La justicia de Aragón pide que las necesidades del alumnado determinen los recursos personales de los centros de Educación Especial

Date of article: 22/10/2026

Daily News of: 23/10/2026

Country:  Spain - Aragón

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Article language: es

Y en el caso concreto del colegio San Martín de Porres, la Institución sugiere que se dote al centro de personal de enfermería

La justicia de Aragón, Concepción Gimeno, ha sugerido al Departamento de Educación, Ciencia y Universidades del Gobierno de Aragón que, al analizar las necesidades de personal de los centros de Educación Especial, tenga especialmente en cuenta las medidas de apoyo que precisa su alumnado para alcanzar su máximo desarrollo personal y educativo.

La resolución parte de una reclamación presentada por familias de alumnos escolarizados en el Centro de Educación Especial San Martín de Porres de Zaragoza, que trasladaron al Justicia de Aragón su preocupación por los recursos personales disponibles en los centros concertados de Educación Especial y, en particular, por la situación de este colegio.

Las familias señalaron la necesidad de reforzar determinados perfiles profesionales para atender adecuadamente a un alumnado con necesidades específicas de apoyo.

Por su parte, el Departamento de Educación informó de que el centro dispone de una dotación de recursos personales adecuada conforme a la normativa vigente.

La justicia de Aragón reconoce en su resolución el esfuerzo realizado por la Administración educativa en la dotación de profesionales en los centros de Educación Especial, pero recuerda que la ausencia o insuficiencia de determinados perfiles puede afectar a la atención del alumnado.

En este sentido, la resolución recoge la jurisprudencia que reconoce el derecho del alumnado con necesidades educativas especiales a recibir una respuesta adecuada a sus circunstancias y recuerda que las administraciones educativas deben disponer de los medios y profesionales necesarios para que todo el alumnado pueda alcanzar su máximo desarrollo personal, intelectual, social y emocional.

El caso concreto de San Martín de Porres

Junto a esta cuestión de carácter general, el Justicia de Aragón ha analizado específicamente la necesidad de personal sanitario en San Martín de Porres a raíz de otra reclamación presentada por una familia del centro.

En ella se planteaba la necesidad de contar con un profesional de enfermería durante el horario lectivo que pudiera atender adecuadamente las necesidades sanitarias de su hija y de otros alumnos.

La Institución considera que, aunque la figura del cuidador también pueda resultar necesaria, las dificultades para cubrir una plaza de enfermería no eliminan la necesidad de valorar si este perfil profesional resulta preciso para garantizar una adecuada atención al alumnado.

Por ello, la justicia de Aragón ha sugerido al Departamento de Educación que valore dotar al Centro de Educación Especial San Martín de Porres de personal sanitario de enfermería suficiente y adecuado.

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10-jähriges Jubiläum des Amtes der Bürgerbeauftragten des Landes Baden Württemberg

Date of article: 23/10/2026

Daily News of: 23/10/2026

Country:  Germany - Baden-Württemberg

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Article language: de

Am 7. Oktober fand anlässlich des 10 jährigen Bestehens des Gesetzes zu dem/der Bürgerbeauftragten des Landes Baden Württemberg mit Zuständigkeit für die Landespolizei eine Feierlichkeit im Haus des Landtags statt.

 

Zu Beginn der Veranstaltung hielt der Präsident des Landtags von Baden‑Württemberg, Thomas Strobl, eine Einführungsrede, in der er die Bedeutung der Arbeit der Bürger‑ und Polizeibeauftragten betonte und seine Dankbarkeit für die konstruktive Zusammenarbeit aller Beteiligten zum Ausdruck brachte. "Institutionen wie die Bürgerbeauftragte sind gelebte Demokratie – nicht abstrakt, sondern konkret erfahrbar für jeden Einzelnen." Die zehnjährige Erfolgsgeschichte sei ein Beleg dafür, "dass unsere Demokratie lernfähig ist, dass sie sich weiterentwickelt, dass sie Wege findet, um näher an den Menschen zu sein", so Strobl weiter.

