C'est avec émotion que nous avons appris le décès de notre ancien collègue, le médiateur fédéral honoraire, Guido Schuermans, décédé le 23 août.

30-08-2018

Il musicista siriano ricevuto a Palazzo delle Marche dal Presidente del Consiglio, Antonio Mastrovincenzo, e dal Garante dei diritti, Andrea Nobili, che gli hanno rappresentato solidarietà ed apprezzamento per il suo impegno civile.

Della musica ha fatto un grande messaggio di pace e libertà, suonando il suo pianoforte per la popolazione stremata dall’assedio in Siria. E’ ormai famosa la foto che ritrae Aeham Ahmad mentre si esibisce in strada tra la devastazione della guerra, come sono altrettanto note quelle che lo vedono accanto ai bambini in esilio ed in decine di concerti effettuati in tutto il mondo. Una lunga storia narrata nel libro “Il pianista di Yarmouk”. Il Presidente del Consiglio, Antonio Mastrovincenzo, ed il Garante dei diritti, Andrea Nobili, l’hanno incontrato a Palazzo delle Marche, rappresentandogli solidarietà ed apprezzamento per il suo impegno civile.
“Un grande messaggio di speranza – hanno sottolineato – che deve abbattere muri e barriere e rafforzare l’azione quotidiana sulle tematiche dell’accoglienza, dell’integrazione, dell’aiuto umanitario per chi fugge da situazioni di guerra ed estrema difficoltà”.
Aeham Ahmad è arrivato in Ancona per un concerto in programma nell’ambito del “Festival Adriatico Mediterraneo 2018” e per ricevere il premio previsto dalla stessa manifestazione, come riconoscimento al valore della cultura e dell’arte, elementi di pace e conoscenza. “Sono onorato di questa vostra accoglienza – ha detto – che rappresenta un incoraggiamento per la mia battaglia, fatta di musica ma anche di comunicazione diretta con le persone che vogliono ascoltare la storia di tanti giovani che come me sono fuggiti dalla guerra ed oggi lavorano per la libertà del proprio paese”.

El Síndic ha tenido conocimiento mediante los medios de comunicación del atropello mortal que sufrió un joven que circulaba en monopatín durante la noche del 26 al 27 de agosto, cerca de la ciudad de Tarragona.

Según las noticias publicadas, el joven iba en un monopatín a las 6:30 horas de la madrugada por un carril de circulación de vehículos de la autovía A-27 y, a la altura del punto quilométrico 2,3 fue atropellado por un vehículo. Según la información de qué se dispone, el joven murió en el acto.

También según algunos medios de comunicación, el joven estaba bajo la tutela de la Dirección General de Atención a la Infancia y a la Adolescencia (DGAIA), aunque no ha trascendido el tipo de protección que tenía.

Los Mossos d'Esquadra ya han iniciado una investigación para averiguar las causas del accidente.

Asimismo, el Síndic se ha dirigido a la DGAIA para que aclare si el joven efectivamente estaba bajo la tutela de la Generalitat y, en caso afirmativo, cual era la medida de protección asignada. También pide conocer si el menor estaba solo en el momento del accidente, los motivos por los que se encontraba en el lugar de los hechos y las medidas que se han adoptado en relación con el caso.

A severely disabled Doncaster boy’s family has had to wait three years for the council to provide them with the special adaptations their home needs, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found.

The family, who provide for all the boy’s basic needs and personal care, currently have to carry him from room to room at their own risk.

Following the Ombudsman’s investigation, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council has agreed to complete the adaptations required at the family’s home, and provide them with other remedies including creating a proper driveway. It will also fund a break for the family.

The little boy has severe disabilities: he is doubly incontinent and cannot walk or move by himself. He sleeps in a bedroom which is too small to store the special equipment he needs, and there is no room for a hoist to move him to and from his bed. His parents are being put at increasing risk of injury in moving him as he gets bigger. Work is also needed to improve the bathing facilities on the ground floor.

Michael King, Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman, said:

“This significant delay by the council to improve this family’s circumstances has caused the family real and tangible distress. Family members have risked their own health and wellbeing lifting the boy unaided, and this risk is only going to get greater as the boy grows.

“I’m pleased the council has accepted the recommendations and hope they will now act swiftly to start the home improvements to put an end to the family’s distress.”

The family was first assessed by the council in 2014 as needing help with housing and were placed on its accessible housing register.

The home they were originally living in was unsuitable, and had a problem with damp. The council refused to adapt that property as the family did not have a five-year tenancy.

The family finally moved into a council property in August 2017 after their landlord served them with an eviction notice. But they are still waiting for the improvement work to be carried out after a council panel disagreed with an occupational therapist’s recommendations about the size of the extension needed to accommodate the adaptations.

The Ombudsman has the power to make recommendations to improve a council’s processes for the wider public. In this case the council has agreed to review its policies and procedures to ensure it fully meets its duties to disabled children and their families in arranging adaptations to their housing, based on need rather than tenure.

Article date: 30 August 2018