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2017-07-25Ombudsman launches study on advocacy needs for mental health services users
Mental Health Reform has today launched a new report entitled, The Advocacy Needs of Mental Health Service Users Living in the Community: A Pilot Study. The report examines the need for independent, one-to-one advocacy supports for people who use mental health services and who need help to make decisions or access their rights and entitlements.
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2019-06-18
The Network of Institutions for Future Generations shares SDG discussion paper
In his role of Ombudsman for Future Generations in Hungary, Dr. Gyula Bándi hosts the Secretariat for the Network of Institutions for Future Generations in his office. The Network of Institutions for Future Generations (NIFG) is pleased to share its SDG discussion paper entitled: "Looking to 2030 and Beyond - How Institutions for Future Generations Can Assist in SDG Implementation”.
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2012-12-03
Investigation into services for adults with developmental disabilities in crisis
On 29 November 2012, Ontario Ombudsman André Marin announced an investigation into the province’s services for adults with developmental disabilities who are in crisis situations, after several desperate families complained their loved ones risked being sent to homeless shelters or jail because there was nowhere to care for them.
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2013-02-01
inquiry into the judicial enforcement proceedings
As a result of numerous complaints and ex officio proceedings, the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary is planning a comprehensive inquiry into the Hungarian judicial enforcement system in the first semester of the year 2013.
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2015-02-26
The Seimas Ombudsman has paid attention to the detention conditions of refugees in Lithuania
During the third quarter of the year, the Seimas Ombudsman Augustinas Normantas visited almost all the institutions that are responsible for the custody of aliens in Lithuania.
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2020-11-16
Ombudsman recognised as one of Western Australia’s best practice entities
For the eleventh consecutive year, the Western Australian Ombudsman has been recognised as one of Western Australia’s best practice entities for timeliness and quality of reporting, financial reporting and controls by the Auditor General.
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2012-02-21
DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT NEW WORK PROGRAMME
The Deputy Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of Nationalities living in Hungary and the Deputy Commissioner for Future Generations present their new agenda after the Hungarian Ombudsman Institution has been recently restructured.
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2012-03-12
The Irish experience
In October 2011, Ireland was examined by the UN Human Rights Council for the first time as part of its universal periodic review (UPR) process. The Ombudsman for Children's Office now summarises its activities and experiences within this process.
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2017-04-10
Applications for the position of the Cayman Islands Ombudsman
Cayman Islands recently introduced a new law, combining the various oversight entities under one entity: the newly established Ombudsman Office. A call for applications for the position of the Cayman Islands Ombudsman is now open.
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2019-03-26
Polish Ombudsman receives international support after being sued for a public statement
On 25 March 2019 the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman), Adam Bodnar, invited representatives of different international human rights institutions, including the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI), to discuss the current situation of threat that he is facing at the moment.
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2019-04-08
More targeted measures needed to support Roma women
Women throughout the EU face inequalities. But Roma women face additional challenges such as anti-Gypsyism, extreme poverty, exclusion and discrimination which reinforce their disadvantages, according to the latest report from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights. It underlines the urgent need for targeted, gender-sensitive measures that allow Roma women to realise their full potential.
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2023-05-25
Office of the Ombudsman hosts peer learning event for staff of the Ministry of Defense
On 7 May 2023, the Office of the Ombudsman, within the Office of the State Comptroller and Ombudsman, hosted a peer learning event for staff of the Ministry of Defense on the theme: "Handling Complaints - Exposure and Challenges".
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2024-10-10
€17.9m investment in local authority halting site will benefit children and can be an example to others
The response from a Local Authority to an Ombudsman for Children’s Office investigation into living conditions for 66 children and their families at a halting site could act as a blueprint of success for other local authorities to follow.
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2014-05-08
Information Commissioner launches Annual Report 2013
The Information Commissioner and Commissioner for Environmental Information, Peter Tyndall, launched his Annual Report for 2013, on Wednesday 7 May 2014; the sixteenth since the founding of the Office in 1998.
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2023-11-17
Webinar on Enhancing Productivity and Safeguarding Confidentiality in Ombudsman Institutions
Join the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC), the research and training arm of the African Ombudsman and Mediators' Association (AOMA) for the thought-provoking webinar on "Enhancing Productivity and Safeguarding Confidentiality in Ombudsman Institutions: Leveraging Grammarly and ChatGPT for Quality Investigation Reports" on Tuesday, 5 December 2023 at 10 am (GMT+2), organised in collaboration with the International Ombudsman Institute. Kindly click here to register for the webinar.
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2024-10-24
European Ombudsman criticises Commission failure to inform public how it assessed human rights risks in EU-Tunisia agreement
The European Ombudsman has criticised the Commission for not being transparent about the human rights information it relied on before signing an agreement with Tunisia that includes EU funds for border management. She also called on the Commission to set out explicit criteria for suspending EU funding.
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2024-11-22
Ombudsman highlights issues with support scheme for highly vulnerable Scots
The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman has published a report spotlighting concerns about the fairness and consistency of grants awarded through the Scottish Welfare Fund. The report highlights issues with the distribution of the Fund, which provides grants to those in crisis.
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2011-06-15
Fundamental Rights Report Out Now
Today, Morten Kjaerum, Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) presented his Annual Report to the Committee of the European Parliament for Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE). It provides in-depth evidence and analysis of fundamental rights across a range of policy areas.
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2014-04-08
New Ombudsman appointed
The current Victorian Ombudsman, Ms Deborah Glass OBE, was appointed in March 2014. The appointment is for a term of 10 years.
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