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2017-03-15Official Information Act Workshop for Heads of Ministries
Head of ministries and government chief executives had their turn to learn more about the Cook Islands’ Official Information Act. More than 20 gathered at Crown Beach Resort to discuss and provide feedback on how the act has affected them since it was passed by parliament five years ago.
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2017-04-11
New Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman takes office
Rob Behrens began his new role as Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman and Chair of the organisation on Thursday 06 April 2017.
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2017-11-22
Veterans Ombudsman tables Annual Report 2016-2017
The Veterans Ombudsman’s 2016-2017 Annual Report was tabled in the House of Commons by the Minister of Veterans Affairs. The Report covers all activities of the Veterans Ombudsman from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 demonstrating the Office of the Veterans Ombudsman’s influence in effecting change and informing policy for Veterans and their families.
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2018-04-30
40th Anniversary celebrations start with side event at UN headquarters in New York
On 30 April 2018 the IOI organized a side event at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York to mark the 40th anniversary of its establishment in 1978. The event provided a platform for exchange between the United Nations and the Ombudsman community, as well as the perfect setting for the launch of the IOI’s most recent publication on “A Mission to Justice – The International Ombudsman Institute 1978-2018”.
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2018-05-07
The Milli Mejlis adopted annual report of Ombudsman
The Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan Elmira Suleymanova presented an annual report for 2017 to the Country Parliament on April 24. The 2017 Annual Report was prepared on the basis of appeals, petitions, proposals and complaints; different cases, problems and challenges disclosed during the visits of the Commissioner and staff members of the Office to penitenciaries, among other places, meetings with the population in regions and investigations carried out there; as well as official responses and attitudes of state agencies and authorities.
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2018-06-07
Parliamentary Ombudsman presents Annual Report 2017 to the President of the House of Representatives
The Parliamentary Ombudsman, Mr Anthony C. Mifsud, called upon the President of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Angelo Farrugia to present the Office of the Ombudsman’s Annual Report for 2016. During the meeting with the Speaker, the Ombudsman announced that during the Annual General Meeting of the Association of Mediterranean Ombudsman in Skopje, Macedonia, he was appointed as Secretary General of the Association.
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2018-07-17
North Wales Council breaks Welsh language promise
A North Wales council has broken a promise to correct Welsh language errors in its council tax notices, the Ombudsman has found.
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2019-01-15
Manitoba Ombudsman releases investigation report on the City of Winnipeg’s Handi-Transit service
Manitoba Ombudsman has released its investigation report on the City of Winnipeg’s Handi-Transit service, now called Transit Plus. The service provides transportation for approximately 7,500 clients who are unable to use the fixed-route transit system because they are legally blind or have a physical disability that significantly impairs their mobility.
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2019-07-01
CY issues corrective measures for improvement of Taipei City’s roadside parking fee collection
According to Taipei City Parking Management and Development Office (PMDO) statistics, the accumulated amount owed by the city’s top parking fee defaulter for the period from the start of September 2005 to the end of 2016 totaled just over NT$4.36 million (US$139,000).
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2019-11-07
Policy fully accepted Ombudsman´s recommendations on arrestees´ rights
The draft decision of the Armenian Government on making changes in the internal regulation of places for keeping arrestees in the RA Police system was submitted for the opinion of the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia. The study of the project indicates that it fully reflects the recommendations made by the Ombudsman.
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2019-12-02
Building on 10 years of the Fundamental Rights Charter
Ten years ago on 1 December, the full force of the EU’s Fundamental Rights Charter came into play. This landmark bill of rights for the EU has the power to make a difference. One decade on, it is yet to reach its full potential. This is changing, slowly but surely.
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2020-02-10
Ombudsman organized seminar on combating discrimination
In the framework of the regional project on “strengthening access to justice through non-judiciary redress mechanisms for victims of discrimination, hate crime and hate speech in Eastern Partnership countries” which is funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe through the Partenship for Good Governance II programme, a training seminar on combating discrimination was organized in by the Ombudsman in January 2020.
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2020-03-11
“Frustration and Suspicion” at lost records: The Ombudsman of Wales' Special Report
Service users and their families are being left feeling frustrated and suspicious by health and social care providers losing their medical records, a special report by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales has revealed.
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2020-05-26
Webinar on protecting forcibly displaced persons in the COVID-19 context
On Wednesday, 3 June 2020, GANHRI in cooperation with UNHCR will host a webinar on protecting forcibly displaced persons in the COVID-19 context and the role and experience of NHRIs and opportunities for collaboration with UNHCR. Save the date!
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2020-08-24
AORC webinars to celebrate women Ombudsman
In celebration of the women’s month in South Africa, the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC), the training and research arm of the African Ombudsman and Mediators Association (AOMA), has planned a series of webinars for African Ombudsman and their staff on 28 and 31 August 2020.
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2020-11-04
Local governments to allocate funds to improve the position of LGBTI persons
Local governments should explicitly include LGBTI people in their action plans, prescribe measures to improve their position and allocate appropriate budget funds for those activities, Deputy Protector of Citizens for Gender Equality Ms. Jelena Stojanović said.
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2021-02-08
Protecting displaced and stateless persons – online event
An online event on “Protecting displaced and stateless persons and the role and experiences of NHRIs” will be held on 16 February 2021 (14h00 – 15h30 CET) on Teams. The online event is co-hosted by GANHRI, UNHCR and the Permanent Mission of Norway in Geneva.
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2021-03-25
People’s Advocate recommends revising policy on pharmaceutical package for persons diagnosed with Covid-19
The People’s Advocate of Albania, Ms Erinda Balanca, addressed the Minister of Health and Social Protection to recommend immediate measures with regard to revising the policy on financial impact for citizens infected with COVID-19.
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2021-12-02
Maria Lúcia Amaral takes office for a second mandate as Ombudsman
On 2 December 2021, at 12.30 pm, Professor Maria Lúcia da Conceição Abrantes Amaral took up her post in Parliament as Ombudsman for a second mandate, in a ceremony presided over by His Excellency the President of the Assembly of the Republic.
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2022-02-02
Public Defender Meets with IDPs Living in Kartli Sanatorium
On January 17, 2022, the Public Defender of Georgia met with IDPs living in Kartli sanatorium and listened to their problems. The Public Defender’s Office has been studying IDP issues for a long time and has issued a number of recommendations to improve their rights situation.
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