Ombudsman
An ombudsman (, also US: , Swedish: [ˈɔ̂mːbʉːdsˌman]), ombudsperson, ombud, ombuds, or public advocate is an official who is charged with representing the interests of the public by investigating and addressing complaints of maladministration or a violation of rights. The ombudsman is usually appointed by the government or by parliament but with a significant degree of independence. In some countries, an inspector general, citizen advocate or other official may have duties similar to those of a national ombudsman and may also be appointed by a legislature. Below the national level, an ombudsman may be appointed by a state, local, or …
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Amnesty International · 18 July 2024 English
The body of evidence presented in this report reveals a series of actions and omissions from the highest levels of the Peruvian State that appear to have had lethal consequences …
receiving a phone call at 17:47 from the human rights ombudsman demanding a ceasefire. As part of the investigation …
World Bank Group · 16 July 2024 English
Goods Provision of the Constitutional Court and Ombudsman office with the modern information and communication … entities such as the Bar Association and the Ombudsman. 3 Strengthening the information systems management …
Australian Human Rights Commission · 16 July 2024 English
The PJC have provided a range of recommendations that go to increasing accountability, and I acknowledge Kylie's role in that, including measures to monitor progress on human rights, that human …
government decision-making accountable through an ombudsman, and in essence, through a framework where you …
World Bank Group · 15 July 2024 English
Licensing Agency; • Registers of the SP Metro Ombudsman Office on complaints related to the works of … In 2021, due to a procedural adjustment, the Ombudsman also handles some cases in the 1st instance, … Annual reports on the demands handled by the Ombudsman are publicly available since 2014 in the website … br/fale-conosco/ouvidoria/demanda-ouvidoria/. The Ombudsman can be contacted via Electronic Form, telephone …
World Bank Group · 15 July 2024 English
In 2021, due to a procedural adjustment, the Ombudsman also handles some cases in the 1st instance, … Annual reports on the demands handled by the Ombudsman are publicly available since 2014 in the website … br/fale-conosco/ouvidoria/demanda-ouvidoria/. The Ombudsman can be contacted via Electronic Form, telephone …
Law Council of Australia · 10 July 2024 English
We support the Inquiry’s focus on the role of financial institutions in the identification and prevention of financial abuse, the effectiveness of existing laws to govern the ability of banks …
including establishing an independent Aged Care Ombudsman, or creating a dedicated specialised team within …
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation · 9 July 2024 English
• The purpose of the application is to ask that wage rates set in an award be increased, because the current rates in the award do not adequately reflect the …
Unions, employer representatives, government agencies, the FWC and the Fair Work Ombudsman’s office all have a role to play …
Law Council of Australia · 8 July 2024 English
The Law Council is supportive of the inclusion of onshore and offshore education agents in the changes at item 4 of the Bill to the definition of ‘education agent’ via …
16 Nixon (n 2) 15. 17 Ibid. 18 Commonwealth Ombudsman, ‘International Students – education agents’ (Factsheet) … Commonwealth Ombudsman for private education providers, or to the state or territory ombudsman for public … to facilitate student visas.21 19 Commonwealth Ombudsman, ‘International Students – education agents’ (Factsheet) …
IADB: Inter-American Development Bank · 8 July 2024 English
La participación ciudadana en los procesos de control fiscal en las entidades de fiscalización superior (EFS) ha aumentado en los últimos 20 años gracias a la innovación digital. Este crecimiento …
(the National Prison Prosecutor’s Office and the Ombudsman Office) to organizeCITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT …
IADB: Inter-American Development Bank · 8 July 2024 English
Citizen participation in government auditing processes by supreme audit institutions (SAIs) has increased in the last 20 years due to digital innovation. This growth has been driven by the Latin …
(the National Prison Prosecutor’s Office and the Ombudsman Office) to organizeCITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT …
