COMUNICADO del Defensor del Menor de Andalucía sobre la foto de un torero con su hija, toreando.

Date of article: 26/01/2016

Daily News of: 26/01/2016

Country:  Spain - Andalucía

Author: Regional Ombudsman of Andalucía

Article language: es

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COMUNICADO del Defensor del Menor de Andalucía sobre la foto de un torero con su hija, toreando.

Comprobada la veracidad de la noticia de la publicación por D. Francisco Rivera Ordóñez de una imagen toreando con su hija menor de 5 meses en brazos nos reiteramos, como garante de los derechos de los menores, que por mucho que la misma se desarrollara en un entorno controlado por el padre, según ha manifestado el propio progenitor, no deja de ser una situación de riesgo innecesaria para una menor y una decisión que rechazamos totalmente.

Asimismo, expresamos nuestro deseo de que no se repitan estos comportamientos y que la repercusión social mediática sirva para que no sea visto y se acepte como normal dicha actuación. En nuestra función de Defensor del Menor nos corresponde trabajar en la defensa de los derechos de los niños y niñas y atender los problemas graves que les afectan, así como una labor de concienciación en la defensa y protección de sus derechos.

Finalmente, analizada la situación y realizadas las gestiones necesarias, en nuestra condición de Defensor del Menor de Andalucía, lo hemos trasladado a la Fiscalía de Menores a los efectos oportunos.

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FRA Director engages with the European Parliament

Date of article: 26/01/2016

Daily News of: 26/01/2016

Country:  EUROPE

Author: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

Article language: en

English
26/01/2016
The FRA Director, Michael O’Flaherty, addressed Members of the European Parliament in Brussels from 25-26 January for the first time in his capacity as the Agency’s head. It was a valuable opportunity to engage directly with MEPs to hear about their fundamental rights concerns and for them to keep abreast about FRA’s recent and ongoing work.
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Peter Tyndall welcomes Oireachtas call for strengthening powers of Ombudsman offices

Date of article: 21/01/2016

Daily News of: 22/01/2016

Country:  Ireland

Author: National Ombudsman of Ireland

Article language: en

Ombudsman Peter Tyndall has welcomed today’s report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions (PSOP) on the ‘Role and Remit of an Ombudsman’The Committee recommends that:

  • the Ombudsman should have remit over ‘clinical judgement’ decisions (for example diagnosis and treatment) made by those acting on behalf of the HSE and private nursing homes;
  • the relevant Ombudsman be given oversight of private sector entities in receipt of public money to fund the delivery of public services;
  • investigation recommendations of Ombudsman offices be rejected only where 75% of the Dáil votes to do so;
  • Ombudsman offices be constitutionally based;
  • when an Ombudsman initiates a formal investigation then legal professional privilege should not apply to prevent the Ombudsman from accessing relevant information;
  • Ombudsman offices be funded directly by the Oireachtas rather than Government.

 

Ombudsman Peter Tyndall said:

“Every proper functioning democracy requires a fully independent ombudsman with sufficient powers to investigate injustice and have those injustices put right.  I would call on the current or next government to ensure that the recommendations of the PSOP Committee are fully implemented as soon as possible”.

In May 2015 PSOP also published a report recommending that the Ombudsman and the Ombudsman for Children should have full remit over complaints about direct provision centres.

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Note for Editors: 

The Office of the Ombudsman is an independent and impartial office that examines complaints from the public about most public services including those delivered by:

  • Government Departments
  • Local Authorities
  • HSE, including public hospitals
  • Public and Private Nursing Homes
  • Publically-funded third-level education institutions.

The Ombudsman is Peter Tyndall. 

Today’s PSOP report follows extensive hearings between the PSOP Committee and seven ombudsman offices in Ireland including Peter Tyndall’s Office of the Ombudsman.

Today the PSOP Committee reported on the roles and remits of different Ombudsman offices in Ireland following a series of hearings it conducted with those offices.  The report is available on the PSOP’s pageon www.Oireachtas.ie

For Media Enquiries to the Ombudsman:

David Nutley

Communications

Office of the Ombudsman

 

Ph:  01   639 5610  or   086 023 1420

E mail:     david.nutley@ombudsman.ie

Office of the Ombudsman website: www.ombudsman.ie

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