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2019-07-17IOI took part in side event at the UN High-Level Political Forum 2019 on SDGs
As part of the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York (9 July – 18 July 2019) the Permanent Missions of Austria and Malaysia to the United Nations in New York hosted a side event coving the topic of “Protecting the Rule of Law & Human Rights and Advancing Access to Justice”. Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) organized the event content-wise and invited several renowned officials to speak and debate about actions and strategies to protect the human rights of democracy activists, to ensure that the “Rule of Law” is “human rights’ centered” under SDG Goal 16 and the role of Ombudsman institutions in this context.
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2019-02-27
Avoidable death of woman after multiple failings following routine hip operation
In December 2014, Mrs L went to a pre-operative assessment at the Trust ahead of her hip replacement surgery. Tests showed that she had high blood pressure and high levels of creatinine which indicated that her kidney function was impaired. A few days later, an anaesthetist checked these results and said that her hip operation could go ahead.
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2019-05-15
Control Yuan Inspects Correctional Facilities to Ensure Compliance with the Convention against Torture
The Control Yuan Committee on Judicial and Prison Administration Affairs headed on an inspection visit to three facilities, Kaohsiung Second Prison, Ming Yang High School and Kaohsiung Drug Abuser Treatment Center, administered by the Agency of Corrections under the Ministry of Justice on April 26, 2019.
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2011-07-21
Ombudsman - Education for indigenous population must become a priority
During the presentation of his recent report entitled 'Contributions to a National Policy on intercultural bilingual education for the benefit of Peru's Indigenous Peoples' Ombudsman Eduardo Vega Luna affirmed: "Indigenous children and adolescents, in the Amazon as well as in the Andean region, are not receiving high-quality intercultural bilingual education, which constitutes a serious flaw in our country's educational system."
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2020-03-09
Chief Ombudsman critical of overcrowding at Henry Bennett
The Chief Ombudsman is calling on the Waikato District Health Board to address overcrowding, and the high use of seclusion and physical restraints, at its Henry Rongomau Bennett Centre. This is the first time he has released his reports into the conditions and treatment of people held in New Zealand’s public health and disability facilities. All reports on public health and disability facilities will be considered for publication in the future.
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2021-08-05
New Zealand report: "Oversight"
New Zealand Ombudsman Peter Boshier has released an investigation report that finds serious failings in the Ministry of Health’s stewardship of a network of services for people with an intellectual disability and high and complex needs, including people requiring secure hospital care.
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2015-12-02
Community faces separation after only chance to remain together was squandered
An investigation by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has found that a small, tight-knit community was denied the chance to stay together due to a catalogue of errors by High Speed Two Limited (HS2 Ltd). A group of six families, from Staffordshire, whose homes were set to be destroyed because they were on the HS2 route, fell victim of a number of failings by HS2 Ltd over two years, placing them under severe stress and worry, hugely impacting their home lives, jobs, careers and health.
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2016-03-22
IOI President Walters and IOI Secretary General meet Deputy HCHR Kate Gilmore
On the side-lines of the ICC Annual Meeting in Geneva on 22 March 2016 IOI President John Walters and IOI Secretary General Günther Kräuter took the opportunity to meet with Kate Gilmore. Kate Gilmore is the United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights and therefore at the forefront of mainstreaming human rights on an international level.
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2016-09-08
President Walters and Secretary General Kräuter visit International Migration Conference in Tirana
On 7 and 8 September 2016 IOI President John R. Walters and IOI Secretary General Günther Kräuter attended a high-level International Conference in Tirana.
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2021-06-09
V International Conference on human rights protection in Eurasia
The High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Ms. Tatiana Moskalkova, will be hosting the V International Scientific and Practical Conference “Human rights protection in Eurasia: exchange of best practices of ombudsmen” on 12-13 October, 2021 in Moscow, Russia.
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2020-05-08
Seminar on the right to privacy in the digital age
Pursuant to Human Rights Council Resolution on the Right to Privacy in the Digital Age, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights will organise an expert seminar to discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) affects the enjoyment of the right to privacy. The seminar will take place on 27 - 28 May 2020 and will be held online.
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2023-10-20
IOI President undertakes official visit to the Bahrain Open Prison Complex and Souq Al Baraha
On his second day in the Kingdom of Bahrain, IOI President Chris Field PSM undertook an official visit to the Bahrain Open Prison Complex. The Open Prison Complex comprises a large number of very modern townhouses, with a range of facilities, which prepare detainees for re-entry into the community with a range of skills. A very high level of freedom and rights is accorded to the detainees.
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2022-07-07
2021 Report: Cases handled rise 6% to a new high
In 2021, a record volume of 12,219 new cases were processed, as a result of a 6% annual increase in the number of complaints admitted. Based on 2017, the beginning of the first mandate of the current Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, the accumulated growth in the number of new complaints processed is 57%.
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2012-04-06
'Belgrade Principles' on the Relationship between NHRIs and Parliaments
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the ICC, the Serbian Ombudsman and the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia organized an international expert seminar on the relationship between National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and Parliaments on 22-23 February 2012.
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2021-10-13
IOI President’s welcome statement at V. International Conference on Human Rights Protection in Eurasia
IOI President Chris Field contributed an official statement on the occasion of the 5th International Conference on “Human Rights Protection in Eurasia: Exchange of Best Practices of Ombudspersons”, which was organized by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation on 12 October 2021.
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2018-08-07
E-learning module on Right to Development and SDGs
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the University for Peace and the United Nations University’s International Institute for Global Health are jointly offering the 3rd round of an interactive e-learning module on operationalizing the Right to Development in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals.
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2019-04-17
Control Yuan impeaches judge for misconduct
In October 2015, the Control Yuan (CY) voted in favor of impeaching a Taipei High Administrative Court judge for sexual harassment against an office assistant. In making its decision, the CY stated that the judge had tarnished the public’s respect for a court judge’s position; his conduct was unsuited to the role of a judge. The CY then sent the case to the Judicial Yuan’s Court of the Judiciary for trial.
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2015-11-04
Receiving and assessing complaints
How complaints are received and assessed can vary depending on a number of factors, including the jurisdiction of the Ombudsman, the agencies and other parties involved, the actions that the complainant has already taken, and the complainant’s desired intended outcome.
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2020-04-22
E-Learning module on operationalizing the right to development in implementing the SDGs
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the University for Peace and the United Nations University’s International Institute for Global Health jointly offer the fifth and sixth editions of the interactive and instructor-led e-learning module to train stakeholders on the normative, theoretical and practical importance of and mechanisms for operationalizing the Right to Development (RTD) in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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2023-07-20
Results of Ombudsman’s investigation into Housing Department’s arrangements for senior citizens and converted one-person units
The Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, announced at a press conference on 13 July 2023, the completion of a direct investigation into the arrangements for Housing for Senior Citizens (“HSC”) and converted one-person (“C1P”) units by the Housing Department (“HD”), and made eight recommendations for improvement to HD.
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