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2011-02-15NHS fails to treat older people with care
In a new report Health Service Ombudsman Ann Abraham says the NHS is failing to treat older people with care, compassion, dignity and respect. The report, Care and compassion?, is based on the findings of ten independent investigations into complaints about NHS care for people over the age of 65 across England.
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2011-02-16
Ombudsman entrusted with National Preventive Mechanism for Prevention of Torture
On 28 January 2011, the Croatian Parliament adopted the Law on the Preventive Mechanism for Suppression of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment, by which the Republic of Croatia has fulfilled its obligation after signing the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment (OPCAT).
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2011-02-18
Ombudsperson presented Annual Report 2010
The Commission for Constitutional Rights and Freedoms under the Ombudsperson of the Republic of Uzbekistan, held an extended session on 4 February 2011 to hear the report of the Ombudsperson's activities in 2010.
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2011-02-21
Detention centre on Christmas Islands overloaded
There are too many people being detained at the Christmas Island immigration detention facilities. This is the underlying message in the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s report based on observations during two years of periodic inspection visits.
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2017-08-03
New Ombudswoman of the City of Gent appointed
Mrs. Helena Nachtergaele was appointed as the second Ombudswoman of the City of Ghent upon the retirement of Mrs. Rita Passemiers.
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2011-02-21
Ombudsman criticizes registration management of sex offenders
The Victorian Ombudsman, Mr George Brouwer, tabled in Parliament a report titled "Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001 – Investigation into the failure of agencies to manage registered sex offenders " on 9 February 2011.
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2011-02-21
Guinea Ombudsman visits colleague in Burkina Faso
After Senegal and Mali, the new Ombudsman of the Republic of Guinea, General Facinet Toure, visited the Office of the Ombudsman in Burkina Faso for three days from 8 to 10 February 2011.
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2011-02-21
Conference Report on Homelessness
Homelessness represents a very severe form of poverty and social exclusion and is a violation of fundamental human rights. The report of the European Consensus Conference on Homelessness taking place in Brussels in December 2010 contains the findings of an independent jury.
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2011-02-22
Council refused to help pregnant homeless woman
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames failed in its duty to a pregnant young woman who applied for assistance as a homeless person.
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2011-02-22
Inspection visit to a centre of contagious diseases
On 24 January the adviser of the Chancellor of Justice performed an unannounced inspection visit to the centre of contagious diseases of the West Tallinn Central Hospital.
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2015-05-05
IOI Annual Reports
The IOI publishes its Annual Report every year, to inform about membership matters as well as about IOI projects in the past and in the future. The Report is released in the three official languages of the IOI (English, French, Spanish).
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2011-03-07
Newsletter February 2011
The I.O.I. North American region recently published its newsletter. Vice-President André Marin informs about meetings and conferences, the "Sharpening Your Teeth"-training and his investigations.
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2011-02-22
Ombudsman criticises visa process
A refusal to grant a partner visa by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship has been overturned following an Ombudsman investigation.
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2011-02-23
Ombudsman reviews disclosure of archived materials
The Slovene Intelligence and Security Agency (Sova) has requested the opinion of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (Ombudsman) regarding the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in connection to the disclosure of archived materials.
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2010-06-16
Ombudsman on National Armed Forces and penitentiary institutions
The accession of Hungaryto the North-Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in 1999 meant and continues to mean new obligations as well as new challenges and opportunities for the Armed Forces. In a recently published article the Hungarian Ombudsman illustrates his investigations within the national Armed Forces and outlines his work relating to penitentiary institutions.
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2011-02-25
Ombudsman backed declaration on ethnic communities from the former Yugoslavia
The Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia backed a declaration on ethnic communities from the former Yugoslavia living in Slovenia which the National Assembly endorsed on 1 February.
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2011-02-25
Details on the 2010 Annual Report
After delivering the Ombudsman’s 2010 Annual Report to Parliament, the Catalan Ombudsman, Rafael Ribó, stated that the complaints taken up in the Annual Report on education, the Dependency Act and housing are evidence of this infringement.
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2011-03-02
Ombudsman re-appointed
On 16 February 2011, all 69 members of Parliament voted in favour of a motion by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi to re-appoint Chief Justice Emeritus Joseph Said Pullicino as Ombudsman.
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2011-03-02
Survey ranks Ombudsman best workplace in Finland
The Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland received unexpected publicity when the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE featured the results of an extensive survey on working conditions conducted by the labour protection authorities in 2002-09.
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2011-02-07
More than 4,000 complaints to ombudsman last year
The Ombudsman received nearly 4,100 complaints last year. In addition, he launched over 60 investigations on his own initiative. Most complaints concerned the police, social welfare and health care, and prisons.
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