The Protector of Citizens launched an investigation into the legality and regularity of work of the Social Welfare Centre in Gornji Milanovac, as well as the Ministry of Interior, after learning from the media that a man was arrested in Gornji Milanovac on suspicion of having sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl for two years.

The Institution of the Protector of Citizens requested information from the Social Welfare Centre on whether the girl's family was already on the records of the SWC Gornji Milanovac, as well as what activities the centre undertook in the previous period in order to protect the rights and best interests of children from that family. A report on the activities undertaken by the competent police department in the aforementioned case was requested from the Ministry of Interior.

The Protector of Citizens also addressed the Centre for the Protection of Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings and requested information on actions in this case as well as in any other similar cases that are related to the same arrested man. The authorities should provide the requested information within 15 days.

La relazione annuale presentata alla stampa da Gianna Morandi

In allegato, le slide e la relazione sull'attività del 2021. Nella foto, Morandi e Kaswalder

​​​​​​Un totale di 532 fascicoli aperti, 475 archiviati e 711 comunicazioni fornite ai cittadini. Questi i numeri essenziali dell’attività 2021 del Difensore civico che sono stati presentati questa mattina dall’avvocatessa Gianna Morandi in una conferenza stampa alla quale ha preso parte anche un folto numero di consiglieri provinciali e per la Giunta, il vicepresidente Mario Tonina. Attività 2021, ha ricordato Morandi, sulla quale ha pesato l’epidemia Covid, nel senso che numerosi sono state le richieste di cittadini di avere informazioni sui decreti del Governo in materia di epidemia, in particolar modo sulla legittimità costituzionale del Green pass o della sospensione dal lavoro del personale sanitario non vaccinato. Materia, questa del contenimento della pandemia che, come ha confermato la sentenza numero 37 della Consulta, è competenza esclusiva dello Stato. Ma ciò non ha impedito all’avvocatessa Morandi e al suo ufficio di fornire ai cittadini informazioni dettagliate e scritte. 

Il Difensore civico, parlando di sanità, ha toccato il tema del Garante del diritto alla salute, figura prevista dalla legge statale Gelli – Bianco del 2017 e che è stata istituita in Toscana. Figura, ha ribadito Morandi, che per essere operativa nei casi di malpractice medica deve avere un supporto tecnico. Un’alternativa potrebbe essere l’attivazione della Camera conciliativa, prevista nella legislazione provinciale, ma che, come ha ricordato rispondendo a una domanda del consigliere Marini, non è attiva perché priva del regolamento che deve essere varato dalla Giunta. 

Altro tema affrontato dal Difensore civico è stato quello dell’accesso agli atti. I casi di ricorso di cittadini alla difesa civica contro il diniego o il differimento di accessi agli atti da parte di enti pubblici sono stati 16: in 11 casi è stata rilevata l’illegittimità del no; in 4 la sua legittimità e un caso è stato dichiarato inammissibile. Poi ci sono state 39 richieste (sei da parte di consiglieri comunali) di intervento del Difensore civico di carattere generale sempre in materia di accesso agli atti. In 23 casi sono state fornite informazioni ai cittadini, 10 hanno avuto esito favorevole, 1 negativo e 5 sono in corso. 

L’avvocatessa Morandi ha tenuto a sottolineare che la difesa civica ha dimostrato di essere, anche attraverso la crescita dei casi e delle richieste d’intervento, un’alternativa al ricorso alla giustizia ordinaria anche in termini della flessibilità della risposta che spazia su un gran numero di materie dalle questioni amministrative alla tutela della parità di genere negli enti pubblici. 

​Il presidente del Consiglio Walter Kaswalder ha ringraziato, con il consigliere Piero De Godenz, il Difesore civico e il suo ufficio per l’impegno e, in apertura della conferenza stampa, ha chiesto un minuto di silenzio in memoria delle vittime della tragedia della Marmolada. ​

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Bruno Zorzi

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La realazione sull'attività del Difensore civico nel 2021

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El pleno del jueves 30 de junio de 2022 mantiene la sesión específica para elegir a Esther Giménez-Salinas i Colomer síndica de greuges, en sustitución de Rafael Ribó
 

Con 91 votos a favor y 39 votos en contra, Giménez-Salinas, candidata única, ha sido elegida por un mandato de seis años. Su toma de posesión se hará próximamente, en un acto institucional en el Parlamento catalán.

