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2014-07-10Family to receive £130k after their lives put at risk by Home Office failings
The lives of members of a family were put at risk because the Home Office didn’t listen to their concerns about an overseas criminal and continually failed to put right their earlier mistakes, according to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.
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2014-07-08
The Spanish Ombudsman inaugurates the twinning project in Turkey
The Spanish Ombudsman, Soledad Becerril, recalled that human rights know no borders, during her speech before the Turkish Parliament, on the occasion of the commencement of the twining project for support to the Turkish Ombudsman.
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2014-07-02
Information Commissioner welcomes removal of FOI fee
Information Commissioner, Peter Tyndall, has welcomed the Government’s proposal to abolish the €15 application fee for making FOI requests. Both he and the former Commissioner, Emily O’Reilly, have previously publicly expressed their view that the application fee acted as a disincentive to members of the public seeking access to information held by public bodies.
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2014-07-01
FRA releases "Handbook on Guardianship for children deprived of parental care"
On 30 June, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) released a handbook that aims to help strengthen national guardianship systems for children in Europe. It explains the important role guardians play in protecting all children from child abuse and exploitation.
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2014-06-28
The Catalan Ombudsman stresses the importance of having the Istanbul Protocol implemented within six months
The Ombudsman of Catalonia, as the Catalan Authority for the Prevention of Torture (OPCAT), has imposed himself the goal of having the Istanbul Protocol implemented in all places of deprivation of liberty in Catalonia within six months. According to this manual, the Ombudsman will lead the development of actual protocols for each type of centre.
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2014-06-27
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
On the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the chairperson of the Austrian Ombudsman Board Günther Kräuter acknowledges the work of the Expert Commissions and the Human Rights Advisory Council.
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2014-06-25
Ombudsman probes mechanisms used to review and monitor eligibility of existing tenants in subsidised public housing
The Ombudsman, Ms Connie Lau, today (June 12) initiated a direct investigation under section 7(1)(a)(ii) of The Ombudsman Ordinance (Cap. 397) into the effectiveness of mechanisms used by the Housing Department (HD) and the Hong Kong Housing Society (HKHS) to review and monitor the eligibility of existing tenants in subsidised public housing.
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2014-06-25
Ombudsman probes Government’s regulation of guesthouses
The Ombudsman, Ms Connie Lau, declared today (June 12) a direct investigation into the Government’s regulation of guesthouses.
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2014-06-25
Record 37% increase in complaints
Reporting on a record number of cases and systemic investigations in progress, Ontario Ombudsman André Marin called on the provincial government to build on its historic momentum toward opening the broader public sector to independent scrutiny.
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2014-06-25Facts and highlights of the Ontario Ombudsman
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2014-06-25
Remarks of the Ontario Ombudsman
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2014-06-25
Press Release of the Ontario Ombudsman
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2014-06-25
Faits et chiffres
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2014-06-25
Mot de l'ouverture de l'Ombudsman
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2014-06-25
Chien de Garde le l'Ontario: Communiqué de Presse
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2014-06-24
Children’s Ombudsman publishes Advice on Child & Family Relationships Bill
Identity rights, guardianship, custody and access,commercial surrogacy, civil partnership and adoption are the primary focus of the Ombudsman for Children’s Advice to the Minister for Justice and Equality on the wide ranging General Scheme of the Children and Family Relationships Bill, published today (Tuesday).
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2014-06-18
The Parliamentary Ombudsmen, hosted the Nordic Ombudsmen Meeting
At the beginning of June, the Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsmen – JO, was hosting the Nordic Ombudsmen Meeting in the town Ystad in the southern part of Sweden. The Nordic Ombudsmen comprises of Ombudsmen from Denmark, Finland, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
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2014-06-18
Ombudsman asks for a court-appointed lawyer for minors
The Ombudsman of Spain asks for a court-appointed lawyer for minors who want their opinions to be considered in legal proceedings. Ombudsman Soledad Becerril presented a paper analysing whether minors’ views are heard adequately in legal proceedings that affect them.
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2014-06-18
La Defensora pide abogado de oficio para hacer valer las opiniones de menores en procesos judiciales
La Defensora del Pueblo, Soledad Becerril, ha presentado en las Cortes Generales un estudio que analiza si los menores son adecuadamente escuchados en los procedimientos judiciales que les afectan, si sus opiniones se toman en cuenta y si se respeta su interés superior, como establece la Convención de Naciones Unidas sobre los Derechos del Niño.
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2014-06-10
IIO apoya la idea de crear una Defensoría del Pueblo
Durante la última campaña electoral, ambas candidatas presidenciales han contemplado en sus respectivos programas la creación de la Defensoría del Pueblo, una de las figuras más importantes de la democracia moderna. El IIO apoya firmemente la idea de dotar a Chile de una institución tan importante y envió una carta de apoyo a la creación de una Defensoría del Pueblo en Chile a la Presidencia de la República de Chile.