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2020-08-03Annual Report 2019 and Report of the Ombudsman acting as NPM 2019
During the reporting year, 49,961 citizens and representatives of organisations received assistance from the Ombudsman whereas 13,762 complaints and signals were finalised. Moreover, 53 NPM inspections took place in 2019.
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2020-10-29
Journalists’ economic position - a prerequisite for professional and free media
The Protector of Citizens, Zoran Pašalić, underlined that journalists’ economic position was one of the most important requirements for the existence of professional and free media and announced that he would insist on setting up a single database on the attacks on journalists, where economic pressures would be singled out as a separate segment.
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2021-05-03
Protector of Citizens as independent monitoring mechanism over the rights of persons with disabilities
The Action Plan for implementing the Strategy for Improving the Status of Persons with Disabilities in the Republic of Serbia from 2020 to 2024 designates the Protector of Citizens to act as the national monitoring mechanism on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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2021-07-09
Ombudsman publishes Annual Report 2020
Victoria Pearman, Ombudsman for Bermuda, has submitted her Annual Report for 2020 to the Speaker of the House of Assembly in accordance with her statutory duty under the Ombudsman Act 2004. The Report was tabled in the House of Assembly this morning and is available to the public.
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2021-07-15
Ombudsman of Hong Kong announces two own-motion investigations
The Ombudsman of Hong Kong, China, Ms Winnie Chiu, announced the launch of two own-motion investigations. One will examine the operational arrangements for statutory visits under the Justices of the Peace Visit Programme (JP Visit Programme); the other one will investigate problems of alleged illegal operation of kaito ferry service.
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2021-09-29
REMINDER: Tender for IOI regional subsidies 2021/2022 still open
In its efforts to further increase the regional impact of the IOI, the members of the IOI Board of Directors decided at the ir online Board meeting held in May 2021 to continue the regional subsidy programme for the membership year 2021/2022. Instituions are kindly invited to send project proposals for regional subsidies to the IOI General Secretariat by 11 October 2021.
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2021-11-23
Consultation on protection of human rights during peaceful protests in crisis situations
We are pleased to inform you about a global consultation conducted by the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Clément Voule, in partnership with the Global Alliance of NHRIs (GANHRI). This consultation presents an opportunity for NHRIs to provide inputs for a report which the Special Rapporteur is preparing on the protection of human rights in the context of peaceful protests during crisis situations. The report will be presented to the 50th session of the Human Rights Council.
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2022-02-03
Ombudsman for Wales publishes “Principles of Good Administration” and “Good Records Management Matters”
The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales reviewed the "Principles of Good Administration" published by the Office in 2016. As a result, the Ombudsman decided to split them into two separate publications, which will provide public bodies and complainants with clearer principles of good administration practice.
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2022-02-18
Western Australia Ombudsman appointed for a further five-year-term
Chris Field, Western Australian Ombudsman and President of the International Ombudsman Institute has been appointed for a further five-year term. It is absolutely vital that an Ombudsman is utterly apolitical and impartial. It is therefore particularly pleasing that Mr Field was first appointed for a five-year term in 2007 under the Carpenter Labor Government, twice reappointed under the Barnett Liberal Government and now reappointed under the McGowan Labor Government.
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2022-10-28
President Field provides virtual address at Conference within the framework of the First Parliamentary Summit of Crimea Platform
Chris Field, President of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) and Western Australian Ombudsman, provided a virtual address at the Conference for Ombudspersons and National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) within the framework of the First Parliamentary Summit of Crimea Platform.
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2023-05-15
IOI expresses support for the Office for the Protection of the Citizen of the Republic of Haiti
The International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) expresses its grave concern about the acts of violence that have been taking place in Haiti and supports the important call made by Dr. Renan Hédouville, Protector of the Citizen of the Republic of Haiti, to the government authorities of the country to guarantee the right to life and security of the population. Please click here to read the full statement in the IOI's official languages.
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2023-06-01
PIP and the Value of Further Evidence – a Follow Up Report
The Department for Communities has implemented a number of recommendations relating to how it uses further evidence in support of Personal Independence Payments, but must do more to improve the system for claimants. These are the conclusions of a report issued today by the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman.
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2023-09-07
Malawi Ombudsman challenges fellow Ombudsman on gender-based violence
The Ombudsman for the Republic of Malawi, Honorable Grace Tikambenji Malera, has challenged her counterparts in Africa and beyond to push for legal frameworks that should incorporate issues of Gender Based Violence and Sexual Harassment within their mandates.
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2023-11-23
Ombudsman as “clear mirror” of public administration commends public organisations and public officers who provided quality public service
At the 26th Presentation Ceremony of The Ombudsman’s Awards on 15 November 2023, the Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, presented the Grand Award to the Immigration Department, an Award for Public Organisation to the Efficiency Office and the Hospital Authority separately, and the Award on Mediation to the Chief Secretary for Administration’s Office. Individual Awards were also given to 62 public officers.
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2023-12-21
CY Members Su and Wang inspect Taichung City and visit Taichung Popular Audiovisual Center and Central Park
CY Members Li-chiung SU and Jung-chang WANG conducted an annual local circuit supervision of Taichung City Government on 24 November 2023. In addition to receiving complaints from the public, they also expressed a particular interest in the investment status of the Taichung Popular Audiovisual Center and the maintenance of the facilities at Taichung Central Park.
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2024-02-15
Veterans Ombud Releases Update on Letter To Minister of Veterans Affairs Regarding Merlo Davidson Settlement
Veterans Ombud Colonel (Ret’d) Nishika Jardine released an update about the actions Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) took to resolve unfairness in the way it was reducing disability pensions for some Merlo Davidson class action settlement claimants.
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2024-02-22
Chief Ombudsman calls for changes to Oranga Tamariki ‘on scale rarely required
Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier is calling on the Government to make changes to Oranga Tamariki on a scale rarely required of a government agency. Mr Boshier’s comments follow the publication of his report on 21 February 2024, that details complaints he has dealt with about Oranga Tamariki – Ministry for Children over the past four years.
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2024-04-05
Commissioner for Older People launches new report ‘Are you ageist?’
The Commissioner for Older People says more needs to be done to tackle age-based discrimination in Northern Ireland, as his latest report finds almost half of older people have experienced ageism.
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2024-04-19
Staffs home refuses to refund care costs following Ombudsman investigation
A Staffordshire care provider has refused to refund a man’s estate after the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found it put too restrictive care in place for the last nine months of his life.
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2024-05-29
CCAC cracked a case of bribe solicitation involving the executive chef of the food and beverage department of a company under a gaming enterprise
The CCAC received an in-person report made by a representative of a company wholly-owned by a gaming enterprise, indicating that the executive chef of the food and beverage department of the company had been soliciting bribes from workers for many years and allegedly violated the law and the internal code of conduct of the company. Therefore, the company wanted to pursue his accountability.
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