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2011-02-21Guinea Ombudsman visits colleague in Burkina Faso
After Senegal and Mali, the new Ombudsman of the Republic of Guinea, General Facinet Toure, visited the Office of the Ombudsman in Burkina Faso for three days from 8 to 10 February 2011.
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2011-02-21
Conference Report on Homelessness
Homelessness represents a very severe form of poverty and social exclusion and is a violation of fundamental human rights. The report of the European Consensus Conference on Homelessness taking place in Brussels in December 2010 contains the findings of an independent jury.
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2019-03-15
IOI-AORC Mediation Training for African Ombudsman & IOI Meeting of the African Region
From the 12th to the 15th of March, a Mediation Training for African Ombudsman was held in Durban, South Africa. The IOI in collaboration with the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC) had organized a program, tailor-made for the needs of African Ombudsinstitutions, hosted by the Public Protector of South Africa.
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2011-02-16
Ombudsman entrusted with National Preventive Mechanism for Prevention of Torture
On 28 January 2011, the Croatian Parliament adopted the Law on the Preventive Mechanism for Suppression of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment, by which the Republic of Croatia has fulfilled its obligation after signing the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment (OPCAT).
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2019-03-13
Review into the ATO’s use of Garnishee Notices – IGT report publicly released
Acting Inspector-General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman (IGTO), Andrew McLoughlin, has released the review investigation report into the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) use of garnishee notices.
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2019-03-11
Alarmante incremento de la sobrepoblación
La Procuración Penitenciaria de la Nación (PPN) expresa su preocupación por el incremento de la sobrepoblación carcelaria en el Complejo Penitenciario Federal de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (CPFCABA), ubicado en Villa Devoto. En las últimas semanas, se dispuso el traslado de más de 100 detenidos, sin tener en consideración que esa cárcel federal ya se encontraba sobrepoblada previamente.
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2019-03-11
Review of school leaving examinations will become more transparent
In recent years, the Czech Ombudsman repeatedly warned about shortcomings in the procedure of the Ministry of Education (hereinafter “the Ministry”) in reviewing the results of school-leaving examinations (the “maturita” exam used in numerous types of secondary schools). Based on the Ombudsman’s comments, the Ministry has amended the so-called “maturita decree” and modified certain procedures and forms so that the students would now have better information on where and how to lodge a complaint.
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2011-02-10
Médiateur presente Rapport Annuel
Ce jeudi 3 février 2011, Frédéric BOVESSE, Médiateur de la Région wallonne, a remis officiellement le 15ème rapport annuel de l’Institution au Parlement wallon.
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2011-02-10
Médiateur presente Rapport Annuel
Ce jeudi 3 février 2011, Frédéric BOVESSE, Médiateur de la Région wallonne, a remis officiellement le 15ème rapport annuel de l’Institution au Parlement wallon.
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2011-02-10
Report about the Federal Police
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has cleared itself of every complaint about excessive use of force made by a member of the public since the Commonwealth Ombudsman became responsible in January 2007 for reviewing the AFP’s complaint-handling activities.
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2011-02-10
New Parliamentary Ombudsman
Mr Lars Lindström, born 1949, has been elected Parliamentary Ombudsman by the Swedish Parliament as from 1 June 2011.
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2011-02-08
Ombudsman examines situation of homeless people
The new Mayor of Budapest has “dismissed” homeless people from the prior underpasses in the Hungarian capital. Consequently, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Civil Rights examined the situation of homeless people in Budapest in the winter 2010/2011.
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2011-02-08
Responding to the asbestos problem
On 17 November 2010, the NSW Ombudsman Bruce Barbour tabled a report to Parliament entitled 'Responding to the asbestos problem: The need for significant reform in NSW'. Following the release of the Ombudsman’s report, the government has committed to $5.6 million to complete the minimum clean up required for the Woods Reef site.
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2011-02-08
Ombudsman examines use of taser weapons
The NSW Ombudsman Bruce Barbour is currently reviewing the use of Taser weapons by the NSW police. This is the second review he has conducted. The first was completed in 2008 and related to the use of Tasers by specialist units and senior police.
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2019-03-08
Condena Ombudsperson mexicano altos niveles de violencia contra las mujeres
Al participar en la Reunión Anual de GANHRI, Luis Raúl González Pérez, Ombudsperson mexicano, condenó los altos niveles de violencia contra las mujeres y convocó a sus homólogos a cuidar en cada país el cumplimiento de los mecanismos de defensa. Luis Raúl González Pérez aseguró que los principales retos para contrarrestar la violencia contra la mujer, siguen siendo las políticas públicas, la voluntad política de los gobiernos y los presupuestos.
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2019-03-08
Ombudsman for Bermuda elected new Caribbean Director and Regional President of IOI
The Ombudsman for Bermuda, Ms Victoria Pearman, has been elected to represent the Caribbean and Latin America as Caribbean Director of the IOI. She will serve as Regional President for the IOI’s Caribbean & Latin American Region. In this role, she will participate in meetings of the IOI Executive Committee and work closely with the two Directors for Latin America to manage regional matters and coordinate activities.
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2019-03-08
Commonwealth Ombudsman helps students clear inappropriate debts
The Australian Government, with input from the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman, has established new Student Redress Measures to address the large number of complaints about the former VET (Vocational Education and Training) FEE-HELP program.
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2019-03-08
Il est temps d’en finir avec les discriminations faites aux femmes
À l’occasion de la Journée internationale des droits des femmes, le Défenseur des droits a créé un site dédié afin de sensibiliser l’opinion publique aux discriminations faites aux femmes et aux notions de droit (aménagement de la charge de la preuve, définition du harcèlement sexuel) et de sciences sociales (intersectionnalité) qui s’y réfèrent.
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2019-03-08Informe sobre violencia obstrétrica – resumen ejecutivo
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2011-02-03
New Queensland Ombudsman
Phil Clarke was appointed Queensland Ombudsman in December 2010. Mr Clarke brings a wealth of experience to the role, with a career in the public sector that spans more than 25 years.