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2024-10-31OCI’s Latest Annual Report Issues Groundbreaking Investigations into the Experiences of Maximum-Security and Life-Sentenced Prisoners in Canada
The 2023-24 Annual Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator (OCI) was tabled in Parliament on October 29, 2024. The Office’s latest Annual Report breaks new ground in two national-level investigations examining conditions of confinement in male stand-alone maximum-security penitentiaries and on the experience of persons serving a life (or indeterminate) sentence in Canada, a sentence that has no end date.
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2024-03-22
A year in office - Reflections on the first year as the Parliamentary Ombudsman of Malta
Kindly click here to read an article by Judge Emeritus Joseph Zammit McKeon, Parliamentary Ombudsman of Malta, reflecting on his first year in office.
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2024-02-01
Ombudsman Sindh urges the Government to eliminate the non-functional one room schools
While discussing the implementation status of the recommendations on the study "Issues of girls' education in Sindh", the Ombudsman Sindh urged the Government of Sindh to eliminate the non-functional one-room schools and to construct community-based low cost primary schools to provide equal education.
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2024-05-16
IOI Board and General Assembly meet in The Hague
The 13th World Conference and General Assembly of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) was successfully hosted by the National Ombudsman of the Netherlands in The Hague from 12 – 17 May 2024. After the years of the pandemic, the conference provided an opportunity for the entire membership of the IOI to meet again in person after eight long years and 200 delegates from 60 different countries and all six IOI regions participated in this important quadrennial event.
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2024-07-19
Public Complaints Commission goes to church: Spreading awareness and empowering the community
A sensitization program was held on 7 July 2024 at Jubilee Baptist Church, Osogbo, Osun State Nigeria, to raise awareness about the Public Complaints Commission (PCC) and its services.
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2024-01-10
Commissioner for Administration and the Protection of Human Rights submits annual report to the President of the Republic of Cyprus
On 21 December 2023, the Commissioner for Administration and the Protection of Human Rights, Mrs. Maria Stylianou-Lottides, submitted to the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr. Nicos Christodoulides, the Annual Report of her Office for the year 2022, and the individual Annual Reports of the Equality Body and the National Preventive Mechanism.
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2024-08-01
Deputy Ombudsman opens training on the “Information and Technology Ecosystem in Timor-Leste”
Deputy Ombudsman for Human Rights, Maria Marilia da Costa, opened a training session on the “Information and Technology Ecosystem in Timor-Leste,” organized by the Progressive Association of Information Technology Timor-Leste (ITP-TL). The event took place at the Fundação Oriente Hall in Dili.
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2023-10-20
IOI President addresses international conference on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the Ombudsman of the Kingdom of Bahrain
IOI President Chris Field PSM was deeply honoured this week to provide an opening speech to an international conference on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the Ombudsman of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Conference was attended by a number of Ambassadors, senior dignitaries from the Kingdom of Bahrain and Ombudsman and human rights commissioners.
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2024-07-10
Annual Report 2023 – a credible and trusted institution closer to the people
On 8 July 2024, the Parliamentary Ombudsman, Judge Emeritus Joseph Zammit McKeon, presented the Annual Report 2023 to the Speaker of the House, Anglu Farrugia. Throughout 2023, the Office of the Ombudsman focused on enhancing its working relationship with the public administration. It adopted an open-door policy, reaching out to the public and government entities alike.
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2023-09-29State Comptroller & Ombudsman of Israel_The Office of the Ombudsman and the Right to Access the Administration in the Welfare State_EN
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2024-09-06
Office of The Ombudsman announces results of direct investigation into Transport Department’s arrangements for driving tests
On 5 September 2024, the Ombudsman, Mr Jack Chan, announced the completion of a direct investigation operation into the arrangements for driving tests by the Transport Department (TD), and made 12 major recommendations to the Department.
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2023-11-07
Joint Declaration on the Abduction of the Nigerian Schoolgirls_EN
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2023-11-07
Joint Declaration on the Abduction of the Nigerian Schoolgirls_EN
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2023-11-30
2022-2023 Annual Report of the Office of the Taxpayers' Ombudsperson: Emphasis on the Taxpayer Bill of Rights
On 28 November 2023, Canada’s Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson, Mr. François Boileau, released his annual report, Upholding Your Rights, which was tabled in the House of Commons by Ms. Iqra Khalid, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue. The report provides an overview of the activities of the Office of the Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson (OTO) between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023.
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2023-11-03
Consultation of the regions on the IOI World Conference Themes
For the 13th IOI World Conference the National Ombudsman of the Netherlands proposed five themes to be discussed during the event. As the institution wanted to learn the views of other regions on the themes, they started online meetings with the IOI regional boards where the latter were invited to share their thoughts and ideas on the themes as viewed from their perspective.
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2024-05-29
CCAC cracked a case of bribe solicitation involving the executive chef of the food and beverage department of a company under a gaming enterprise
The CCAC received an in-person report made by a representative of a company wholly-owned by a gaming enterprise, indicating that the executive chef of the food and beverage department of the company had been soliciting bribes from workers for many years and allegedly violated the law and the internal code of conduct of the company. Therefore, the company wanted to pursue his accountability.
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2023-11-02
Watchdog for the people: 50 years of the Victorian Ombudsman
The Victorian Ombudsman marked its 50th anniversary on 30 October 2023, and to celebrate this milestone a report outlining its history had been tabled in Parliament on 31 October 2023. "Watchdog for the People | 50 Years of the Victorian Ombudsman" tracked the fascinating social, political and historical context for the establishment of the Victorian Ombudsman as well as the evolution of the Office and its powers.
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2023-11-23
Have you registered for the Launch of the IOI Europe Academy?
The UK Ombudsman is co-hosting the Launch of the European IOI Learning Academy on 16-17 January 2024, in Manchester. The roundtable will be held in person and remotely and have presentations from key IOI stakeholders on the need for a new academy, the issues to be addressed and the learning styles to adopt. Discussions will also be held around the progress made in Ombudsman Peer Review, Consultancy and working with vulnerable communities. To register kindly click here.
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2024-07-31
DPU and partners promote the rights of flood victims in Rio Grande do Sul
The Federal Public Defenders' Office is offering assistance and guidance to individuals impacted by the floods in Rio Grande do Sul (RS), a state in southern Brazil, through the “Caravan of Rights for the Reconstruction of RS” project. Collaborating with other institutions, the DPU seeks a wide range of out-of-court solutions.
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2024-08-29
Reminder - 2-day Training Seminar: “AI and decision-making processes, compliance with the rights of individuals”
The International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) and the Office of the Chancellor of Justice of Estonia in collaboration with the e-Governance Academy (eGA) invites you to participate in a 2-day training seminar on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Tallinn, Estonia on October 15–16, 2024. Kindly also consult this reminder for information on the e-learning platform, which is part of this project and which will be open for participants and others interested in the materials. The deadline for application is Friday, 13 September 2024.