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2009-09-15New Head of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission
In August 2009 Yang Kun, the first chief of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, resigned for personal reasons.
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2018-06-26
Queensland Ombudsman presents Indigenous birth registration report
The Queensland Ombudsman’s report, The Indigenous birth registration report: An investigation into the under-registration of Indigenous births in Queensland, was tabled by the Honourable Curtis Pitt MP, Speaker of the Queensland Parliament to highlight the significant restrictions to participating in society a person faces when their birth has not been registered.
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2018-06-25
Public apology owed to victims of child sex offender who gained access to children through Puffing Billy
People in positions of authority at Puffing Billy and other Victorian railway groups protected the reputation of their organisations at the expense of children who were sexually abused, the Victorian Ombudsman has found. Tabling her Investigation into child sex offender Robert Whitehead’s involvement with Puffing Billy and other railway bodies in the Victorian Parliament, Ombudsman Deborah Glass said the failures of people in authority were monumental.
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2018-06-25
IOI issues open letter in support of the Ombudsman of Lesotho
The International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) issued an open letter in support of the Ombudsman of the Kingdom of Lesotho, who was recently subjected to a public search by State police in the room where he was conducting hearings.
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2018-06-18
La Procuración Penitenciaria logró que negaran un trasalado masivo de detenidos hasta garantizar servicios básicos
Después del comunicado de un traslado masivo de 156 detenidos el pasado 17 de mayo, el titular del Juzgado Federal N°2 de la provincia de Neuquén hizo lugar a un Habeas Corpus presentado por la Procuración Penitenciaria de la Nación y dictó una medida cautelar en favor de las personas privadas de libertad.
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2018-06-14
Victorian Ombudsman tables report on poor communication and delay exacerbated distress of taxi licence holders
Taxi and hire car licence holders were given the “bureaucratic run-around” when seeking payments from the Fairness Fund set up by the state government to provide them prompt financial assistance, the Victorian Ombudsman has found. Tabling her Investigation into the administration of the Fairness Fund for taxi and hire car licence holders in the Victorian Parliament today, Ombudsman Deborah Glass said the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources had executed its management of the Fund poorly.
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2018-06-13
La Defensoría de NnyA firmó un convenio para la creación de un espacio de atención territorial en B°La Cerámica
La Defensoría de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes (NnyA) de Santa Fe y la Asociación Aldeas Infantiles de Rosario firmaron un convenio para la creación de un espacio de atención territorial en B°La Cerámica. Esta iniciativa tiene como finalidad asumir una atención descentralizada y cercana a los contextos de las niñas, niños y adolescentes y sus familias.
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2018-06-11
Condenan a cuatro funcionarios penitenciarios por el incendio que provocó la muerte de dos detenidos
Fueron condenados a la pena de dos años de prisión en suspenso, acusados por el delito de homicidio culposo agravado. Es la única sentencia contra funcionarios penitenciarios federales por la muerte de personas detenidas recaída en los años recientes, y la primera en la que este organismo participó como querellante.
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2018-06-11
Ombudsman Hong Kong holds seminar on Hong Kong’s postal services
The Office of The Ombudsman held a seminar on June 7 on the Hong Kong’s postal services at the Central Mail Centre (CMC), with around 40 Advisers of the Office and Justices of the Peace (JPs) present.
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2018-06-11
Marc Bertrand reconduit pour 6 ans
Monsieur Marc Bertrand est officiellement reparti pour un second et dernier mandat de six années à la tête de l’institution du Médiateur de la Wallonie et de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles.
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2018-05-30
PPN expone su visión ante la Legislatura porteña
Problemáticas sobre un posible traslado de la cárcel Devoto. El Procurador Penitenciario de la Nación (PPN) y su Adjunto Interino fueron invitados a exponer su visión respecto del posible traslado del centro de detención ubicado en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires ante la Comisión de Relaciones Interjurisdiccionales.
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2018-05-30
Ombudsman opens new family room at Mater hospital
Ombudsman Peter Tyndall Monday opened a new family and patient room at the Mater Hospital, Dublin. The family room is part of the Mater’s “end of life” care service and will give families who are losing a loved one a quiet, comfortable and private space where they can also stay the night.
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2018-05-29
El valor de la reforma constitucional debería estar en garantizar derechos
En el marco de una jornada que giró en torno a la consigna “La Defensoría del Pueblo en la Reforma Constitucional” el defensor expresó la importancia de darle rango constitucional a la Defensoría del Pueblo y de incorporar garantías que protejan los derechos de los ciudadanos.
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2018-05-24
Ontario Ombudsman again nominated as one of Canada’s most influential lawyers
For the second straight year, Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé is among the nominees for Canadian Lawyer magazine’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada. The list, chosen by the magazine’s internal editorial panel, readers and past honourees, recognizes lawyers who have played a significant role in the legal profession in the past 18 months.
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2009-07-10
New Ombudswoman Appointed
In June 2009 United Kingdom lawyer Nicola Williams was appointed by the Office of the Governor as the new Complaints Commissioner for the Cayman Islands Government.
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2018-05-23
Commonwealth Ombudsman releases report into immigration detention notification refusal error
The Commonwealth Ombudsman, Mr Michael Manthorpe PSM, has released a report into the detention of a man who was detained for nearly four years while he still held a visa, as a result of problems with the notification of refusals from the Department of Home Affairs.
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2018-05-23
El Defensor del Pueblo reclama un sistema de registro de las solicitudes de asilo para los CIE que cumpla con la normativa vigente
El Defensor del Pueblo (e.f.), Francisco Fernández Marugán, ha recomendado a la Comisaría General de Extranjería y Fronteras que imparta instrucciones para que se establezca un sistema de registro de las solicitudes de asilo en los Centros de Internamiento de Extranjeros (CIE) que cumpla con la Ley de Procedimiento Administrativo Común.
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2018-05-23
Ombudsman finds Grandmother’s painful death from cancer was avoidable
A 73-year-old grandmother’s death from bladder cancer was avoidable, an investigation by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has found. She died following a hospital’s nine-month delay to diagnose her. An inadequate local investigation failed to recognise this, and her son subsequently brought a complaint about her care to the Ombudsman.
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2018-05-23
New guidance for the Victorian public sector on how to deal with challenging behavior
Victorian government departments, local councils and other agencies dealing with challenging behaviour from members of the public will benefit from a new guide tabled in the Victorian Parliament today. Tabling her Good Practice Guide to Dealing with Challenging Behaviour, Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass said the guide aimed to help create better understanding between government bodies and the public.
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2018-05-18
Human Rights Defender became full member of European Network of Ombudspersons for Children
The Human Rights Defender's Institution became full member of the European Network of Ombudspersons for Children. Full membership will provide new opportunities for the exchange of experience and necessary information.