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2018-08-30Human Rights Defender establishes Working Group to ensure the protection of human rights during the extraordinary elections of the Council of Elders
A Working Group has been established under the Human Rights Defender’s order to guarantee and ensure the effective protection of electoral rights within the Defender’s mandate prescribed by the law during Yerevan city’s Council of Elders pre-election and election period which will take place on September 23, 2018.
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2018-09-12
Former Principal ran school as ‘personal fiefdom’: Ombudsman
The former Principal of Bendigo South East College, Ernest Fleming, abused his position by employing and promoting his wife and son and by facilitating benefits being channelled to companies owned by another son, the Victorian Ombudsman has found.
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2018-09-17
Cage beds must be abandoned in care of disabled people
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has stated that the use of cage beds can be considered to offend human dignity and must therefore be stopped immediately.
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2018-09-27
Commissioners pay courtesy visits on Coast Regional Commissioner and Mombasa Governor
Mombasa Deputy Governor, Dr. William Kingi, who received the Chairperson and her team expressed his appreciation for the support the Commission had extended to the county by training its officers in complaints management.
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2018-10-23
10th Biennial CAROA Conference – Save the Date
The 10th Biennial Caribbean Ombudsman Association (CAROA) Conference and training will be held in Bermuda from 28 – 31 May 2019. Please save the dates! The proposed theme of the conference is “Strengthening the role and performance of Ombudsman and Human Rights Institutions in the Caribbean”. The conference will be followed by a two-days training session.
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2018-10-30
Québec Ombudsman’s special investigation: For quality educational services in Nunavik that respect Inuit culture
In the wake of a special investigation, the Québec Ombudsman identified several concrete and feasible corrective measures so that Inuit receive the educational services to which they are entitled. The Québec Ombudsman feels that improvement hinges on concerted action by the Department and Kativik School Board.
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2018-12-19
Thai Ombudsman and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan signed Memorandum of Cooperation
Signing of Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) in the field of ombudsmanship between Thai Ombudsman and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) of Japa.
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2019-02-11
Road collapse in Borba: Ombudsman calls on interested parties to submit compensation claims
The Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, asks the relatives of the five mortal victims of the collapse of Municipal Highway 255, which took place on November 19, 2018, in the Borba municipality, to file their compensation claims.
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2019-02-25
Manitoba Ombudsman releases independent investigation reports into the youth justice system
Manitoba Ombudsman and the Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth conducted a joint investigation into the use of pepper spray and segregation in youth correctional facilities, with each office examining the issues from the perspectives of their distinct mandates.
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2019-03-04
Victorian Ombudsman announces facilities that will be inspected regarding the use of ‘solitary confinement’ and young people
A multi-disciplinary, multi-agency inspection team led by the Victorian Ombudsman will inspect Port Phillip Prison, Malmsbury Youth Justice Precinct and Secure Welfare Services, looking at practices related to ‘solitary confinement’ on children and young people.
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2019-03-13
Ombudsman discusses peculiarities of treatment of patients with tuberculosis in prisons and mental health institutions
Augustinas Normantas, Head of the Seimas Ombudsmen's Office and Vytautas Valentinavičius, Head of the Human Rights Division together with Jean-Sébastien Blanc, Director of Thematic Programmes of the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT), accredited to the United Nations, discussed the peculiarities of treatment of patients with tuberculosis in prisons and mental health institutions.
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2019-03-19
English summary of 2017-2018 overview of the Chancellor of Justice activities now available
The Annual Report 2017-2018 covers the period from 1 September 2017 to 31 August 2018. The report has been published in a new web form and it includes information on children's rights, inspection visits, local authorities, equal treatment, courts and many other topics.
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2019-04-08
Ombudsman actively advocates for recognition of normative basis of reproductive health and rights
Azerbaijani Ombudsman’s Office has been cooperating with the UNFPA Azerbaijan from the beginning of its establishment. In 2015, in the frame of this cooperation it was started to assess the country’s progress in implementing treaty body recommendations on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR).
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2019-04-15
Venice Principles on Ombudsman institutions now also available in Italian
On 15 March 2019, the “Principles on the Protection and Promotion of the Ombudsman Institution”, (“The Venice Principles”) were adopted by the Venice Commission. A translation of the text into Italian has been made available by the Office of the Ombudsman of the Autonomous Province of Trento a (Italy).
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2019-04-29
NIPSO publishes first Case Digest for spring 2019
Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO) Marie Anderson presents the Office’s first Case Digest, providing summaries of a number of recent complaints received by the Office. It reflects the varied nature of the cases NIPSO deals with and the range of outcomes which can follow either an initial assessment or a full investigation.
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2019-06-13
Queensland Ombudsman releases new language resource to improve knowledge about the office
The Queensland Ombudsman has released a new information resource to help improve community knowledge about the function of the Office. The new product outlines the role of the Office in 14 community languages and provides information about using the BrowseAloud tool on our website.
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2019-05-24
IOI Board Meeting held in Mérida, Mexico
The annual IOI Board Meeting was held from 14 – 17 May 2018 in Mérida, Mexico. Raúl González Pérez, Mexican Ombudsman and President of the Mexican National Human Rights Commission, and his office generously hosted the event.
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2019-07-18
Chinese version of IOI publication “A Mission for Justice”
In commemoration of its 40th anniversary, the IOI published a book to portray the history of the IOI. The lively and vivid assessment of the IOI’s development has now been made available in a Chinese version to attract a broader audience.
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2019-07-30
Cooperation between the Parliamentary Ombudsman and the Spanish Defensor del Pueblo to reunite unaccompanied minor with family
The Office of the Ombudsman of Malta received a request for cooperation from the Office of the Spanish Defensor Del Pueblo concerning an unaccompanied minor who was given shelter in Malta after departing from Libya, and who claimed to have been separated from his family who were residing in a centre in Malaga.
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2019-09-05
AOMA condemns xenophobic violence against migrant African-owned businesses in South Africa
The African Ombudsman and Mediators Association (AOMA) expresses its concern over the ongoing xenophobic attacks in South Africa, where widespread looting and torching of foreign-owned African shops have been reported in Johannesburg and in Pretoria a few days earlier. AOMA urges the use of diplomatic channels by African governments in finding a workable solution for all citizens of Africa affected by the violence.
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