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2014-06-18Lodging and Reporting Human Rights Violations through SMS
In the year 2013 the Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance (CHRAGG) Tanzania has introduced the SMS for Human Rights System, which aims at improving service delivery targeting disadvantageous citizens women, children and elders who cannot access CHRAGG’s services through visits, e-mails or phone calls.
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2023-06-01
Office of the Ombudsman hosts Hackathon - "Cracking the Challenge: 'Connecting children and youth with the Office of the Ombudsman' "
On 16 May 2023, the first Hackathon of its kind was held at the Office of the State Comptroller and Ombudsman in Jerusalem. Students from institutions for higher education throughout the country, and from different disciplines, joined forces in work teams to brainstorm and find a solution to the challenge set before them: How to connect children and youth with the Office of the Ombudsman? How to acquaint them with the work of the Office and encourage them to use the services of the Office, for themselves and for those around them?
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2013-10-23
Deputy Ombudsman for ethnic minorities
Commissioner for Fundamental Rights Dr. László Székely has nominated Dr. Erzsébet Szalayné Sándor, habilitated associate professor, former dean of the University of Pécs and director at the National University of Public Service, as his deputy in charge of the protection of the nationalities living in Hungary.
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2015-02-27
E-Forum on „Making Accountability work for the Citizens
From 11 March 2015 to 03 April 2015, an E-forum will explore patterns of engagement between accountability institutions and CSOs and will address key questions concerning different types of collaboration between these stakeholders.
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2015-05-04
Essay Contest 2015 of the Forum of Canadian Ombudsman (FCO)
In recognition of the fiftieth (50th) anniversary of the establishment of the first Ombudsman role in Canada in 1965, FCO is providing a bursary for the cost of enrolment in the FCO/Osgoode ‘Ombuds Essentials’ course offered in English from September 28 – October 2, 2015 in Toronto or in French in Montreal in May, 2016 (2015 Registration fee: $3150 + 409.50 = $3559.50).
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2015-07-23
Jay Chalke appointed new Ombudsperson for British Columbia
Jay Chalke has an extensive background in executive leadership, the conduct of fair and independent investigations and the use of modern approaches to dispute resolution. From 2011 to 2015 Jay led the Justice Services Branch of the Ministry of Justice and was responsible for delivering reforms to justice services and fostering dialogue and collaboration across the justice system.
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2021-11-02
National Human Rights Commission sets up independent monitoring mechanism for CRPD
The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) held a press conference to announce that an independent monitoring mechanism as required by Article 33 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) will be set up to build long-term cooperation between government agencies and representatives for disabled persons, jointly facilitating the implementation of the CRPD.
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2014-03-31
Defensora del Pueblo wants to strengthen electricity consumers’ rights
The Ombudsman Office has recommended the Government that consumers struggling to pay for electricity may be able to make allegations, that they are allowed to split the debt and the Administration’s intervention in situations of vulnerability.
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2017-05-12
The Ombudsman announces results of two direct investigation reports
Two direct investigation reports on “Housing Department’s Mechanism for Taking Follow-up Action against Unauthorised Alterations by Public Housing Tenants” and “Government’s Regulation of Factory Canteens” were released by the Office of the Ombudsman of Hong Kong.
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2019-05-17
Ombudsman calls for review of disability pensions penalized in the assignment or when they became old-age pensions
The Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, addressed a suggestion for a legislative amendment to the Minister of Labor Solidarity and Social Security in order to revising the invalidity pensions of the two social protection regimes which were penalized by the sustainability factor on the date of their assignment or when they were convoked in old-age pensions at 65 years of age.
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2017-04-03
Establishment of the Office of the Ombudsman in Tonga
The initial name of Commissioner for Public Relations has been changed to Ombudsman. This is to put Tonga in line with other countries in calling the head of the Office "Ombudsman". The Office no longer holds the name "Office of the Commissioner for Public Relations" but is known now as "the Office of the Ombudsman."
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2023-11-10
Western Australian Ombudsman tables FDV suicide implementation report
On 9 November 2023, the Western Australian Ombudsman, Chris Field PSM, tabled in Parliament a report on giving effect to the recommendations arising from the Investigation into family and domestic violence and suicide.
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2023-07-13
The Portuguese Ombudsman publishes its Annual Report 2022 and a report on its activities as NPM in 2022
The Ombudsman’s Report to the Assembly of the Republic – 2022 and the annual report on the activity developed as the NPM – National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture were delivered on 4 July 2023 at the Assembly of the Republic by the Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral.
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2018-06-18
Ombudsman of Hong Kong completes direct investigation into unregistered births by the Immigration Department
On June 11, the Ombudsman, Ms Connie Lau, announced the completion of a direct investigation into the mechanism for following up on cases of unregistered births by the Immigration Department (ImmD).
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2024-07-25
Ombudsman Sindh holds the follow-up session with 10 selected students of Hamdard University as Ambassadors for his institute
Muhammad Sohail Rajput, the Ombudsman Sindh, presided the follow-up session of the Brand Ambassador Program on 22 July 2024 at the Secretariat of the Provincial Ombudsman Sindh with the 10 selected students as Ambassadors for Ombudsman Sindh from the Hamdard University.
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2011-05-05
Security control of passengers and airport workers
The Ombudsman expects from the new terminal areas of the Liszt Ferenc airport that it will be suitable to tackle those infringements which were previously found by the ombudsman's inspections. Prof. Mate Szabo has turned to the Government and the management of the Budapest airport to regulate and develop the conditions of the security control of the passengers and the airport workers.
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2018-11-22
Lessons learned during the Poldershop on communications
A poldershop is an informal and open setting to discuss a specific topic. On 12 and 13 November 2018 a Poldershop on communications took place in The Hague. It was organized by the Dutch Ombudsman as part of the exchange of experiences in the IOI European Region.
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2019-11-13
Exhumations and payments on the side - cemetery worker’s disregard for due process added to burden of grieving families
A former Council employee at the Mildura Cemetery Trust in Victoria, Australia, misused his position for personal benefit and made careless mistakes that distressed grieving families, Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass has found. Her investigation looked into allegations about the employee, who worked at Mildura’s Nichols Point and Murray Pines cemeteries from 1993 to August 2018.
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2011-08-30
I.O.I. prepares annual officer elections
According to Article 21 (2) of the I.O.I. By-laws “The officers of the Institute, except the Secretary General, shall be elected at the annual meeting of the Board from amongst the Directors”. As a consequence officer elections will be held during the Livingstone Board Meeting to appoint the President, Vice-President and Treasurer of the Institute.
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2019-07-26
Peer Review Seminar to be hosted in London
The UK Parliamentary Ombudsman will be hosting a seminar on Peer Review in London in conjunction with the IOI on Monday, 23 September 2019. This follows on from the review of his Office which IOI President, Peter Tyndall led in conjunction with the late Caroline Mitchell of the UK Financial Ombudsman and Christian Gill, Lecturer in Public Law at University of Glasgow.
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