Licenciada en Derecho por la Universidad de Barcelona (1971), doctorada en Derecho (1978) y diplomada en Psicología Aplicada (1976) por la Universidad de Barcelona, ​​Esther Giménez-Salinas i Colomer ha sido rectora de la Universidad Ramon Llull (2002-2012), vocal del Consejo General del Poder Judicial (1996-2001), jefa de Relaciones Institucionales del Departamento de Justicia de la Generalitat (1995-1996), subdirectora del Instituto de Criminología de la UB (1993-1996), miembro del Comité Científico de Política Criminal del Consejo de Europa (1993-1997) y directora general del Centro de Estudios Jurídicos y Formación Especializada del Departamento de Justicia de la Generalitat (1983-1993).

El primer síndico de greuges fue Frederic Rahola, elegido en 1984, reelegido en 1989, y que ocupó el cargo hasta su muerte, el 23 de noviembre de 1992. Anton Cañellas le sucedió en el cargo en febrero del 1993 y fue reelegido en 1998 para un segundo mandato de cinco años, que se prolongó hasta junio de 2004. Rafael Ribó inició su mandato como síndic en 2004, y fue reelegido en 2010 por nueve años, de acuerdo con la Ley 24/2009, de 23 de diciembre, del Síndic de Greuges.

When 04 July 2022

Where Pisa, Italy

External event

FRA joined the opening ceremony of the summer school on the regulation of robotics and AI in Europe on 4 July.

The Sant’ Anna School of Advanced Studies – Pisa, organises the event.

The opening event includes onsite and online presentations of leading policy makers and scientists working on AI.

FRA will present on fundamental rights implications of AI.

Peter Svetina, the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia, and his colleagues today presented to Borut Pahor, the President of the Republic of Slovenia, the Annual Report of the Human Rights Ombudsman for 2020 and the Report of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia on Implementation of the Tasks of the National Preventive Mechanism under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment for 2020.

On this occasion, the President of Slovenia and the Ombudsman discussed key issues regarding the human rights situation in Slovenia. This area has been strongly marked by the COVID-19 pandemic as well, as the Ombudsman received a third more initiatives than in previous years. Violations of human rights or fundamental freedoms were detected in about 500 cases.
The Ombudsman was in regular contact with the responsible institutions from various branches of power, recalling the importance of respecting international and constitutional human rights standards. He assessed as positive the fact that the Government responded to the great majority of the Ombudsman's initiatives, opinions and proposals, while the response of individual ministries to proposals was unfortunately still insufficient.

At the same time, the Ombudsman pointed out that the epidemic has particularly exposed and deepened the problems in the protection and implementation of human rights in areas where they did not receive adequate attention for many years. This especially concerns care for particularly vulnerable groups such as the elderly, people with mental development disorders and the homeless, who are even more dependent on state measures in the present circumstances. The Ombudsman pointed out in particular the lack of attention and action of local communities, as dignity and the protection of human rights always begin with appropriate care in the local environment. The Ombudsman’s office also identified great difficulties in the provision of basic health care and access to family doctors.

The President of Slovenia thanked the Ombudsman and his colleagues for their cooperation, as they had several meetings on current issues regarding the implementation of human rights in Slovenia in the past year. He also thanked him for his successful work and transparent alerts as regards the situation in this field in Slovenia.

In his report, the Ombudsman recommends that the Government examine and explain in its response report the reasons why the recommendations made in previous years have not been implemented. The Government should also ensure that the competent authorities start to implement the unfulfilled recommendations effectively and cooperate with each other to this end, if necessary.

The activities of the office of the Ombudsman last year included the implementation of the duties and powers of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM). Employees visited 51 places of detention and monitored two returns of foreigners. They visited 18 police stations, ten homes for the elderly, seven different locations of educational institutions, five prisons, five special social protection institutions, three psychiatric hospitals, detention facilities of the military police, a youth crisis centre and an occupational activity centre, as described in the Ombudsman's annual report, and also issued a report on the implementation of NPM tasks in 2020.
The NPM made a total of 329 recommendations, of which 163 have been implemented. 125 recommendations have been adopted but not yet implemented, 15 have not been adopted, and the rest are still awaiting a response.