Dann hielt die Bürgerbeauftragte des Landes Baden‑Württemberg, Beate Böhlen, ein Grußwort und hieß auch die anwesenden Bürgerbeauftragten der Länder und des Bundes herzlich willkommen. Sie erläuterte: Das Selbstverständnis dieser Stellen sei, als Brücke und Bindeglied zwischen den Behörden und den Bürgerinnen und Bürgern des Landes zu fungieren. Ihr Beitrag sei es, ein ausgewogenes Verhältnis zwischen staatlicher Autorität und den Interessen der Bevölkerung zu schaffen – insbesondere im Bereich der Exekutive. Dabei verstehen sie sich nicht als Gegenpol zur Polizei oder anderen Behörden und Verwaltungen, sondern als zivilgesellschaftliche Anlaufstelle, die auf eine Vermittlung zwischen allen Beteiligten abzielt.

Prof. Dr. Brettschneider, Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für Kommunikationswissenschaft an der Universität Hohenheim, lieferte einen wissenschaftlichen Beitrag, in dem er anhand empirischer Befunde die demokratietheoretische Einordnung der Arbeit der Bürger‑ und Polizeibeauftragten darstellte. Er untersuchte, wie zufrieden die Bürgerinnen und Bürger mit der Staatsform „Demokratie“ und dem „Funktionieren“ der Demokratie sind. Dabei nahm er ebenfalls Bezug auf die „Politik des Gehörtwerdens“, die einst von Ministerpräsidenten a. D. Winfried Kretschmann initiiert und während seiner Amtszeit weiterentwickelt wurde. Dieses Engagement sei sehr wahrscheinlich ein Grund dafür, dass die Bürgerinnen und Bürger Baden‑Württembergs in Bezug auf die Zufriedenheit mit der Demokratie und dem Funktionieren des demokratischen Systems, im Vergleich zu anderen Bundesländern, besonders gut abschneiden würden – ganze 10 Prozentpunkte über dem Bundesdurchschnitt.

Danach fand unter dem Titel „Bürger‑ und Polizeibeauftragte – wer braucht denn sowas?“ eine lebhafte Podiumsdiskussion statt. Teilnehmende waren der Polizeibeauftragte des Bundes beim Deutschen Bundestag, Uli Grötsch, Dr. Cornelia Ruppert – Präsidentin des Rechnungshofes, Barbara Schleicher‑Rothmund – Bürger- und Polizeibeauftragte des Landes Rheinland‑Pfalz a. D. und die Vizepräsidentin und Landrätin sowie Vorsitzende des Ausschusses für Recht, Digitalisierung und Europa des Landkreistages Baden‑Württemberg, Marion Dammann.
Durch den Abend führte die Moderatorin Juliane Langer. Für musikalische Begleitung der Veranstaltung sorgte das Saxophonquartett des Landespolizeiorchesters.

Zum Abschluss des Abends bedankte sich Landtagspräsident Thomas Strobl bei allen Beteiligten für ihr Erscheinen und anerkannte die Arbeit der Bürger‑ und Polizeibeauftragten. Im Anschluss gab es im Foyer des Landtagsgebäudes noch Zeit für einen gemeinsamen Austausch.

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Ombudsman comments on CQC's State of Care report

Date of article: 23/10/2026

Daily News of: 23/10/2026

Country:  United Kingdom

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Article language: en

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has today published it's annual State of Care report.

The report assesses health care and adult social care in England. This year's report highlighted inequalities across the system leading to fractured care. 

Paula Sussex CBE, Public Service Ombudsman, said:

"The concerns raised by the CQC; fragmented care, lengthy waiting times amid rising demand for services – particularly in mental health, and regional variations in care are all sadly familiar from Ombudsman investigations. Our evidence has found that the root cause of these issues is often the way in which services are designed, organised, and delivered. 

“To improve people’s access to and experience of care, we need to see improvements in the way that public services are designed around the needs of people who use them and improvements in the way that their experience of the service can be heard and acted on.”

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Public Defender Meets with Residents of Nergeeti and Opurchkheti

Date of article: 23/10/2026

Daily News of: 23/10/2026

Country:  Georgia

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Article language: it

Georgian Public Defender Levan Ioseliani, Deputy Public Defender Irine Chikhladze, and representatives of the Office met with residents of the villages of Nergeeti (Baghdati municipality) and Opurchkheti (Tskaltubo municipality). During the meetings, they briefed the local residents on the activities of the Public Defender and learned about the local challenges related to the protection of human rights.

