2012
Anual Yearbook: The budget cuts leave thousands of people on the
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Catalan
Ombudsman, Rafael Ribó, delivered to Parliament's President, Núria
de Gispert, the 2012 Anual Yearbook. He states the lack of
coordination between governments exacerbates the effects of
reductions. The report highlights the increase in complaints to the
Ombudsman since the beginning of the crisis has been 38.7%. It also
points out, among others, the lack of clear answers to problems such
as eviction explains the growing disenchantment and outrage of
people towards public institutions.
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Catalan
Ombudsman asked the Spanish Ombudsman to submit a constitutional
appeal against the Court Fees Act |
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The
Catalan Ombudsman has suggested that the Spanish Ombudsman intervene
before the Constitutional Court to seek the Act's amendment in order
to preserve the right to effective judicial protection, to ensure
equal treatment and to prevent the government and public bodies from
taking a leading position on fee waiver. The Catalan Ombudsman has
received several complaints from citizens and institutions against
this Act as they believe it means an infringement of several
constitutional rights. More than 11,000 signatures were delivered by
the deans of the Catalan Bars.
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Ribó
insists before the President of the Catalan Government on the need
to regulate the right of access to information |
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As an
essential step to ensure an effective democracy, the Catalan
Ombudsman pointed out the need for a law on access to public
information. Rafael Ribó took part in two meetings summoned by the
Catalan President, together with other control bodies, bringing the
knowledge backgroung of the institution he represents, especially in
the areas of defense of the right to good administration and
denounce bad practices of public administration and government.
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Tenth
running of the Autonomous University of Barcelona course on the
Catalan Ombudsman |
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The
Catalan Ombudsman and the Autonomous University of Barcelona are
organizing a course on the Ombudsman, open to all students of the
University, to explain the theoretical basis of the institution, and
analyse case studies derived from the Ombudsman's actual activity.
Recognized with 1.5 elective credits, the course lasts for 21 hours.
This year's case studies are about child poverty, access to public
information, social services, foreclosures, preference shares and
the Catalan Authority for the Prevention of Torture.
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