic failings in mental health services. These included poor care planning and discharging the patient without reviewing his risk level.
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2023-02-14
The Ombudsman's January 2023 News Summary
The Ombudsman's Office of Latvia has recently published its January 2023 News Summary containing news articles on its call for a review of the amount of child maintenance paid by the State, 11 urgent issues for the Parliament to consider, or the accessibility of banking services for people with physical, sensory, and mental impairments.
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2025-08-22
Szabist students honoured as brand ambassadors by Mohtasib Sindh
On 23rd July, 2025, a group of SZABIST students were honored with Brand Ambassador Certificates by Mr. Muhammad Sohail Rajput, Hon’ble Ombudsman (Mohtasib) Sindh in a special ceremony held at the Mohtasib Secretariat.
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2022-09-15
Queensland Ombudsman - making a difference for vulnerable people
The office of the Queensland Ombudsman continues to promote awareness and accessibility for communities in regional and remote areas, Indigenous, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, the homeless and prisoners.
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2025-08-22
Ombudsman announces results of direct investigation operation into Housing Department’s handling of air-conditioner dripping in public housing estates
On 7 August 2025, the Ombudsman, Mr Jack Chan, announced the completion of a direct investigation operation into the Housing Department (“HD”)’s handling of air-conditioner dripping in public housing estates, with 15 major recommendations for improvement made to HD.
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2025-08-22
Short version of the Indonesia Ombudsman’s Annual Report 2024 now available as e-book
The book titled "Annual Report Ombudsman RI 2024" provides an overview of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia’s key achievements and performance throughout 2024 in short version. This annual report’s theme is "Strengthening Oversight, Advancing Maladministration Prevention."
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2022-11-22
ACRC shares October issue of transparency newsletter
In the October issue of the transparency Newsletter, the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) shares news on the most recent achievements, events and developments of the office. The transparency newsletter is now available online.
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2025-08-22
Five-year review of BC’s whistleblower law: Ombudsperson proposes targeted amendments
On 19 August 2025, BC Ombudsperson Jay Chalke released four reports to support the Legislative Assembly’s mandatory five-year review of the Public Interest Disclosure Act (PIDA). The reports give legislators real case examples, lessons learned, and proposed amendments to strengthen the Act, based on the Ombudsperson’s experience investigating disclosures of public wrongdoing.
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2022-09-28
Seimas Ombudsperson had a meeting with representatives of Amnesty International on the topic of irregular migration through Belarus
On 13 September, the investigators of Amnesty International visited the Seimas Ombudspersons’ Office and met with the Seimas Ombudsperson Erika Leonaitė and the Advisor of the Human Rights Division Goda Jurevičiūtė.
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2025-05-30
Ombudsman probes enhanced management of countryside ancillary tourist facilities to pursue “tourism is everywhere”
The Ombudsman, Mr Jack Chan, on 29 May 2025 announced the launch of a direct investigation operation to examine the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government’s management of countryside ancillary tourist facilities to align with its efforts to develop green tourism and the pursuit of the ideas of “tourism is everywhere” and “sightseeing all over Hong Kong”.
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2025-08-22
"No Borders in Preventing Corruption” - ACRC and APEC Sought Anti-Corruption Cooperation
From July 30 to August 1, the ACRC hosted the 41st APEC Anti-Corruption and Transparency Experts’ Working Group Meeting and the APEC High-Level Dialogue on Anti-Corruption Cooperation over three days.
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2025-02-07
The Ombudsman's Report on the Pylos Shipwreck
The Ombudsman’s inquiry into the Pylos shipwreck reveals a series of serious and reprehensible omissions in the search and rescue duties on the part of senior officers of the Hellenic Coast Guard.
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2022-10-31
October 2022 update from the IGTO
The first quarter of FY23 has been very busy for the office of the Inspector-General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman (IGTO) with a number of corporate compliance requirements needing to be finalised and discharged alongside the IGTO’s core business activities.