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2011-06-29New 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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2013-12-03
Acting Public Services Ombudsman for Wales appointed
In light of Peter Tyndall’s departure to take up the post of Irish Ombudsman and Information Commissioner, the National Assembly for Wales has appointed Professor Margaret Griffiths as Acting Public Services Ombudsman for Wales. The National Assembly for Wales will now conduct a full and open recruitment process to appoint a permanent successor to Peter Tyndall.
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2016-10-24
IOI releases Report on Fact Finding Mission in Poland
On 24 October 2016 the IOI released a report on the current constitutional situation of the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights based on a Fact Finding Mission, which took place in July.
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2017-10-27
9th International Conference of Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces held in London
From 9 - 10 October 2017 the Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces in the United Kingdom co-hosted the 9th International Conference of Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces (ICOAF) in conjunction with the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of the Armed Forces (DCAF).
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2020-09-21
Commissioner for Fundamental Rights presents annual report 2019
Dr. Ákos Kozma, Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary, presents the report regarding the activities of the office in 2019. It encompasses the full range of efforts made by Commissioner Kozma and his two Deputy Commissioners, namely the Ombudsman for the Rights of National Minorities and the Ombudsman for Future Generations to promote and protect the fundamental rights in Hungary.
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2021-03-10
Covid-19 - Ombudsman alerts the Government to delays in attributing support to companies
The Ombudsman sent a letter to the Secretary of State for Social Security and to the Deputy Secretary of State and for Fiscal Affairs, in which she requested that efforts be made in order to overcome the situation experienced by companies that have been awaiting, for several months now, attribution of extraordinary support for progressive recovery of activity, wherein the justification for the delay lies in the dynamics of articulation between the Institute of Social Security, IP and the Tax and Customs Authority.
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2021-04-30
Moratoria: Ombudsman clarifies the scope of bank loans to higher education students
The Ombudsman consulted the Secretary of State for Finance, in order to ascertain the Secretary of State for Finance's interpretation of the current version of Decree-Law no. 10-J/2020, of 26.03, and received a clarification from him, in line with the Ombudsman's interpretation, that bank loans to higher education students are included within the scope of the public moratorium.
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2019-06-12
Government prepares decision for joining Optional Protocol to the Convention of the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure
Currently, Hungary is not yet party to the Optional Protocol to the 30-year-old Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure. It is thus a significant development that upon Commissioner for Fundamental Rights László Székely’s appeal, the Minister of State for Family and Youth Affairs at the Ministry of Human Capacities has indicated: they have begun to prepare the decision necessary for Hungary’s joining the optional protocol.
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