In Nergeeti, residents highlighted the issue of access to healthcare services. According to them, the local outpatient clinic - which underwent rehabilitation by the municipality - has not yet been put into operation, and there is currently no functioning outpatient facility in the village. The meeting also underscored the need for a thorough assessment of geological risks in the settlement, following the landslide events that occurred in 2024.

Local residents also spoke about the necessity of rehabilitating the school and establishing a recreational area for children. The implementation of agriculture support programmes was also highlighted as a significant factor for the economic empowerment of the local population.

In the village of Opurchkheti, one of the primary topics discussed was the challenges associated with open-pit granite extraction. Residents pointed to repeated violations of licensing terms and environmental damage. Locals also attribute the contamination of their drinking water to the granite extraction activities.

Furthermore, residents raised concerns regarding unstable power supply, which they state is caused by frequent damage to the electricity distribution network located within the forest area. These power interruptions are particularly severe during the winter months and frequently lead to the suspension of operations at the local kindergarten.

Based on the information gathered during these meetings, the Public Defender’s Office will examine the issues raised and continue to engage with the relevant authorities to advocate for their resolution.

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Difficulties with voting in elections to the European Parliament

Date of article: 20/10/2026

Daily News of: 23/10/2026

Country:  Poland

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Article language: en

The Council Directive (EU) 2025/1788 of 24 June 2025 laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for Union citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals was published on 8th of September 2025.

As indicated in the press release of the Council of the EU, the objective of adopting the directive was to strengthen the guarantees of the exercise of electoral rights in elections to the European Parliament, inter alia, by preventing the automatic removal of citizens from the electoral registers in their country of origin (citizenship) in the event of their inclusion in the electoral register in their country of residence against their will, which in the past led to the accidental deprivation of entitled persons of their active voting rights in their country of origin.

The directive introduces an obligation for the authorities of the country of residence to inform the persons concerned, in a timely manner and in clear and simple language, of the decision taken on their application to be registered on the electoral roll in that country (Article 11(1) of the directive). Interested voters who are citizens of other EU countries are also guaranteed the right to take legal action in the event of errors in the electoral roll or list of candidates, on the same terms as the law of the Member State of residence prescribes for voters and persons entitled to stand as candidates who are its nationals (Article 11(3) of the Directive), and interested parties should be informed of this in a clear and timely manner (Article 11(4) of the Directive).

The Directive introduces an obligation for Member States to designate at least one national authority responsible for taking the necessary measures to ensure that Union citizens who are nationals of another Member State are informed in a timely manner of the conditions and detailed rules for registering as a voter or candidate in their country of residence (Article 12(1) of the Directive) .

Member States are also required to ensure that above mentioned authorities provide registered voters and candidates residing in the country but not holding its nationality with the following information in a timely manner: a) their registration status, upon request; b) the date of the elections and the manner and place of voting; (c) the relevant provisions concerning the rights and obligations of voters and candidates, including those concerning prohibitions, incompatibilities and penalties for infringements of electoral law, in particular those relating to multiple voting; (d) the means of obtaining further information on the organization of the elections, including the list of candidates (Article 12(2) of the Directive).

The Directive requires Member States of residence to start sending information on voters and candidates registered there to their Member State of origin (citizenship) no later than six weeks before the first day of the election period referred to in Article 10(1) 1 of the Act concerning the election of representatives to the Assembly by direct universal suffrage (OJ EU L 2002, item 283, as amended) (Article 13(1) of the Directive). The Commission was required to provide a framework to support the exchange of the above information by the Member States. This framework is intended to enable the Member States of residence to transmit this information in encrypted form (Article 13(3) of the Directive).

The Directive also proposes a template for a declaration of intent to exercise the right to vote in EP elections only in the country of residence, which may be used by interested Member States to help simplify and standardize the process of applying for registration in the country of residence (Article 9(5) of the Directive, Annex 1 to the Directive).

Member States are required to implement the provisions of the Directive which impose new obligations by September 29, 2027 (Article 21(1) of the Directive).

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