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2014-06-25Meeting of the Visegrad Group Ombudsmen (V4)
On 12-14 June, 2014 the Human Rights Defender of Poland was hosting the annual meeting of the Visegrad Group Ombudsmen (V4). The meeting, held in Białowieża, was attended by Ms Anna Šabatová, Public Defender of Rights of the Czech Republic, Ms Jana Dubovcova, Defender of Rights of the Slovac Republic and Ms Elisabeth Sándor-Szalay, deputy Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary.
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2014-06-25Ombudsman Sindh inaugurates Regional Office in District South
To provide prompt and inexpensive justice to the people at their door steps’ is the motto of Ombudsman. In pursuance of this objective the Honourable Ombudsman Sindh Mr. Asad Ashraf Malik inaugurated yet another Regional Office of Provincial Ombudsman Sindh in District South Karachi on 15th May 2014. This is the 16th Regional Office in the Province.
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2014-06-25The Seimas Ombudsman encourages respecting human rights in Foreigners Registration Center
“The respect for the human being and his/her rights should not depend on his / her nationality or origin”- this view was shared by the Seimas Ombudsman Augustinas Normantas on the World Refugee Day drawing attention to the acute problems in Foreigners Registration Center.
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2014-06-25Ombudsman 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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2014-06-25Ombudsman 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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2014-06-25Record 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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2014-06-25Ombudsman to investigate how public hospitals handle complaints
Ombudsman Peter Tyndall has today, 13 June 2014, announced an investigation into how complaints are handled by public hospitals in Ireland and has asked members of the public for their assistance. The Ombudsman’s wide ranging investigation will look at how public hospitals across the State manage and investigate complaints from patients and their families.
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2014-06-25Une hausse sans précédent de 37 % des plaintes et une tentative historique d’élargir le mandat de l’Ombudsman marquent une « année record »
TORONTO (23 juin 2014) – En présentant son rapport sur un nombre record de dossiers et d’enquêtes systémiques en cours, l’Ombudsman de l’Ontario André Marin a préconisé aujourd’hui au gouvernement provincial de poursuivre sur sa lancée historique en vue d'ouvrir le secteur parapublic à une surveillance indépendante.
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2014-06-25Study visit by human rights journalists from the Republic of Albania
On 16-18 June, 2014 a delegation of Albanian media representatives, specializing on human rights affairs held a working visit to Warsaw. The group was accompanied by one representative of the Office of the People’s Advocate of Albania (Ombudsman). The purpose of the visit was to share experiences in the area of human rights media coverage and ways of cooperation between the ombudsman and the media. Hence the delegation paid visits to the Polish Press Agency and a chosen radio broadcaster.
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2014-06-24Children’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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2015-04-10International Seminar commemorating 15th Anniversary of Thai Ombudsman
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2015-04-10International Seminar commemorating 15th Anniversary of Thai Ombudsman
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2014-02-06Ombudsman of Curaçao - Annual Report 2009 - NL
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2014-02-06Alberta Ombudsman - Annual Report 2010/2011 - EN
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2014-07-03Human Rights Ombudsman - NPM Report 2012 - EN
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2015-04-08NPM Norway Annual Report 2014 (EN)
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2014-11-13Croatia - Universal Period Review on Human Rights EN
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2014-11-13Human Rights Centre - Annual Report - 2012 - EN
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2014-06-20Van Woerkom’s not to become National Ombudsman
In the past two weeks there has been a lot of media attention on the election of Mr Van Woerkom as National Ombudsman of the Netherlands. A statement he made in 2010 about a Moroccan person and the fact that he left his former job with over 300 thousand Euro severance pay gave rise to many reactions.
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2014-06-20Vacancies at African Ombudsman Research Centre
The following contract positions are available at the African Ombudsman Research Centre, which is based in the School of Law at the Howard College Campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa. Individuals with the required skills, commitment and drive to succeed are invited to apply. The closing date of applications has been extended to 30 June 2014.