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2022-08-26Statement by the Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada in response to the release of the 2021 Census data on language
Commissioner of Official Languages, Raymond Théberge, issued a statement on 17th August in response to Statistics Canada’s release of the 2021 Census data on language.
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2022-12-02
President provides address at international conference and celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Cyprus Ombudsman
Chris Field, President of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) and Western Australian Ombudsman, provided an address to conference guests on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Office of the Cyprus Ombudsman.
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2023-06-09
Commonwealth Ombudsman publishes report on people detained and later released because they were not unlawful non-citizens
The Commonwealth Ombudsman, Iain Anderson, published the first in a new series of reports on the Ombudsman’s ongoing investigation into people who were detained in immigration detention and later released on the basis that they were not unlawful non-citizens.
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2024-01-18
Role of Ombudspersons in advancing the rights of older persons
The Office of the State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel presents the findings of an international survey conducted in 2022, in which 55 Ombudsinstitutions from around the world participated. The survey addressed a number of issues, including the difficulties encountered by older persons in using the digital services provided by Ombudsinstitutions and the barriers preventing older persons from filing complaints.
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2024-02-22
Appointment of the new Ombudsman of the Republic of Sierra Leone
The Office of the Ombudsman wishes to inform the general public that his Excellency the President, Rtd. Brig. Dr. Julius Maada Bio, has appointed Tejan Ahmed Israel Jah, Esq. as the new Ombudsman of the Republic of Sierra Leone.
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2024-08-16
Yukon Human Rights Commission investigated for fairness
The Yukon Ombudsman has released an investigative report on three separate complaints against the Yukon Human Rights Commission (HRC). The investigation found unfairness in the organization’s operations and made eight recommendations to the HRC, and the Department of Justice combined.
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2018-04-03
Report of Public Defender of Georgia on Situation of Human Rights and Freedoms
On March 30, 2018, Nino Lomjaria, Public Defender of Georgia, submitted a report on the situation of human rights and freedoms in 2017 to the Parliament of Georgia.The report discusses the challenges and progress in the protection of human rights and freedoms enshrined in the constitution and names the state agencies and local self-governmental bodies that violated human rights and freedoms. The document also provides information about the implementation of the recommendations issued by the Public Defender.
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2021-01-25
Seimas Ombudsman calls for ratification of the Istanbul Convention
An investigation on providing assistance to victims of domestic violence revealed a sad reality: assistance to victims of violence is often still unavailable, those who call the police are still left alone with the perpetrator, and assistance often includes purely formal oral consultations, despite the obvious need for specific assistance. These and other striking conclusions were drawn by the Seimas Ombudsman Augustinas Normantas, having summarized the results of the investigation into the provision of assistance to persons, who had experienced domestic violence.
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2021-12-09
Three Ombudsman, one message: “Leaders address social injustice”
The three ombudsmen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, representing St. Maarten, Curaçao and the Netherlands/BES islands, urge governments in the Kingdom to take social justice issues seriously. “Real consideration for the people, that is what is missing from government.”
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2015-02-17
Cognizance of bus-truck accident near Khaipur, Sindh, Pakistan
A tragic accident took place between a Karachi-bound bus coming from Swat and a truck near Theri bypass, Khairpur Sindh in the early hours of Tuesday, November 11, 2014 that claimed the lives of 57 passengers including the driver and injuries to 21 others.
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2016-01-28
Office of Investigator General transitions from an executive Ombudsman to a Parliamentary Ombudsman
The Office of the Ombudsman in Zambia has undergone a number of changes, which will be beneficial to the public in terms of more efficient and effective service delivery. On 5 January 2016, His Excellency Mr Edgar C. Lungu, the President of the Republic of Zambia signed the Constitution Bill Number 17 of 2015 which amongst other clauses changed the Office of the Investigator General to the Office of the Public Protector.
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2017-05-09
NSW Ombudsman releases new report into asbestos
The New South Wales (NSW) Ombudsman, Professor John McMillan, recently released a report ‘Asbestos: How NSW government agencies deal with the problem’. He found that there are serious gaps in the NSW Government’s response to the health risks posed by asbestos and how it can be handled and disposed of safely. The report follows an earlier NSW Ombudsman report, published in 2010.
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2018-10-09
CNDH reveals lack of legislation to protect human rights defenders
The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) informed that 22 federal entities have not adopted laws to safeguard the integrity of human rights defenders, meanwhile the remaining 10 entities, have adopted a legislation to protect the persons who perform that activity.
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2024-06-06
Ombudsinstitutions from the Benelux meet in Luxembourg
On 29 and 30 May 2024, the national and regional ombudsinstitutions of Benelux had their annual meeting in Luxembourg. The latest developments in the Benelux were discussed but the main topic that they focused on was the right to err.
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2018-10-22
IGT released report on review into the ATO’s fraud control management
The Inspector-General of Taxation (IGT), Mr Ali Noroozi, welcomes the public release of his report into the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) Fraud Control Management. The Parliament’s Senate Economics References Committee requested that the IGT examines the ATO’s fraud control management due to concerns surrounding allegations of tax fraud that may be linked to abuse of position by a public official.
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2022-01-26
Webinar on values and benefits of being a member
On 25 January 2022, the AORC and the IOI jointly organized a webinar to discuss the importance, value and benefits of being a member of the African Ombudsman and Mediators Association (AOMA) and the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI). The recording of the session is now available on YouTube.
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2015-10-27
Ombudsman launches new website
In a ceremony held on 19 October 2015, the Office of the Ombudsman of The Gambia presented its new website. In her welcome remarks, Ombudsman Fatou Njie-Jallow indicated that the website is aimed at creating more awareness among citizens about the role and function of the Office and she encouraged all to make use of the online complaints service which, she indicated, would save them time and energy.
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2014-07-04
Arlene Brock named Fulbright Scholar
The former Ombudsman of Bermuda, Ms. Arlene Brock, was granted a Fulbright Scholarship on Thursday, July 3rd of 2014.
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2014-10-16
Health Department pays reimbursement of medical charges to a widow on the order of the Ombudsman
The Health Department of the Government of Sindh reimbursed medical charges to the widow of a government employee on the order of the Provincial Ombudsman.
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2017-02-17
New acting Commonwealth Ombudsman
Mr Richard Glenn has been appointed as the Acting Commonwealth Ombudsman. Mr Glenn followed Colin Neave, who ended his term in December 2016 and who had served on the IOI Board of Directors as President of the IOI’s Australasian and Pacific Region from 2015 to 2016.
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