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2019-07-15Ombudsman Hong Kong probes utilisation of low-charge hospital beds in private hospitals
The Hong Kong Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, announced a direct investigation to examine the Government’s work in monitoring and promoting the utilisation of low-charge hospital beds in private hospitals and identify areas for improvement, if any.
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2019-08-08
PDHJ hosted 2nd Technical Working Group of the South East Asian NHRIs Forum
The office of the Provedor for Human Rights and Justice of Timor-Leste hosted the 2nd Techincal Working Group Meeting of the South East Asia National Human Right Institutions Forum (SEANF) from 23 - 25 July 2019. SEANF is a Forum of National Human Rights Institutions from Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Timor-Leste.
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2020-06-30
Meaningful change sought, not ticking the box
A public apology to victims of a child sex offender, increased funding for State Trustees, and promises to reform the WorkSafe system so it delivers fairer outcomes for long-term injured workers.
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2021-02-24
Council to apologise to pupil left without a school for more than a year
Leicestershire County Council has agreed to apologise and pay a teenager £7,200 after it left her without a school place for nearly 14 months at a critical time in her education.
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2021-03-19
Involuntary hospitalized people will be able to benefit from an independent assessment of their mental health status
Involuntary hospitalized persons with mental and behavioral disorders from now on will be able to take advantage of an independent assessment of their state of mental health. Such a possibility is provided for in the Minister of Health’s procedure, which was approved taking into account the recommendations of the Seimas Ombudsman Augustinas Normantas.
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2022-12-01
Committee on Social Welfare and Environment Hygiene Affairs focus on occupational safety, health and vocational training for people with disabilities
Control Yuan President Chen Chu accompanied Social Welfare and Environment Hygiene Affairs Convener Su Li-Chiung and a group of Control Yuan Members to conduct a circuit supervision of the Southern Occupational Safety and Health Center (part of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Ministry of Labor) and the Kaohsiung City Government Labor Bureau Bo-Ai Vocational Training Center. The delegation also visited the ASE Group to promote workplace safety, vocational training for people with disabilities, and the operation of sheltered workshops for people with disabilities.
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2022-12-01
Second meeting under MOU with Ombudsman of New Zealand
On the sidelines of the Southeast Asian Ombudsman Forum (SEAOF) Meeting, held 30 October – 3 November 2022, in Bangkok, Chief Ombudsman Somsak Suwansujarit held a second Ombudsman-level meeting under the MOU on bilateral cooperation between the Ombudsman of Thailand and the Ombudsman of New Zealand. The Chief Ombudsman further took the opportunity of this SEAOF event to sign a MOU with the Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice of Timor-Leste.
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2023-02-01
Kevin Brezinski takes the helm as Alberta’s new Ombudsman and Public Interest Commissioner
A swearing-in ceremony for the leader of two independent offices of the Alberta Legislative Assembly took place on 31 January 2023. Kevin Brezinski is Alberta’s tenth Ombudsman and third Public Interest Commissioner, accepting a five-year appointment to the dual roles.
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2023-02-09
Next Best Practice Paper deals with mediation as an effective tool in complaint investigation
The mediation process is a tool that enables personal interaction and respectful and direct dialogue for promoting dispute resolution. It has existed in many countries for several decades as an alternative to the classic complaint handling procedure. Issue 8 of the IOI’s Best Practice Paper series was developed by the Ombudsman and State Comptroller of Israel and draws on the office’s vast experience in this field.
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2023-03-01
Inspector General of Government announces 2023 Declaration Roadmap for Leaders
The Inspector General of Government (IGG), Hon. Beti Kamya Turwomwe, has announced the 2023 roadmap for the next declaration of income, assets, and liabilities of leaders during a press conference on 21 February 2023.
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2024-05-22
The National Ombudsman, the Ombudsman for Children and the Ombudsman for Veterans presented their annual report to the Dutch House of Representatives
Existing laws and regulations provide the government with enough room to properly help citizens. Yet, in practice, the government often solves problems with even more laws, regulations and complex processes, while these do not prevent or solve most of the citizens’ problems.
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2024-06-05
The Public Defender summarises his work in 2023 in the annual report
Stanislav Křeček and Vít Alexander Schorm have presented the Annual Report of their office for the year 2023. They welcomed the fact that ministries and authorities had successfully used the Ombudsman’s findings to correct maladministration in individual cases and to change inappropriate practices. On the other hand, they also drew attention to some topics that remained open, such as the transformation of large institutions for people with disabilities and, above all, the upcoming establishment of a children’s ombudsman.
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2024-12-13
The Ombudsman’s Children’s Division has examined conditions for children and young people in the psychiatric sector
In 2023, the Ombudsman’s Children’s Division focused on children and young people in the psychiatric sector by means of a number of monitoring visits. This focus area was chosen because children and young people with a psychiatric diagnosis can be in a particularly vulnerable situation. This is especially true for children and young people who need to be hospitalised in the psychiatric sector.
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2013-04-22
ACRC held outreach program for foreign workers
The ACRC held an on-site outreach program for foreign workers residing in Korea. The Director General for the Ombudsman bureau at the ACRC participated in the counseling session.
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2013-10-09
Peter Tyndall nominee for appointment as Irish Ombudsman
The Irish Government announced that Mr Peter Tyndall, currently Public Services Ombudsman for Wales and member of the IOI Board of Directors, is the Irish Government’s nominee for appointment as the Irish Ombudsman and Information Commissioner.
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2016-08-10
Commissioner for Fundamental Rights publishes NPM Report 2015
The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights is pleased to present the electronic version of the first “Comprehensive Annual Report of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights on the Activities of the OPCAT National Preventive Mechanism in 2015”.
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2017-11-08
UNICEF Turkey seeks short-term international institutional consultancy
UNICEF Turkey seeks short-term international institutional consultancy for development of child sensitive case guidelines and a visibility & accessibility strategy for the Ombudsperson of Turkey. The deadline for submitting proposals if 24 November 2017.
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2022-03-01
Women in detention – APT analysis on body searches
The Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) has recently published a paper on “Women in Detention - Body Searches” that highlights findings from NPMs around the world and proposes concrete recommendations for change.
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2022-08-18
2021 Annual Report of the CCAC of Macao published in Official Gazette
The 2021 Annual Report of the Commission Against Corruption of Macao was published in the Official Gazette of the Macao Special Administrative Region on the 3rd of August. It is pointed out in the report that, in 2021, despite facing the recurrent and ever-changing outbreak of novel coronavirus, the CCAC sustained its effort in making progress on its work in an orderly manner with an aim to accomplish its different tasks with all-out efforts.
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2010-05-31
Ombudsman Community Mourns Death of Sir Cecil Clothier
It is with great regret that the I.O.I. has learned about the passing of the former parliamentary commissioner for administration and health service commissioner for England, Wales and Scotland Sir Cecil Clothier.
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