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2015-05-07Does collaboration with civil society strengthen accountability institutions? An exploration?
How citizens interact and collaborate with accountability institutions has been the subject of much careful review in recent years. This note by Carolina Cornejo and Marcos Mendiburu highlights key points from the discussion.
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2015-05-13
State of democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Europe
It is widely accepted that democracy promotes peace among nations, reduces the abuse of power and encourages societies to live in harmony. Upholding human rights undeniably fosters democratic security. A report by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CoE) focuses on the state of democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Europe.
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2015-05-29
ACRC publishes Annual Report 2014
The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) published the “ACRC Korea Annual Report 2014,” a collection of the ACRC’s performance and major policies of the year 2014. As the protector of civil rights, the ACRC actively performed its duties, dealing with 28,744 complaints among 30,038 complaints received last year.
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2015-06-12
Public Protector to get her fourth honorary Doctor of Laws degree
Public Protector Adv. Thuli Madonsela will be conferred with her fourth honorary Doctor of Laws Degree during the University of Cape Town’s law and commerce faculty graduation ceremony in Cape Town on 11 June 2015.
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2015-06-26
Ombudsman will be able to examine complaints about private nursing homes
Ombudsman Peter Tyndall has today, Thursday 25 June, welcomed the announcement by Minister Brendan Howlin and Minister Leo Varadkar that his Office will be able to examine complaints from the public about private nursing homes.
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2015-07-01
Can Thulisile Madonsela Save South Africa From Itself?
Two decades after the fall of apartheid, the nation’s first female public protector tries to beat back corruption at the highest levels of government.
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2015-07-01
British Columbia Ombudsperson publishes Annual Report 2014/2015
B.C. Ombudsperson Kim Carter released her annual report today, showcasing investigations concluded with provincial public authorities in 2014/15. The report highlights public complaints in sectors ranging from local government to large provincial ministries.
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2015-08-03
Annual Report 2014 published
The Complaints Commission of the Virgin Islands published the 2014 annual report, the 6th annual report since the commission’s appointment in 2009.
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2015-09-15
Ombudsman to examine complaints about private nursing homes
The public can now bring complaints about private nursing homes to Ombudsman Peter Tyndall. From 24 August 2015 the Ombudsman has had his powers extended so that he can independently examine complaints about private nursing homes in receipt of public funding under subvention or through the Nursing Home Support Scheme (also known as ‘Fair Deal’).
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2015-09-22
Trilogues and transparent law-making
The European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, is currently inquiring into the issue of "trilogues" with a view to boosting transparent law-making in the EU. A debate about transparency and non-disclosure of documents will take place at the European Parliament on 28 September 2015 from 10:00 to 12:00.
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2016-01-07
Newly Appointed Chairman of the ACRC of Korea
On December 23th, 2015, Mr. Sung Yung-hoon took office as the chairman of the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission of Korea, succeeding Mr. Lee Sungbo who has been a valuable member of the IOI Board and whose term expired on December 10th.
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2016-01-11
Hong Kong Ombudsman invites public views on management of markets by Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
The Ombudsman, Ms Connie Lau, invited members of the public to provide information and views on the management of markets by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD).
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2016-01-22
Ombudsman welcomes report on role and remit of an Ombudsman
Ombudsman Peter Tyndall has welcomed today’s report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions (PSOP) on the “Role and Remit of an Ombudsman”.
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2016-03-14
Ombudsman of Pakistan signs three MoU with Azerbaijan, Iran and Kyrgyz Republic
From 7 – 10 March 2016, Mr. M. Salman Faruqui (Nishan-e-Imtiaz) the Federal Ombudsman of Pakistan and President of the Asian Ombudsman Association (AOA) visited Japan to participate in the 18th meeting of the AOA Board of Directors.
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2016-03-31
Québec Ombudsman’s investigation on detention conditions produces concrete results
Two weeks after the publication of our report on detention conditions, the administration of justice and crime prevention in Nunavik, the government has pledged to act quickly.
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2016-04-01
Remedial actions recommended by Public Protector legally binding
The Constitutional Court found that the remedial actions recommended by the Public Protector on non-security upgrades for the private Nkandla home of South African President Jacob Zuma are legally binding.
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2016-04-21
Representatives of the Ombudsman attended international seminar
Representatives of the Office of the Ombudsman attended an international seminar dedicated to human trafficking and held by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in cooperation with the US Embassy in Azerbaijan.
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2016-05-06
Ombudsman issues guide to public service on how to make a meaningful apology
Ombudsman Peter Tyndall has today issued guidelines to public service providers on the importance of giving a proper apology if things go wrong.
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2016-05-12
Chairman of ACRC Korea elected to IOI Board of Directors
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.
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2016-06-07
Older people wanting to live at home is a human rights issue
Ombudsman Peter Tyndall spoke at the launch of a research report which estimated that 50% of nursing home residents could be living at home.
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