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2022-02-11Canadian Council of Parliamentary Ombudsman welcomes Prince Edward Island's first Ombudsperson
Prince Edward Island’s (PEI) becomes the latest province to appoint an independent officer responsible for ensuring fairness and providing a safe avenue for whistleblower complaints in the public service. Sandy Hermiston will take office as the province’s first Ombudsperson and Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner on 14 February 2022. The Canadian Council of Parliamentary Ombudsman (CCPO) warmly welcomes the news.
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2018-11-13
Our value for money: an independent review
Earlier this year the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) commissioned an independent panel to carry out a peer review assessment of its value for money, led by Peter Tyndall, Ombudsman for the Republic of Ireland and President of the International Ombudsman Institute. The panel has now published their report, which concluded that following the PHSO’s organisational reforms and the service it offers beyond investigating complaints, the Office offers good value for money for taxpayers.
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2020-10-14
Ombudsman Hong Kong investigates Government’s arrangements for outside interpretation services
The Ombudsman of Hong Kong, China, Ms Winnie CHIU, announced the launch of a direct investigation to probe Government’s arrangements for engaging outside interpretation services.
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2022-06-07
Hong Kong Ombudsman announces results of investigation into Civil Aviation Department’s regulation of paragliding activities
The Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, today (May 26) announced at a press conference the completion of a direct investigation into the regulation of paragliding activities by the Civil Aviation Department (“CAD”), and made eight recommendations for improvement to the CAD.
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2019-10-07
NPM recommends more unified regulation and implementation of rules in residential care institutions
In June, the national preventive mechanism (NPM) of Slovenia conducted unannounced content-specific visits of four institutions and several residential groups providing education programmes for children and adolescents with emotional and behavioural disorders. On several occasions during its previous visits, the NPM had found that the institutions had different rules of behaviour and conduct and procedures for taking educational measures in the event of their violation. Therefore it decided to examine the situation.
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2024-11-15
Commissioner for Fundamental Rights and Deputy Commissioner for the Rights of National Minorities Attend the Meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Nationalities
On 29 October 2024, Dr. Ákos Kozma, Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary, and Dr. Elisabeth Sándor-Szalay, Deputy Commissioner for the Rights of National Minorities in Hungary, attended the meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Nationalities in Hungary. The session focused on Report no. B/7848 on the activities of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary and his deputies in 2023.
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2023-05-04
Reappointment of Mrs. Maria Stylianou-Lottides as the Commissioner for Administration and the Protection of Human Rights
The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr. Nicos Christodoulides, has reappointed Mrs. Maria Stylianou-Lottides as the Commissioner for Administration and the Protection of Human Rights (Ombudsman) for a six year term after the approval of her nomination by the House of Representatives.
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2011-06-29
New Ombudsman Act
In accordance with the Fundamental Law of Hungary (accepted in April, 2011) the new Act on the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights will create a unified ombudsman system. The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights shall be nominated by the President of the Republic and elected by Parliament to carry out activities guaranteeing the protection of fundamental rights.
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2019-07-02
Accessibility to the beach for Persons with Disabilities
Following an Own-Initiative Report of the Commissioner for Administration and the Protection of Human Rights regarding the accessibility of Persons with Disabilities to the Beaches, all the recommendations of the Report were implemented. In particular, the relevant legislation was amended, access ramps/passageways were built at beaches that did not have and/or the existing ones have been improved, while Seatrac and floating wheelchairs have been placed on other beaches that were not accessible from Persons with Disabilities.
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2022-07-05
Ombudsman for Bermuda’s Annual Report 2021 tabled
Michael DeSilva, Ombudsman for Bermuda, has submitted his Annual Report for 2021 to the Speaker of the House of Assembly in accordance with his statutory duty under the Ombudsman Act 2004. The Report was tabled in the House of Assembly this morning and is now available to the public.
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2022-09-12
Office of the Ombudsman announces result of direct investigation into problem of abandoned vehicles on government land
The Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, announced the completion of a direct investigation into the problem of abandoned vehicles on government land and made 7 recommendations for improvement to the Government.
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2013-06-11
Birmingham City Council mishandled homeless application
Birmingham City Council failed to deal with a homeless family properly meaning a woman and her four children had to live in a one-room Bed & Breakfast for over 4 months.
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2014-07-01
Ombudsman for Defence Forces publishes Annual Report
The Ombudsman for the Defence Forces, Mr. Patrick Anthony McCourt, has reported changing trends in the level of complaints reported to his Office during 2012.
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2020-08-31
Hong Kong Ombudsman probes Government’s mechanism for monitoring vaccines provided by private healthcare facilities
The Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, announced a direct investigation into the Government’s current mechanism for monitoring the vaccines provided by private healthcare facilities in Hong Kong, with a view to identifying any room for improvement.
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2022-12-13
FRA Report on artificial intelligence and discrimination
For its new report ‘Bias in algorithms – Artificial intelligence and discrimination’, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) developed two case studies to test for potential bias in algorithms.
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2020-05-19
Ombudsman is concerned about police intervention during protests at the National Theatre
The Ombudsman’s Office seizes the opportunity to repeatedly call for respect for the principle of proportionality in the interventions of the police and other law enforcement agencies, which in no case and in no way should use the pretext of Covid-19 restrictions (which, moreover, are not respected by themselves), as a reason for the suppression of civil law for peaceful assembly.
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2020-12-18
NPM visits reception and accommodation centre in Kokkinotrimithia
The Commissioner for Administration and the Protection of Human Rights (Ombudsman), published a report regarding a visit to the Reception and Accommodation Center in Kokkinotrimithia on 4 December 2020, which was made within the framework of her jurisdiction as National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) and National Preventive Mechanism (NPM).
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2022-10-21
African Ombuds Institutes Working for Peace, Security, and Development
Ombuds institutes have a special role in the social justice landscape of their countries that enables them to make significant contributions to the achievement of the SDGs and help close the global justice gap. A recent workshop allowed participating ombuds institutes to share their efforts to improve security sector governance as a core element of realizing SDG 16 on peaceful, just, and inclusive societies. To read the full article by Maaike de Langen please click here.
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2014-07-01
FRA releases "Handbook on Guardianship for children deprived of parental care"
On 30 June, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) released a handbook that aims to help strengthen national guardianship systems for children in Europe. It explains the important role guardians play in protecting all children from child abuse and exploitation.
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2019-12-06
Last call for financial support for 12th World Conference
We are all looking forward to the 12th World Conference which will take place in Dublin/Ireland from 17 to 22 May 2020. Please note, the deadline for submitting applications for funding ends today, 6 December 2019.
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