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2019-01-15Manitoba Ombudsman releases investigation report on the City of Winnipeg’s Handi-Transit service
Manitoba Ombudsman has released its investigation report on the City of Winnipeg’s Handi-Transit service, now called Transit Plus. The service provides transportation for approximately 7,500 clients who are unable to use the fixed-route transit system because they are legally blind or have a physical disability that significantly impairs their mobility.
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2019-07-01
CY issues corrective measures for improvement of Taipei City’s roadside parking fee collection
According to Taipei City Parking Management and Development Office (PMDO) statistics, the accumulated amount owed by the city’s top parking fee defaulter for the period from the start of September 2005 to the end of 2016 totaled just over NT$4.36 million (US$139,000).
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2019-11-07
Policy fully accepted Ombudsman´s recommendations on arrestees´ rights
The draft decision of the Armenian Government on making changes in the internal regulation of places for keeping arrestees in the RA Police system was submitted for the opinion of the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia. The study of the project indicates that it fully reflects the recommendations made by the Ombudsman.
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2019-12-02
Building on 10 years of the Fundamental Rights Charter
Ten years ago on 1 December, the full force of the EU’s Fundamental Rights Charter came into play. This landmark bill of rights for the EU has the power to make a difference. One decade on, it is yet to reach its full potential. This is changing, slowly but surely.
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2020-02-10
Ombudsman organized seminar on combating discrimination
In the framework of the regional project on “strengthening access to justice through non-judiciary redress mechanisms for victims of discrimination, hate crime and hate speech in Eastern Partnership countries” which is funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe through the Partenship for Good Governance II programme, a training seminar on combating discrimination was organized in by the Ombudsman in January 2020.
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2020-03-11
“Frustration and Suspicion” at lost records: The Ombudsman of Wales' Special Report
Service users and their families are being left feeling frustrated and suspicious by health and social care providers losing their medical records, a special report by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales has revealed.
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2020-05-26
Webinar on protecting forcibly displaced persons in the COVID-19 context
On Wednesday, 3 June 2020, GANHRI in cooperation with UNHCR will host a webinar on protecting forcibly displaced persons in the COVID-19 context and the role and experience of NHRIs and opportunities for collaboration with UNHCR. Save the date!
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2020-08-24
AORC webinars to celebrate women Ombudsman
In celebration of the women’s month in South Africa, the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC), the training and research arm of the African Ombudsman and Mediators Association (AOMA), has planned a series of webinars for African Ombudsman and their staff on 28 and 31 August 2020.
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2020-11-04
Local governments to allocate funds to improve the position of LGBTI persons
Local governments should explicitly include LGBTI people in their action plans, prescribe measures to improve their position and allocate appropriate budget funds for those activities, Deputy Protector of Citizens for Gender Equality Ms. Jelena Stojanović said.
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2021-02-08
Protecting displaced and stateless persons – online event
An online event on “Protecting displaced and stateless persons and the role and experiences of NHRIs” will be held on 16 February 2021 (14h00 – 15h30 CET) on Teams. The online event is co-hosted by GANHRI, UNHCR and the Permanent Mission of Norway in Geneva.
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2021-03-25
People’s Advocate recommends revising policy on pharmaceutical package for persons diagnosed with Covid-19
The People’s Advocate of Albania, Ms Erinda Balanca, addressed the Minister of Health and Social Protection to recommend immediate measures with regard to revising the policy on financial impact for citizens infected with COVID-19.
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2021-12-02
Maria Lúcia Amaral takes office for a second mandate as Ombudsman
On 2 December 2021, at 12.30 pm, Professor Maria Lúcia da Conceição Abrantes Amaral took up her post in Parliament as Ombudsman for a second mandate, in a ceremony presided over by His Excellency the President of the Assembly of the Republic.
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2022-02-02
Public Defender Meets with IDPs Living in Kartli Sanatorium
On January 17, 2022, the Public Defender of Georgia met with IDPs living in Kartli sanatorium and listened to their problems. The Public Defender’s Office has been studying IDP issues for a long time and has issued a number of recommendations to improve their rights situation.
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2022-08-01
Effectiveness of 1823 in handling complaints and enquiries
The Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, announced the launch of a direct investigation to examine the effectiveness of 1823, managed by the Efficiency Office (EO), in handling complaints and enquiries.
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2023-04-06
A staff member of the Ombudsman Office spoke at an online event on 'Women and Cybercrime'
The Head of the Department on Protection of the Right to Information of the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan spoke at an online event on 'Women and Cybercrime' hosted by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office for Central Asia.
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2023-04-06
Digital application form did not ensure that foreign nationals without a passport could apply
The Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman Niels Fenger asked the Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) to ensure that also foreign nationals without a valid passport can apply for a residence permit.
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2023-05-17
Malawi Ombudsman among Malawi's Top Women
Ombudsman Grace Malera has been recognized as one of the 100 inspiring women in the country for the year 2023, courtesy of Wealth Malawi, whose focus is honoring and celebrating phenomenal women and female leaders.
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2023-05-17
SIRI changes digital application form after a statement from the Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman
Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman Niels Fenger achieved a change in the way how foreign nationals without a valid passport can apply digitally for a residence permit at the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI).
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2023-06-09
Ombudsman issues guide on temporary accommodation for homeless people
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) has issued a guide for those who work with some of the most vulnerable groups in society aiming at officers who work in local authorities’ housing and homelessness functions.
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2023-06-29
The Ombudsperson for Children holds two-day workshop on the situation of children in conflict with the law and deprived of their liberty
The Office of the Ombudsperson for Children invites Ombudsman and Mediator Institutions affiliated with the International Ombudsman Institute to participate in a 2-day Workshop on the theme “The role of Ombudsman and Mediators in monitoring the situation of children in conflict with the law and deprived of their liberty” to be held in the Republic of Mauritius on 5 and 6 September 2023. This workshop is mainly financed by the International Ombudsman Institute under the IOI Regional Subsidy Programme.
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