Ombudsman Peter Tyndall has welcomed the recommendation by Inspector of Prisons, Judge Michael Reilly, that the Ombudsman be given the powers to investigate complaints from prisoners. Judge Reilly was speaking at ‘The Ombudsman behind Bars’ conference in Dublin on Thursday 12 May. The conference heard that Ireland is breaching human rights by not allowing adult prisoners have their complaints independently investigated.

 

 

The Ombudsman, Ms Connie Lau, today (May 12) invited members of the public to provide information and/or views on the regulation by the Education Bureau (EDB) of application fees collected by kindergartens.

Children are full-fledged holders of rights. They are beneficiaries of all human and fundamental rights and subjects of special regulations, given their specific characteristics. This handbook aims to illustrate how European law and case law accommodate the specific interests and needs of children.

Following an electronic ballot carried out by the IOI General Secretariat in April 2016, Mr Yung-hoon Sung, Chairman of the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) Korea, was elected to the IOI Board of Directors.

The report highlights cases investigated by the Ombudsman service where people have been discharged from hospital before they are fit to leave or without making sure they can cope on their return home.

IOI 2nd Vice President last week met with new IOI Board member Dr Analía Colombo, Provincial Ombudsman for Children and Adolescents (Defensoría Provincial de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes) for Santa Fe Province in Argentina and representatives from the Santa Fe Ombudsman's Office.

On 10 May 2016 the province announced that after a competitive recruitment process, William (Bill) Smith will become Nova Scotia's new ombudsman. The appointment is effective June 1, 2016.

L’Ombudsman de l’Ontario, Paul Dubé, a exhorté aujourd’hui le ministère de la Sécurité communautaire et des Services correctionnels à abolir le recours à l’isolement illimité des détenus et à concevoir d’autres options pour protéger les droits des personnes vulnérables.