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2016-10-13Ombudsman says CQC’s State of Care report should act as a wake-up call to government
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Julie Mellor urges the government to tackle the problem of discharging frail and older people from hospital without the right social care in place.
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2016-10-11
Parliamentary Ombudsmen initiative regarding unaccompanied minors
During the autumn, Ombudsman Stefan Holgersson will begin a series of inspections focusing on unaccompanied minors to see if their basic rights are being respected. The Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsmen receives a relatively large number of reports regarding cases linked to unaccompanied minors, and the trend indicates that these reports are increasing.
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2016-10-04
Informe sobre transparencia, acceso a la información pública y buen gobierno
Un año después de la entrada en vigor de la Ley de Transparencia, el Síndic de Greuges de Catalunya, Rafael Ribó, ha presentado al Parlament el primer informe de evaluación. El Síndic subraya que toda la información pública debe ser accesible para todos, que las administraciones deben ser transparentes y que las administraciones deben difundir entre la ciudadanía cuáles son sus derechos en materia de transparencia.
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2016-09-23
Policy paper on developing and reforming Ombudsmen schemes
Guided by the objective to provide Ombudsman institutions worldwide with best practice papers on Ombudsman-related topics, the IOI Board of Directors endorsed the initiative to develop an IOI policy paper on developing and reforming Ombudsman schemes and invites input and feedback from fellow Ombudsmen, partner organisations and the academia.
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2016-09-21
Republic mourns passing of its Ombudsman
The Caribbean Ombudsman association (CAROA) joins the Cooperative Republic of Guyana in mourning the passing of its Ombudsman, Justice Winston Moore after a brief illness.
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2016-09-19
Ombudsman Hong Kong reports on regularisation of illegal occupation of land
Ombudsman Connie Lau announces reports on “Lands Department’s system of regularisation of illegal occupation of Gov’t land and breach of lease conditions” and “Temporary closure of public swimming pools/beaches under LCSD due to shortage of lifeguards”.
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2016-09-15
Familiares de Españoles presos en el extranjero se reúnen con la Defensora del Pueblo
La Defensora del Pueblo, Soledad Becerril, se ha reunido hoy con familiares de españoles que cumplen condena en el extranjero para explicarles las competencias y funciones de la institución en esta materia y la labor que realiza en favor de estas personas.
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2016-09-14
The Hong Kong Ombudsman announces new reports
The Hong Kong Ombudsman announces reports on “MD’s Follow-up Mechanism on Recommendations Made in Marine Incident Investigation Reports”, “Govt’s Tree Management Regime and Practices” & “Govt’s Handling of 4 Stonewall Trees along Bonham Road”
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2016-09-08
Victorian Ombudsman investigates expulsion at Government schools
The number of students being expelled has risen over 25 per cent in the past year. Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass has therefore commenced an ‘own motion’ investigation into school expulsions.
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2016-09-01
Victorian Ombudsman tables good practice guide for public sector agencies
“Victorian public sector agencies should welcome complaints from members of the public as free feedback that can help them improve their service”, Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass said.
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2016-09-01
Commissioner for Human Rights holds lecture on refugee crisis in the context of human rights protection
During Summer Course in Poznań Centre for Human Rights the Commissioner for Human Rights dr. Adam Bodnar gave a lecture on the refugee crisis in the context of humar rights protection.
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2016-08-25
Ontario Ombudsman calls for systemic overhaul to help adults with developmental disabilities in crisis
Ontario’s systemic failure to help desperate families who are unable to care for loved ones with developmental disabilities has left vulnerable people in dire and often dangerous circumstances, Ombudsman Paul Dubé reveals in his office’s latest report, released today.
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2016-08-17
Ombudsman Peter Tyndall reminds Leaving Certificate students of their right to complain
Ombudsman Peter Tyndall congratulated students on their results in the Leaving Certificate examinations and reminded them that his Office can independently examine complaints against all public third-level education bodies.
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2016-08-16
Czech Ombudsman releases 3 annual reports: on her activities, NPM, and discrimination
Public Defender of Rights of the Czech Republic, Anna Šabatová, has recently published three annual reports on her activities.
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2016-08-09
South Australia Ombudsman investigates unreasonable shackling of prisoner in hospital
The South Australian Ombudsman investigated a complaint about the treatment of a young man held in custody by the Department for Correctional Services. The young man was held under the Mental Health Act 2009.
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2016-08-01
Implementation of the national strategy in the field of human rights requires qualified experts
The Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights spoke during a meeting on the organisation of the monitoring of the fulfilment of the Action Plan and on the implementation of the National Strategy in the field of human rights, which was organized by the Ombudsman's Office and the Ukrainian Helsinki Union for Human Rights (UHUHR).
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2016-07-26
La Defensoría presentó un Proyecto de Ley Electoral para la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
Alejandro Amor, el Defensor del Pueblo de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, presentó ante la Legislatura porteña una iniciativa para ampliar el derecho al voto y promover el debate de candidatos, la igualdad de género, la inclusión de la observación electoral, un registro de autoridades de mesa y la creación de un Tribunal Electoral.
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2016-07-26
Ombudsman publishes service charter with clear service commitments to the public
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has today published a set of quality standards, which are commitments to people who use the service about what they can expect from it.
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2016-07-22Letter of Solidarity to French Collegues
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2016-07-19
FCO holds corrections course in Ottawa
The Forum of Canadian Ombudsman (FCO) will once again hold a course to explore pressing issues faced by professionals working in correctional facilities. Sessions have been developed by FCO members working and specializing in the field of corrections at both the provincial and federal levels.