H. The Ombudsman

special investigation techniques

Syria has sent letters to the Commissioner of the Investigation Commission, informing him of its readiness to cooperate.

Thematic findings

Members of the public can complain directly to The Ombudsman, who can also initiate investigations on her own volition and may publish investigation reports of public interest.

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G. Federation Ombudsmen

This initiative allows for the expertise of the Section to be drawn on even when it is not possible to provide investigators to conduct inquiries.

140. The Ombudsman is autonomous, and public bodies are obliged to collaborate with him whenever he so requests.

141. The Ombudsman is elected and removed by Congress in order to be elected Ombudsman a person must be at least 35 years of age and be a lawyer.

(b) if the Commissioner is of the opinion that the aggrieved person does not desire that the inquiry be made or continued

This Panel used evidentiary standards in its investigations similar to those used by the expert groups on Liberia (see S 2005 360) and Sierra Leone (see S 2000 1195).

Joint investigation and survey by delegations and experts and

Provision of expert services and survey missions

In that capacity, I was responsible for the special investigation unit made up of Dutch and Swiss investigators and forensic scientists.

She also completed six direct investigations, making 72 recommendations in relation to them.

projects with operational applications of technology 41 112 13

projects with operational applications of technology 41 111 13

A survey specialist normally spends two weeks conducting the survey in the field and five to six weeks for preparatory arrangements and processing of survey results.

The Charter of the Ombudsman's institution states that it will diagnose, investigate, redress and rectify any injustice done to a person through mal administration .

carry out specific studies on pilot projects or to implement the projects

This man is a job for our experts to look into.

I'm Chief Inspector Hubbard, in charge of Criminal Investigation of this division.

I now give the floor to Mr. Detlev Mehlis, Commissioner of the United Nations International Independent Investigation Commission.

Mr. Sheckly here investigated.

The Group has been assisted by a consultant with financial and diamond investigative expertise, Agim de Bruycker (Belgium).

Preliminary investigation leads to a conclusion that Mr. Hussam is being manipulated by the Syrian authorities, raising serious questions about whether the Syrian Judicial Commission is committed to conducting an independent, transparent and professional investigation into the crime.

In the Netherlands every major criminal investigation is conducted in practice by an investigation team that includes financial specialists.

(d) There was a lack of professionalism in the overall crime investigation techniques employed

She also met for the first time with the newly appointed Ombudsman.

The head of the FFM came from Germany and the Personal Representative (PR) of the OSCE Chairman in Office came from Poland.

The Algerian authorities had never allowed UNHCR to survey the population in order to assess its needs.

Australia noted that it had established the institution of a police ombudsman and other police complaints authorities.

Investigations are conducted by a team of professional investigators drawn from the military, police and civilian components of the Mission.

177. As a result of the adoption of Peru apos s 1993 Constitution, responsibility for defending the constitutional and fundamental rights of the individual and of the community, amongst others, was vested in the Office of the Ombudsman under the terms of chapter nine, section four, where it is specified that the Ombudsman is appointed and dismissed by Congress and that he is responsible for defending the constitutional and fundamental rights of the individual and of the community.

The team was augmented in February by five highly skilled investigators and will be further strengthened to meet the medium term investigation requirements.

The Ombudsman will be assisted by four Deputy Ombudsmen, as well as some 15 legal professionals.

Measures are being considered to extend the investigative powers of the Ombudsman to include power of criminal investigation, as well as to endow the Attorney General with the right to appoint criminal investigators for cases involving complaints against the police.

(f) An environment conducive to conducting health studies and benefiting from their findings

g. In the circumstances, the Government of Nigeria seriously doubts the competence and relevance of these Thematic Rapporteurs to conduct an impartial, fact finding mission to Nigeria and to faithfully report their finding without bias

The Special Rapporteur has repeatedly stressed the value of an ombudsman in her reports.

OHCHR is increasingly required to provide support and legal expertise in crisis or post conflict situations for commissions of inquiry or fact finding missions investigating serious and widespread human rights abuses.

The first investigations are progressing well.

The expertise of the aliens police will also be introduced into criminal investigations.

Finally, the participants amass expertise in the field of investigation.