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2016-09-07OCR Insights for September 2016
The Office of the Citizens’ Representative (ORC) of Newfoundland and Labrador presented the September issue of the institution’s newsletter “OCR Insights”.
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2016-09-08
Victorian Ombudsman investigates expulsion at Government schools
The number of students being expelled has risen over 25 per cent in the past year. Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass has therefore commenced an ‘own motion’ investigation into school expulsions.
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2016-09-08
President Walters and Secretary General Kräuter visit International Migration Conference in Tirana
On 7 and 8 September 2016 IOI President John R. Walters and IOI Secretary General Günther Kräuter attended a high-level International Conference in Tirana.
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2016-09-12
WorkSafe – complex claims process needs fixing
(Monday 12 September 2016) Victoria’s workers compensation scheme must be recalibrated to ensure that complex claims are resolved in a fair and timely manner, a Victorian Ombudsman investigation has found.
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2016-09-14
Augustine Makgonatsotlhe appointed as new Ombudsman of the Republic
The newly appointed Ombudsman of the Republic of Botswana, Mr Augustine Ntshomane Makgonatsotlhe, assumed his position on 1 June 2016. Botswana Makgonatsotlhe is a distinguished legal practitioner and public officer who has extensive experience in the field of human rights.
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2016-09-14
The Hong Kong Ombudsman announces new reports
The Hong Kong Ombudsman announces reports on “MD’s Follow-up Mechanism on Recommendations Made in Marine Incident Investigation Reports”, “Govt’s Tree Management Regime and Practices” & “Govt’s Handling of 4 Stonewall Trees along Bonham Road”
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2016-09-15
Seimas Ombudsman disappointed by prevailing human rights violations in social care institution
After the second visit to Kaunas District nursing homes, advisers of the Human Rights Division of the Seimas Ombudsmen's Office were unpleasantly surprised by the huge number of unsolved problems, even though they had already been identified during the first visit to these nursing homes last year.
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2016-09-15
Compensation for crime victims: the Québec Ombudsman recommends new management
In an investigation report released on September 15, 2016, the Québec Ombudsman homes in on the main problems that need correcting in the public compensation system for crime victims (IVAC).
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2016-09-15
Indemnisation des victimes d’actes criminels: le Protecteur du citoyen du Québec recommande une prise en charge plus efficace
Dans un rapport d’enquête publié le 15 septembre 2016, le Protecteur du citoyen du Québec fait état des principaux problèmes qui nécessitent des correctifs au sein du régime public d’indemnisation des victimes d’actes criminels (IVAC).
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2016-09-19
Ombudsman Hong Kong reports on regularisation of illegal occupation of land
Ombudsman Connie Lau announces reports on “Lands Department’s system of regularisation of illegal occupation of Gov’t land and breach of lease conditions” and “Temporary closure of public swimming pools/beaches under LCSD due to shortage of lifeguards”.
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2016-09-21
Republic mourns passing of its Ombudsman
The Caribbean Ombudsman association (CAROA) joins the Cooperative Republic of Guyana in mourning the passing of its Ombudsman, Justice Winston Moore after a brief illness.
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2016-09-22
Anar Mammadli at the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights
(20 September 2016) Dr. Adam Bodnar has met with Anar Mammadli, prominent human rights activist in Azerbaijan and former political prisoner.
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2016-09-23
Policy paper on developing and reforming Ombudsmen schemes
Guided by the objective to provide Ombudsman institutions worldwide with best practice papers on Ombudsman-related topics, the IOI Board of Directors endorsed the initiative to develop an IOI policy paper on developing and reforming Ombudsman schemes and invites input and feedback from fellow Ombudsmen, partner organisations and the academia.
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2016-09-26
Veterans Ombudsman Recommends Improved Compensation for Veterans and their Survivors
ttawa, Ontario – Veterans Ombudsman Guy Parent today released a report entitled: “Fair Compensation to Veterans and their Survivors for Pain and Suffering”, in which he calls for improvements to the compensation provided to Veterans and their survivors who fall under the New Veterans Charter.
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2016-09-28
Western Australian Ombudsman releases 2015-16 Annual Report
The Western Australian Ombudsman has tabled his 2015-16 annual report in Parliament. The report outlines the work of the Office for the recent year when the Ombudsman received 11,663 contacts and finalised 95% of the complaints within three months.
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2016-09-28
Ombudsman hosts regional seminar as part of outreach events
On Friday 23 September Irish Ombudsman and IOI 2nd Vice-President Peter Tyndall hosted a seminar in the south-west town of Tralee, County Kerry for local groups on the importance of learning from complaints.
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2016-09-30
Queensland Ombudsman presents report on overcrowding at Brisbane women’s correctional centre
The Queensland Ombudsman carried out an investigation into the action taken by Queensland Corrective Services in response to overcrowding at Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre and tabled a report on 27 September 2016.
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2016-09-30
Tabling of the 2015-2016 Annual Report of the Québec Ombudsman
After a decade as the Ombudsperson, today Raymonde Saint-Germain presented her findings on the occasion of the tabling of the Québec Ombudsman’s 2015-2016 Annual Report in the National Assembly.
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2016-10-04
Parliament Commissioner Lutkovska at annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting of OSCE participating States
Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms Valeriya Lutkovska, participated in the annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting held by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw from 19 – 30 September 2016.
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2016-10-05
Victorian Ombudsman seeks input on making better use of data
The Victorian Ombudsman is exploring how it might make more use of its data on complaints and investigations, including providing summary data to agencies being complained about to assist them in service improvement. Input from colleagues is highly appreciated.
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