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Recommendation
on the voting rights of people legally declared incapable |
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The
Catalan Ombudsman acted ex-officio to report that about 4,000 people
legally declared incapable cannot exercise the right to vote in Catalonia,
since most of the ineligibility rulings limit the exercise of this right,
sometimes indiscriminately. After analysing the situation, the Catalan
Ombudsman suggested to the Catalan and state authorities, by means of the
Spanish Ombudsman, to implement improvements to comply with the
recommendations made in 2011 by the Committee on the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities of the UN.
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Alarm
due to the proliferation of xenophobic messages |
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The
Catalan Ombudsman has denounced the publication and widespread circulation
of xenophobic messages on the social network Twitter. The most recent case
was that of offensive tweets addressed to Basques and Catalans on the
occasion of the whistling of the national anthem during the Spanish King's
Cup Final. The Catalan Ombudsman forwarded its position on the issue to
both the Spanish Ombudsman, Soledad Becerril, and to the Prosecutor of the
Court of Justice of Catalonia. Besides the networks, the Catalan Ombudsman
also detected and reported an equine passport registered in Castilla-La
Mancha with the name "Fucking Catalan".
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The
Catalan Ombudsman investigates the process of school pre-enrolment
following the appeal of the Spanish Minister of Education |
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The
Catalan Ombudsman is investigating whether the appeal filed by the State
Government against the process of school pre-enrolment in Catalonia may
cause organizational dysfunctions. Rafael Ribó requested information to
clarify the reasons of this political and administrative measure and which
are the actions planned in order not to alter the current registration
process. Regarding the Supreme Court ruling that endorses the decision of
the Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) of setting to 25% the percentage
of teaching in Spanish, the Catalan Ombudsman recommends that the language
debate be in the hands of the educational community and regrets that this
matter is being handled judicially.
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Faster
access to assisted reproduction treatments |
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The
Catalan Ombudsman recommended the Catalan Health Ministry more flexibility
to access to fertility tests and in vitro fertilization techniques.
Although the treatment itself does not have a waiting time reference,
diagnostic tests and visits to the specialist are 30 or 90 days depending
on the priority. The average waiting time since the procedure is
authorised until it is actually done is two years and four months. The
Ombudsman also proposes that measures be taken to prevent women from being
excluded of the waiting list by default when they turn 40
years.
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Investigation
of the death of a patient on the waiting list for 22 months |
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The
Catalan Ombudsman addressed urgently the Health Ministry of Catalonia to
inquire about the circumstances of the death of a patient on the waiting
list for 22 months to have an abdominal hernia surgery done at Bellvitge
Hospital. Rafael Ribó also requested about protocols and ranking criteria
planned at the aforementioned medical centre. In 2014, the Ombudsman
opened four ex-officio actions on waiting lists and handled 261
complaints, 159 of them related to surgeries.
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The
Ombudsman inquires about train traffic chaos following a failure in the
control system |
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Given
the chaos in the traffic of all local and regional Renfe trains in
Catalonia, the Ombudsman addressed directly the company Adif, accountable
for rail infrastructure, to clarify the causes of the incident, the
measures adopted and the solutions to be taken to avoid similar situations
in the future. It also requested information to the Catalan Ministry of
Territory and the Spanish Ombudsman.
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