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2023-05-04Taxation OM (AUS) - IGoT News Edition 22 - EN
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2021-01-25Public Defender’s special statement on situation in penitentiary establishments
In 2020, the Public Defender of Georgia published a special report, in which she talked about the fact that the management model of semi-open establishments was based on informal hierarchy of prisoners, where the so-called "prison watchers" provide fictitious order, which aims to silence prisoners and prevent them from talking about their problems. The publication of this report was followed by public attacks on the Public Defender and illegal actions by the Minister of Justice and the Penitentiary Service. As a result, it has becomedangerous for the representatives of the Public Defender's Office to carry out visits and monitoring at the penitentiary establishments.
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2019-01-31
Ombudsman Hong Kong published Brief Report 2018
The Ombudsman of Hong Kong, Ms Connie Lau, published the Office of The Ombudsman’s Brief Report 2018 on 31 January. The Office received a total of 10,130 enquiries and 4,870 complaints in 2018. The figures were at similar levels to those in the past few years, with an average of 850 enquiries and 400 complaints per month.
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2021-06-03
Comparative study about refugees
The comparative study about refugees in Europe, which was conducted by the Ombudsman offices of the Netherlands, Greece and the Basque country, was presented during the IOI World Conference on the topic of "Giving voice to the voiceless". The respective workshop was chaired by the Greek Ombudsman Andreas Pottakis.
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2019-09-09
Ombudsman releases “Woes of the Womb” report on alleged medical malpractice in public health facilities
The Office of the Ombudsman has released a report on an investigation of alleged malpractices resulting in removal of uteruses from expectant women in public health facilities titled “Woes of the Womb”.
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2019-02-25
Taking the Ombudsman to the people
Through the Chilungamo Program, funded by the European Union, Office of the Ombudsman has in the previous week carried out a number of activities across the country aimed at ensuring that the capacity of citizens to demand transparency and accountability from duty bearers is enhanced.
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2019-08-14
Presentation of Annual Report 45 for the year 2018
On 24 June 2019, the Ombudsman of Israel, Judge (ret.) Joseph Haim Shapira, laid on the table of the Israeli Parliament (Knesset) Annual Report 45 of the Office of the Ombudsman for the year 2018.
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2020-04-28
Public Defender positively evaluates situation at checkpoints
Representatives of the Public Defender’s office visited the checkpoints set up for quarantine purposes in Marneuli, Rustavi and Mtskheta, where servicemen of the Defense Forces are deployed together with representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to evaluate the working conditions, health care procedures and monitored the procedures carried out by the military towards citizens at the checkpoints.
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2025-07-24
Ombudsman issues guidance on housing allocations for Disabled people
Ombudsman issues guidance on housing allocations for Disabled peopleCouncils’ housing allocations schemes is the subject of the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s third practical guide for housing officers to help improve services for Disabled people. The latest guide highlights issues Disabled people face when applying to councils’ housing schemes, and the changes local councils can make to improve those services.
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2023-03-15
Austria - Report on NPM activities 2021 - EN
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2024-03-28
Italy-Argentina: Bilateral Meeting in the Name of Civil Defense
At the Regional Council of Lazio, a meeting took place between Marino Fardelli, Civil Ombudsman of Lazio and President of the Coordination of Italian Civil Ombudsmen, and Walter Domingo Martello, Vice General Civil Ombudsman of the Province of Buenos Aires. The purpose of the meeting was to exchange experiences between the two institutions, and this goal was fully achieved with a commitment to continue in the future.
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2019-04-15
Venice Principles on Ombudsman institutions now also available in Italian
On 15 March 2019, the “Principles on the Protection and Promotion of the Ombudsman Institution”, (“The Venice Principles”) were adopted by the Venice Commission. A translation of the text into Italian has been made available by the Office of the Ombudsman of the Autonomous Province of Trento a (Italy).
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2019-11-26
Ombudsman for Wales publishes human rights focused casebook
This is the first time the office has published a collection of cases the Ombudsman has dealt with where human rights matters have either been raised as part of the original complaint or have been pivotal to the findings.
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2019-03-18
Ombudsman Quarterly Review - Summer 2019
The Office of the Ombudsman of New Zealand published their review for summer 2019. The full review can be accessed here.
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2020-05-08
Seminar on the right to privacy in the digital age
Pursuant to Human Rights Council Resolution on the Right to Privacy in the Digital Age, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights will organise an expert seminar to discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) affects the enjoyment of the right to privacy. The seminar will take place on 27 - 28 May 2020 and will be held online.
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2023-01-02
AORC/IOI Webinar - Mediation / Alternative Dispute Resolution - Invitation & Speaker Information
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2019-08-27
IOI Europe - Brussels Conference (Oct. 2018)
The Office of the Federal Ombudsman of Belgium hosted the IOI Europe Conference and General Assembly in Brussels from 1 - 3 October 2018. Presentations and speeches of this event are now available.
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2020-01-10
Ombudsman highlights disability transport issues to Irish Government
Irish Ombudsman Peter Tyndall has written to the Irish Government to highlight some of the issues raised in complaints to his Office that affect people with disabilities. The Government met Thursday 9 January in Marino, Dublin for a special meeting to discuss disability issues.
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2024-03-14
Bilateral discussion between the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights and the Romanian People’s Advocate
Dr. Ákos Kozma, Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary, paid an official visit to Bucharest on 18 January 2024, where he had a meeting with the Romanian People’s Advocate, Ms. Renate Weber.
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2023-11-15
Ombudsman of the State of Iowa - Annual Report 2020 - EN