Ombudsman of Latvia informs Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Respect for the Rights of Non-Citizens in Latvia

Date of article: 05/12/2013

Daily News of: 07/01/2014

Country:  Latvia

Author: Ombudsman of Latvia

Article language: en

The Ombudsman of the Republic of Latvia, actively involved in the discussion of the human rights issues on the international level, has observed that, due to the actions of certain non-governmental organizations, international bodies have developed incorrect vision of the respect for human rights of non-citizens in the Republic of Latvia. Confronting on national as well as international level presents the risks of splitting the society and emerging of differences between the representatives of different social groups in Latvia, and the responsible officials of the Republic of Latvia have failed to timely prevent such risks. According to the mandate to express impartial, objective view on the respect for human rights in Latvia, the Ombudsman of the Republic of Latvia hereby points out to the shortcomings identified by the Ombudsman in the field of respect for the rights of non-citizens in the Republic of Latvia.

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«L'Union européenne est bâtie sur un déséquilibre»: entretien avec Nikiforos Diamandouros, ancien médiateur de l'UE

Date of article: 06/01/2014

Daily News of: 06/01/2014

Country:  EUROPE

Author: Slate.fr

Article language: fr

Il est parti comme il est arrivé, dans une relative discrétion. Après dix ans au poste de médiateur européen, auquel il avait été élu par le Parlement européen en 2003, Nikiforos Diamandouros a raccroché en juillet 2013, laissant son siège à l'Irlandaise Emily O’Reilly.

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Finnish Transport Agency acted contrary to the principle of preservation of trust

Date of article: 03/01/2014

Daily News of: 06/01/2014

Country:  Finland

Author: Finnish Parliamentary Ombudsman

Article language: en

The Finnish Transport Agency has been rebuked by Deputy-Ombudsman Jussi Pajuoja for having, one month before the autumn 2012 local election campaign, amended the guidelines concerning roadside election advertising and for having failed to inform those participating in the campaign of this.

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