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2020-07-02New Ombudsman of the City of Cape Town took office
On 1 June 2020 Mr Vusumzi Magwebu took office as the new Ombudsman of the City of Cape Town. He has vast experience in investigations from both private and public sectors. He is a former prosecutor and was also a senior investigator with the office of the Public Protector, South Africa.
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2020-07-01
Respect older people’s rights when exiting the COVID-19 pandemic
Many older people in care homes fell victim to COVID-19. Many also faced months of isolation and restrictions often harsher than those enforced for other parts of the population. The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) looks at how the pandemic affected the rights of older people. It highlights the need for a rights-based approach as governments shape their exit strategies.
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2020-04-27
Now is the time for solidarity on human rights
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has put states across the world to a test like none before, and not least in Europe. As the outbreak rapidly develops, governments have taken broad and strict measures to reduce the virus’ spread, prevent a breakdown of healthcare systems and save lives. In these responses, all human rights must be kept at the heart, as they can help us in overcoming this public health challenge while protecting our dignity and democratic freedoms.
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2019-02-08
Politicians cannot do the work of independent officers of the Legislature
A recent column by Deb Hutton, published by Queen’s Park Briefing on 18 January 2019, raised provocative questions about the role and usefulness of independent officers of the Legislature. Ontario Ombudsman, Paul Dubé, wrote an opinion piece on this matter, which was published as a guest column in Queen’s Park Briefing on 1 February 2019.
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2020-12-11
Re-watch our webinar on Covid-19 with contributions from around the globe
Did you miss this event or were not able to join in due to the time difference? Re-watch the international webinar on Covid-19, hosted by the State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel, under the auspices of the IOI, on 24 November and see the numerious contributions from members across the globe
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2020-02-11
Hanne Harlem, the first female Norwegian Parliamentary Ombudsman
Hanne Harlem began her first term as Norwegian Parliamentary Ombudsman on February 1st. She was appointed as Parliamentary Ombudsman by the Norwegian Parliament, the Storting, in October 2019.
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2021-11-03
International online conference - "Advancing the Rights of Older People in an Age of Longevity", 1 December 2021, 14:00 - 18:30 (CET)
The draft agenda for the event, held under the auspices of the IOI and the AOM, is now available.
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2020-04-15
Annual Report 2019 of the Ombudsman institution now available
The Office of the Ombudsman of Turkey is pleased to share with you the abridged English version of the 2019 Annual Report of the Ombudsman institution. The year 2019 was marked by significant number of complaint applications which reached 20.968 in 2019.
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2020-10-08The Ombudsman, coronavirus and crisis management - an interim report (Oct. 2020)
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2020-04-06
Legal position of the Human Rights Defender on draft laws restricting the privacy of correspondence and other rights (31 March 2020)
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2021-03-03
Greek Ombudsman - National Mechanism For The Investigation Of Arbitrary Incidents - Special Report 2017-18 - EN
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2021-05-26
Ombudsman for Children’s investigation into the living conditions of children living on a local authority halting site
On Monday, May 24, the Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO), published No End in Site; An investigation into the living conditions of children living on a local authority site. The OCO met with families and visited the site on three occasions, observing the very basic conditions, which have been in place since the site was established in 1989.
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2018-12-10
The Ombudsman's Casebook 2018
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2020-06-15
National Preventive Group of the Ombudsman carried out a visit
The members of the National Preventive Group (NPG) carried out a visit without prior notice to Guba city Boarding School for Children deprived of Parental Care, subordinated to the Ministry of Education, upon the instruction of the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Sabina Aliyeva.
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2019-01-21
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2019-01-21
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2019-01-21
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2019-01-21
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2021-04-20
Kosovo - Ombudsperson Institution - A compliation of reports addressed to the relevant authorities in 2020 - EN
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2020-07-31
Ombudsman of the Republic of Bulgaria - Annual Report 2019 - Summary
