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2021-04-01The Seimas Ombudsman‘s Office has Submitted the Activity Report of the year 2020
The Seimas Ombudsman’s Office – the National Human Rights Institution – has submitted its Activity Report of 2020 to the Seimas highlighting human rights concerns of the last year. The COVID-19 pandemic, which shook the world in 2020, also impacted the activities of the Seimas Ombudsman, who repeatedly noted that during the pandemic it was especially important to ensure that residents of care homes and convicts had the opportunity to keep in touch with their family members. In other cases, when it was established that certain rights of individuals were violated due to the conditions of the pandemic, own-initiative investigations were started.
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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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2016-01-20
Local Government Ombudsman calls for affordable options when arranging care homes for families
When arranging care, councils must offer families the option of a nursing or care home placement which does not need a top-up fee, the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) has said, following an investigation into Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council.
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2017-10-19
Violations against persons with a mental disorder considered in a special report
At a press conference held at the premises of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia on Tuesday, 5 September 2017, Human Rights Ombudsman Vlasta Nussdorfer and Deputy Ombudsman Ivan Šelih presented a special report, which the Ombudsman had sent to the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia the previous day. The report considers the issue of overcrowded secure wards in social care institutions (particularly special social care institutions) and difficulties faced by persons with a mental disorder in these wards, drawing attention to violations of their right to personal dignity.
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2020-01-08
Ombudsman finds that rights of incapacitated individuals are still unduly restricted
A recent study by the Seimas Ombudsmen revealed that after the ongoing review of the incapacity of individuals, there are still more than 1,600 incapacitated individuals in the country, whose rights have so far been unduly restricted. These particularly puzzling findings were presented by the Seimas Ombudsmen's Office in a report.
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2020-03-05
PHSO publishes Ombudsman’s Casework Report 2019
Today the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman publishes its first annual Ombudsman’s Casework Report. The Report shows the wide range of cases the organisation concluded in 2019. As well as serious complaints about the NHS in England, the report includes cases involving UK government departments and other public services.
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2021-02-01
Human Rights Ombudsman with the Paris Principles’ highest status
The Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia has received “A” status accreditation according to the Paris Principles, which relate to the status and functioning of national human rights institutions. This is the highest attainable status according to the Principles, which were adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1993.
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2021-03-26
COVID issues feature in direct provision complaints to Ombudsman
Issues relating to COVID featured in many complaints to the Ombudsman in 2020 from people in direct provision. Complaints about the movement of people from existing accommodation, the transfer of people to self-isolate in the Citywest complex, and allegations that staff within direct provision centres were not ensuring compliance with public health guidelines were among the complaints dealt with by the Ombudsman.
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2022-01-26
Problems of early childhood education management of local administrative organisations
Early childhood education management is important because it inculcates essential skills for children’s living. Researches on education management over the past 20 years have shown, that the first 5 years of life are the critical period to form a foundation of human personality. The Office of the Ombudsman investigated early childhood developement centers and found significant shortcomings.
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2022-05-02
Ombudsman investigates management of public health problem on Koh Pha-ngan
Koh Pha-ngan is a district in Surat Thani province. It’s located approximately 100 kilometers from Surat Thani city area, spanning 168 square kilometers. Koh Pha-ngan is very popular as a natural attraction among Thais and foreigners. Its Full Moon Party annually attracts 1.1M tourists and generates 2,000MB income to the country.
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2022-05-19
Croatian Ombudswoman publishes new Special Report
Ombudswoman Tena Šimonović Einwalter submitted a special report to the Croatian Parliament entitled “The Impact of the COVID-19 Epidemic on Human Rights and Equality – Recommendations for the Strengthening of Resilience to Future Crises.” The Report analyses the impact of the epidemic during the course of 2020 and 2021 and provides 72 recommendations with the aim of encouraging and directing the process of the strengthening of Croatia’s resilience to crises.
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2022-07-18
New report sees NHRIs hold up a mirror to the rule of law situation in Europe
For the third year in a row, National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) from around Europe have reported on challenges in the rule of law landscape in their countries. At the same time, they highlight NHRI actions to safeguard the rule of law and address recommendations to state authorities and European policy makers. These insights are compiled in ENNHRI’s third annual report on the state of the rule of law in Europe.
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2012-08-08
Symposium report on EU data protection reform
The 2012 Symposium of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) focused on the fundamental rights dimension of the Data Protection Reform package, which the European Commission proposed on 25 January 2012.
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2013-03-07
Memorandum of Cooperation with ODIHR
The Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Ms Valeriya Lutkovska and the Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR/OSCE) Mr Janez Lenarcic signed a Memorandum of Cooperation.
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2013-11-28
Detention Monitoring Tool for NPMs
The Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) and Penal Reform International (PRI) recently presented a new joint resource: the Detention Monitoring Tool: addressing risk factors to prevent torture and ill-treatment.
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2015-04-20
A rights-based approach to addressing food poverty among children
A Speech had been held by the Ombudsman for Children, Dr. Niall Muldoon, at the National Conference „Healthy Food for All - Towards a National Response to Food Poverty for Children and Young People in Ireland“.
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2016-02-01
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales publishes quarterly casebook
Issue 23 of the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales’ Casebook (October - December 2015) has been published. The Casebook is a collection of summaries of cases dealt with in the previous quarter.
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2016-09-15
Compensation for crime victims: the Québec Ombudsman recommends new management
In an investigation report released on September 15, 2016, the Québec Ombudsman homes in on the main problems that need correcting in the public compensation system for crime victims (IVAC).
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2016-11-07
Ombudsperson for Quebec Raymonde Saint-Germain named senator
The Ombudsperson for Quebec, Madam Raymonde Saint-Germain, is one of the six new independent senators whom Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recommended to the Governor General of Canada on November 2, 2016, for nomination.
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2019-11-25
New report “wakeup call” for council leaders
The Chief Ombudsman says his latest report into official information practice at local authorities is a wakeup call for all council leaders about the importance of an open and transparent workplace culture – and their accountability for achieving that.
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