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2016-08-23Ombudsman raises awareness and accessibility about its services for children and young people
After providing an opportunity for young people to be heard, the office of the Western Australia Ombudsman has over the last 12 months been significantly enhancing systems to improve access to the office for children and young people.
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2017-06-16
Applications for the positions of the Cayman Islands Deputy Ombudsman and two investigators
Cayman Islands recently introduced a new law, which will will come into effect on the 1st October 2017, combining the various oversight entities under one entity: the newly established Ombudsman Office. A call for applications for the positions of the Cayman Islands Deputy Ombudsman and two investigators are now open.
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2018-10-15
Overly long wait times for contesting confinement for people unwillingly kept in a health institution
In a report released on October 10, 2018, the Québec Ombudsman looked into Tribunal administratif du Québec (TAQ) recourse for people kept in a health institution against their will. The investigation revealed that overly long wait times for contesting confinement jeopardize access to such recourse.
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2019-01-31
New Study addresses access to sport for people with disabilities
The Commission has published a study that seeks to promote best practice for providing enhanced opportunities for individuals with disabilities to be involved in organised sports.There are an estimated 80m people with a disability in the European Union (EU), equivalent to approximately 15% of the EU population. Disabled people are less likely to take part in organised sport than non-disabled individuals, this despite the many positive benefits of participation.
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2020-07-01
The preventive powers of the police should be assessed
The Ministry of the Interior should take the preventive powers of the police under review for further development, according to the proposal of Parliamentary Ombudsman Petri Jääskeläinen. The current regulatory framework apparently does not fully cover all necessary eventualities.
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2020-09-21
Administrative fines for not wearing face mask or failure to wear it properly are acquiring a punitive nature
The conduct of the police with regard to fining persons for not wearing a mask or failure to wear it properly and their apprehension to police departments become concerning and, from a systemic point of view, result in incorrect developments.
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2020-12-17
Ombudsman Hong Kong announces reports on two direct investigations
The Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, held a press conference on 17 December 2020 to announce the results of two direct investigations, namely "Effectiveness of Joint Office for Investigation of Water Seepage Complaints in Handling Water Seepage Reports" and "Arrangements for Production, Distribution, Stocktaking and Use of CSI Masks".
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2021-04-23
Ombudsman Office and UNICEF sign a Rolling Work Plan on cooperation for 2021-2022
The Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ms. Sabina Aliyeva received the UNICEF Representative to Azerbaijan, Mr. Edward Carwardine.
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2022-04-13
5th Newsletter on the situation on the Ukrainian-Hungarian border
In his 5th newsletter edition, the Hungarian Commissioner for Fundamental Rights, Dr. Ákos Kozma, amongst others, visited the Lónya Help Point and the border crossing point located between Lónya and Dzvinkove and he and his staff members handed over the donations collected for the Lónya Help Point to the volunteers of the Hungarian Red Cross.
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2024-04-26
OmbudsPEI inquiry leads to policy change relating to Legal Aid representation in PEI
After receiving complaints from individuals who were denied representation by Legal Aid, an inquiry by OmbudsPEI has resulted in the commitment to create a new internal policy. The policy will ensure fair decisions are made when an application for representation is denied.
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2024-10-02
Ombudsman’s recommendations to address issues arising from the implementation of “Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients” policy
The Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients is a government policy presented to the parliament by the Council of Ministers. The Council of Ministers has approved the criteria, methoos, and conditions for determining costs associated with treating critical emergency patients under the UCEP policy. As this policy involves multiple government agencies and ministries, the Thailand Ombudsman’s fact-finding results and recommendations have been submitted to the Prime Minister for review and appropriate action.
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2015-10-16
Czech ombudsman criticises conditions in refugee facility
The severe conditions which children and families with children have to endure in Bělá-Jezová constitute a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Objectively speaking, children in the facility have worse living conditions than inmates in Czech prisons. Bělá-Jezová is a former military facility where the living conditions are, in many ways, much worse than those in Czech prisons.
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2017-03-03
Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights presents alternative report on the rights of women in Ukraine
The Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights presented its alternative report on the fulfillment of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women to portrait the Commissioner’s view of a situation with observance of the rights of women in Ukraine. The presentation was attended by People's Deputies of Ukraine, representatives of the central executive bodies, the National Police and representatives of the international and public organizations.
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2018-10-31
21st century family requires appropriate legal framework
The 21st century family no longer relies solely on sexual or blood relations, but on how people choose their co-habitation. Marriage is not the only form of family. Ombudsman Juris Jansons calls for a unified understanding of the concept and protection of the family included in the Constitution (Satversme) and to provide a legal framework for recognizing various forms of family in Latvia.
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2019-03-25
Control Yuan presses MOTC and MOI to review taxi driver license regulations
The Control Yuan (CY) carried out an investigation after receiving a complaint by a citizen claiming he was being deprived of his right to work by being prohibited for life from holding a taxi driver’s license due to a conviction for attempted murder, despite having already served his prison sentence. The right to work is the right of each citizen to earn a living to survive and should be protected by the government.
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2020-01-02
FRA calls for solutions towards humane and effective migration
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) called for humane and effective solutions in migration issues on International Migrants Day on 18 December. FRA highlighted that in 2019, migrants globally will top an estimated 272 million, of which many move by choice. However, many others flee armed conflict, persecution, or serious human rights violations. In 2018, the number of forcibly displaced people broke 70 million for the first time ever.
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2020-02-13
Ombudsman for Wales finds “communication failings” between care bodies
A vulnerable man choked to death after a care provider failed to undertake an appropriate risk assessment and produce an acceptable plan for his care, the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales has found.
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2020-02-26
Council asked to revise transport policy for adult learners with special educational needs
East Sussex County Council has been asked to review its policy for providing home to college transport for young adults with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), after the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman criticised the way it dealt with a family’s situation.
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2021-09-16
Introduction of Restrictive or Incentive Measures for Unvaccinated and Vaccinated Persons is not Discrimination
The country is in the worst epidemiological situation, due to which dozens of people die every day. In the current situation, accelerating vaccination is essential to save the lives of our citizens. Recently, many citizens and organizations have addressed the Public Defender's Office with questions about whether they violate the rights of a person when they request to present a vaccination document in labour relations, services, health care, education or other areas and whether such a practice is discriminatory.
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2022-12-15
ACRC shared Korea's Best Practices of Anti-Corruption Policies with 7 Countries in Asia-Pacific and Africa
A training course sharing Korea’s best practices of anti-corruption policies, such as Integrity Assessment of public institutions and Corruption Risk Assessment, with 7 countries was completed. The ACRC designed the training course, which marks its 10th anniversary this year, for foreign countries to build capacity for the effective establishment of anti-corruption systems.
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