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2015-04-01Reminder for Anti-Corruption training in Curaçao
High Profile anti-corruption training programme will be held in Willemstad, Curaçao from 27 – 28 May 2015 during the 8th Biennial Conference of Caribbean Ombudsman Association (CAROA).
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2021-04-06
Human Rights Commissioner presents publication on Ombudsman institutions
Ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova presented the publication "Protection, promotion and development of the Ombudsman Institutions", prepared by the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation together with the Director General of Human Rights and the Rule of Law of the Council of Europe, Christos Giakoumopoulos.
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2020-11-11
Virtual consultation for the IE SOGI’s work plan 2021-2023
The Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (IE SOG”) is convening an open consultation to consolidate the mandate’s approaches and priorities for the remainder of tenure (i.e. his work plan for 2021-2023). A virtual consultation will be held on 20 November 2020 where participants are invited to present their views and provide inputs to the discussion.
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2022-12-19
Ombudsman Florbela Araújo celebrates the 74th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, focusing on Vulnerable People
The Ombudsman of Angola celebrated on December 14, 2022, for the second consecutive year, the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, institutionalized on December 10, 1948 by the United Nations, with a high-level event on "The Role of the Ombudsman in Defending the Rights of Citizens in Situations of Vulnerability".
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2023-07-27
Chief Ombudsman calls for immediate halt to use of spit hoods on vulnerable prisoners
Following inspections at the minimum-to-high security Christchurch Women's Prison and Wellington's Arohata Prison, Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier called on the Department of Corrections to never again use spit hoods on vulnerable prisoners including young people and disabled people.
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2022-10-28
Annual Report from the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) is pleased to present its 2021-22 Annual Report, which is now available as PDF document and web version. The SPSO started 2021-22 in the knowledge it had high workloads and faced capacity and resourcing challenges.
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2015-10-07
OHCHR Investigation contributes to reconciliation and justice development in Sri Lanka
The Investigation Report issued by the Office of the United Nation’s High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) dated 16th September 2015, is the most comprehensive report on human rights issued by any international or national agency to date. It is comprehensive and balanced. If implemented it could lead to considerable positive developments in Sri Lanka. This 261 page report sums up some of the most serious problems relating to the rule of law and the administration of justice that have arisen over a considerable period of time.
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2019-10-07
Combating discrimination takes important place in the activities of the Ombudsman
The Azerbaijani Ombudsman organizes regular meetings and public awareness campaigns with different groups of population including minorities, local and religious communities in different regions of the country, learning their problems and taking necessary measures in resolving them, said Zaur Valimammadli, the chief of the international relations department of the Ombudsman Institution, at the High-Level Conference devoted to the 25th anniversary of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) in Paris, France.
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2011-06-01
Sharing the Ombudsman’s Story
The Office of the ombudsman committed itself to engage senior secondary school students. This was to acquaint them with the Ombudsman as well as to answer questions on the role of the Ombudsman in national development. Ombudswoman Eusalyn Lewis, thus, visited various schools.
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2020-09-14
Webinar on "On-site Monitoring of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic"
On 23 September 2020, the webinar on "On-site Monitoring of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic" will bring together NHRIs and high-level experts in the field, such as members of the UN CRPD Committee, the president of the Council of Europe European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT), and the vice-president of the European Disability Forum (EDF).
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2012-07-12
IOI training course 2012 – 5 places still available!
This year’s IOI training course is soon taking place in Vienna. Five places are still available. Please contact the IOI General Secretariat (ioi@volksanw.gv.at) quickly to register for this high-profile training event. Registrations will be accepted until 23 July 2012.
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2016-03-23
SPSO publishes 2016-2020 strategic plan
The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) published its new strategic plan for the period 2016 – 2020.
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2020-07-08
Ombudsman Hong Kong caseload reaches historic high in 2019-20
The Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, presented to the public today (8 July) the 2019-20 Annual Report of the Office of The Ombudsman. The Office has seen a huge surge in the number of complaints received, almost quadrupling the figure in the previous year.
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2024-02-29
Leonardo Cardoso de Magalhães assumes command of the Federal Public Defenders' Office (DPU) in Brazil
Leonardo Cardoso de Magalhães has been inaugurated as the new Federal Public Defender-General of Brazil, following a democratic selection process involving the confidential votes by all DPU members and formal confirmation by the Parliament. His inauguration took place at the Palácio do Planalto, the official workplace of the President of Brazil, in Brasília.
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2019-09-12
Ombudsman requests poverty policy for elderly in the Caribbean Netherlands to be a priority
Elderly who live on or below the poverty threshold in the Caribbean Netherlands face several problems. They hardly have money to cover their basic needs, there are too few (care) facilities and they don’t know which benefits they might be entitled to.
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2017-07-13
Ombudsman attends symposium discussing fundamental rights issues
The Parliamentary Ombudsman attended a symposium discussing fundamental rights issues that are currently high on the Union’s political agenda. The symposium themed ‘2007 – 2017: Is Europe doing enough to protect fundamental rights? – the children perspective’ was organised by the EU Agency for Fundamental Right.
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2019-01-29
Ombudsman received over 5,500 complaints in 2018
In 2018, the Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland received 5,591 complaints. The number is very high, although it falls slightly from the all-time record of 6,192 in 2017. The administrative branches with the highest number of complaints in 2018 were social services (1,097), the police (632) and healthcare (612).
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2019-08-02
Special report on return of third country nationals
In a special report, the Greek Ombudsman highlights the fact that the dramatic reduction in the numbers of forced returns of third country nationals in 2018 does not correspond to the high number of administrative detainees in view of return.
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2017-11-30
Concern about routine strip searching and high incidence of force and restraint in women’s prison
Female prisoners in Victoria’s main women’s prison are being routinely strip searched, in what Ombudsman Deborah Glass has described as a “humiliating, degrading and undignified practice”. Tabling the Implementing OPCAT in Victoria: report and inspection of the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in Victorian Parliament, Ms Glass said an independent inspection had uncovered some serious issues.
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2020-12-14
Chief Ombudsman says Auckland Prison has to change
New Zealand Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier says Auckland Prison’s culture remains one of containment rather than rehabilitation despite promised changes. Ombudsman Boshier today released the report of his first unannounced inspection of New Zealand’s only maximum security prison.
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