Registration of recognised refugees in I.E.K.

Date of article: 08/09/2020

Daily News of: 10/09/2020

Country:  Greece

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Article language: en

The Ombudsman examined a complaint by a recognised refugee regarding the difficulties he faced in enrolling at an Institute of Vocational Training (I.E.K.), due to his difficulty to produce a high school diploma, which is a prerequisite for...

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Preventing the dismissal of a pregnant worker

Date of article: 08/09/2020

Daily News of: 10/09/2020

Country:  Greece

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Article language: en

A worker in a food company complained to the L.I. that the employer terminated her employment contract as soon as she informed him that she was pregnant. In the framework of the institutional cooperation between the two Agencies, the L.I. notified the Ombudsman about the case...

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Cooperation with the University of West Attica

Date of article: 08/09/2020

Daily News of: 10/09/2020

Country:  Greece

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Article language: en

A Memorandum of Cooperation has been signed between the University of West Attica and the Greek Ombudsman on the campus of Alsos Egaleo on the coordination of actions relating to human rights, social protection...

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Criminal proceedings of offences against children should be prescribed urgent in law

Date of article: 09/09/2020

Daily News of: 09/09/2020

Country:  Finland

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Article language: en

Parliamentary Ombudsman Petri Jääskeläinen considers that pretrial investigations should be prescribed urgent in cases where the victim is under the age of 18. Provisions concerning prosecution and criminal trials should also be reviewed in the same manner. The Ombudsman looked into the matter at his own initiative when...

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