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2015-09-23Webinar on “Information as a Tool for Regulation: How Can Transparency Work for You?”
On Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 a Webinar on “Information as a Tool for Regulation: How Can Transparency Work for You?” will be held from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. EST. Elena Fagotto, Director of Research of the Transparency Policy Project at Harvard Kennedy School, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation will speak about the complex matter of transparency as an policy intervention.
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2015-09-22
Trilogues and transparent law-making
The European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, is currently inquiring into the issue of "trilogues" with a view to boosting transparent law-making in the EU. A debate about transparency and non-disclosure of documents will take place at the European Parliament on 28 September 2015 from 10:00 to 12:00.
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2021-07-02
Romanian Constitutional Court reinstates People's Advocate
In recent weeks, a lasting crisis concerning the People's Advocate of Romania came to a head. Earlier this year, in May, the Romanian Parliament had taken the unprecedented and legally controversial step to reject the last three annual reports of the People’s Advocate. Subsequently, on 16 June, the Parliament voted to dismiss the incumbent, Ms Renate Weber, for alleged violations of the law. This week, the Romanian Constitutional Court ruled on a challenge to this dismissal and found it to be unconstitutional.
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2021-06-30
Ombudsmen of Portugal and Cape Verde sign Cooperation Protocol
The Ombudsmen of Portugal and Cape Verde, Maria Lúcia Amaral and José Carlos Delgado, signed a Cooperation Protocol to strengthen the conditions for sharing knowledge, good practices and exchanging experiences, as well as facilitating citizens’ access to their institutions.
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2021-06-30
Meeting of CPT at Public Defender’s office as part of special monitoring visit
Deputy Public Defender of Georgia Giorgi Burjanadze and representatives of the Public Defender's Office met with a delegation from the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT). The rights situation of prisoners in Georgia and the ways of solving problems were discussed at the meeting.
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2015-09-15
New departements for inspection visits
Since 1st of September 2015, the Chancellor of Justice has a new department, which is responsible for managing, planning and carrying out inspection visits into the authorities under supervision, performing the tasks of national preventive mechanism, developing methodologies for inspection visits and compiling summaries of visits.
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2015-09-15
Ombudsman to examine complaints about private nursing homes
The public can now bring complaints about private nursing homes to Ombudsman Peter Tyndall. From 24 August 2015 the Ombudsman has had his powers extended so that he can independently examine complaints about private nursing homes in receipt of public funding under subvention or through the Nursing Home Support Scheme (also known as ‘Fair Deal’).
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2021-06-29
The Ombudsman of Hong Kong announced the launch of two own-motion investigations
The Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, announced the launch of two direct investigations. The investigations will examine the requirements of the Transport Department (TD) for the physical fitness certification of driving licence applicants/holders and the Government’s enforcement against unauthorised building works (UBWs) in New Territories Exempted Houses (NTEHs).
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2021-06-29
Second edition of Professor Linda C. Reif's book "Ombuds Institutions, Good Governance and the International Human Rights System" published
Professor Linda C. Reif, Associate Dean at the Faculty of Law at the University of Alberta, has recently published the revised second edition of her book "Ombuds Institutions, Good Governance and the International Human Rights System".
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2021-06-28
24. Reporte semanal “Derechos humanos en perspectiva internacional”
Les hacemos llegar el 24. Reporte Semanal de “Derechos Humanos en Perspectiva Internacional” elaborado por el Programa de Observación y Asistencia para el Fortalecimiento de las Defensorías del Pueblo, que forma parte de la Unidad de Política Institucional de la Defensoría del Pueblo de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Argentina).
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2015-09-08
The Constitutional Court repealed the provisions of the Mental Health Act at the Ombudsman’s request
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia repealed a part of the Mental Health Act at its session on 10 June 2015. The third sentence of the second paragraph of Article 74 is repealed, namely the provision defining that on behalf of a person who has been deprived of their capacity to conclude contracts, consent for admission to a secure ward is given by a legal representative. It also repealed the third sentence of the third paragraph of Article 74 of this Act, i.e. the provision regulating that only the legal representative of the person in a secure ward may withdraw such consent at any time or request that the person be released from the ward.
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2015-09-04
Webinar on “Open Governance and Privacy in a Post-Snowden World”
On September the 10th, 2015, a webinar on “Open Governance and Privacy in a Post-Snowden World” sponsored by the OGP Support Unit, the Open Government Guide, and the World Bank will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Carly Nyst, Independent consultant and former Legal Director of Privacy International and Javier Ruiz, Policy Director of Open Rights Group will present and discuss the chapter “Privacy and Data Protection” which they contributed to the Open Government Guide.
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2021-06-24
Pronunciamiento ante denuncias por violaciones a los derechos humanos en Nicaragua
El Consejo Directivo del Instituto Latinoamericano del Ombudsman-Defensorías del Pueblo (ILO) hace pública su preocupación por la detención en Nicaragua de candidatos y candidatas presidenciales, de varios líderes y lideresas opositores y de periodistas, a pocos meses de las elecciones.
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2021-06-24
Ombudsman Hong Kong looks into problem of abandoned vehicles on government land
The Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, today (22 June) announced the launch of a direct investigation to examine the problem of abandoned vehicles on government land.
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2021-06-24AORC Webinar - Recalcitrant Respondents - Invitation & Speaker Information
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2015-09-03
Ombudsman begins taking complaints about school boards September 1
Beginning with September 1, the Ontario Ombudsman is officially able to take complaints about the province’s 82 school boards. The historic new expansion of the Ombudsman’s mandate was granted with the passage of Bill 8, the Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act, 2014.
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2015-08-31
Programa para afiliar los esfuerzos de anticorrupción en Bueno Aires
La Academia Internacional contra la Corrupción con sede en Austria (International Anti-Corruption Academy, IACA) presenta un nuevo programa de siete días para profesionales que buscan afilar sus esfuerzos de anticorrupción. El programa se llevará a cabo en Buenos Aires (Argentina) del 21 al 27 de noviembre de 2015. La mayoría del programa será en castellano, pero los participantes necesitan también tener suficiente competencia con inglés.
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2021-06-22
British Columbia and Yukon Privacy Commissioners and Ombudsman call for strengthened regulation and oversight of artificial intelligence in public sector decision-making
As humans are increasingly replaced by machines to make decisions, British Columbia and Yukon Ombudsman and Information and Privacy Commissioners are calling on governments to protect fairness and privacy when artificial intelligence (AI) is used in public service delivery. A special report released today, Getting Ahead of the Curve, raises a number of fairness and privacy concerns that impact the public.
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2021-06-21
23. Reporte semanal “Derechos humanos en perspectiva internacional”
Les hacemos llegar el 23. Reporte Semanal de “Derechos Humanos en Perspectiva Internacional” elaborado por el Programa de Observación y Asistencia para el Fortalecimiento de las Defensorías del Pueblo, que forma parte de la Unidad de Política Institucional de la Defensoría del Pueblo de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Argentina).
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2021-06-18
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