Partenariat Ouest-France : on me refuse l'entrée d'une boîte de nuit à cause de mon origine, que faire ?

Date of article: 11/09/2019

Daily News of: 16/09/2019

Country:  France

Author: National Ombudsman of France

Article language: fr

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Le Défenseur des droits propose, cette semaine, des solutions aux personnes à qui on aurait refusé l'entrée dans une boîte de nuit à cause de leur origine.

La chronique est à retrouver dans la page « Vie quotidienne – Droits – consommation » de Ouest-France ainsi que sur internet.

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International Ombudsman Institute news

Date of article: 13/09/2019

Daily News of: 13/09/2019

Country:  WORLD

Author: International Ombudsman Institute

Article language: en

THE NETHERLANDS | Ombudsman requests poverty policy for elderly in the Caribbean Netherlands to be a priority

Elderly who live on or below the poverty threshold in the Caribbean Netherlands face several problems. They hardly have money to cover their basic needs, there are too few (care) facilities and they don’t know which benefits they might be entitled to.
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Women-friendly measures to drive better migrant integration

Date of article: 12/09/2019

Daily News of: 13/09/2019

Country:  EUROPE

Author: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

Article language: en

Migrant women face multiple challenges fully integrating into European society. This is often due to inequalities resulting from the combined effect of their gender, migrant status and ethnic background, as FRA’s latest report testifies. It underlines the need for targeted, gender-sensitive measures to compensate for such inequalities.

FRA’s report on migrant women highlights the various challenges these women face, despite their wide diversity in backgrounds, residence status and educational levels.

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Ombudsman criticises Worcestershire County Council’s complaints policy in special educational needs investigation

Date of article: 12/09/2019

Daily News of: 13/09/2019

Country:  United Kingdom - England

Author: Local Government Ombudsmen for England

Article language: en

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has criticised the way Worcestershire County Council dealt with a mother’s complaint about the lack of alternative education provided for her son, when mainstream school was no longer suitable for him.

The boy, who has Special Educational Needs (SEN), missed out on 14 months of appropriate education when he could no longer attend his primary school.

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