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Presentation
to the Catalan Parliament of the new Mechanism for the Prevention of
Torture |
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On the
occasion of the Plenary Assembly of the Parliament to present the 2014
Annual Report, the Catalan Ombudsman defended the work of the Catalan
Authority for the Prevention of Torture, which in 2014 has led to 82
visits to detention and custody facilities. Rafael Ribó took the
opportunity to introduce to the members of the Catalan Parliament the new
Catalan Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture, established pursuant to
the Constitutional Court ruling that bands the denomination Catalan
Authority for the Prevention of Torture.
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The
Catalan Ombdusman forwards to the Public Prosecutor the catalanophobic
messages posted on Twitter after the death of a teacher |
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The
Catalan Ombudsman has requested again the Prosecutor of the Court of
Justice of Catalonia to adopt the most appropriate initiatives regarding
the catalanophobic messages posted on Twitter, in this case, following the
tragic incident at a school in Barcelona where a teacher was killed and
several people were wounded. The Ombudsman deeply regrets this incident
and expresses his sympathy with the victims and their
families.
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The
Catalan Ombudsman requests the European bodies to fight against the
failure in guaranteeing the rights of the LGBTI community |
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Following the recent ruling of the Court of Justice of the
European Union which gives green light to ban homosexuals from giving
blood, the Catalan Ombudsman has requested the intervention of the
European Parliament, the European Ombudsman and the European Commissioner
for Human Rights of the Council of Europe. Rafael Ribó has also addressed
the Catalan Government to learn about the protocols established to donate
blood and which are the exclusion criteria, being such criteria either
permanent or temporary.
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The
Catalan Ombudsman urges the public authorities to act as a result of the
serious humanitarian crisis involving the death of thousands of immigrants
in the Mediterranean |
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Rafael
Ribó demands, by means of a declaration, more resources and action by the
European Union and all the governments involved to put and end to the
severe humanitarian crisis which is causing the death of thousands of
immigrants in the Mediterranean area. The Catalan Ombudsman requests also
to the institutions for the defence of rights their involvement in order
to provide solutions, to prevent future tragedies and to put an end to the
causes of this humanitarian crisis. He also appeals to a major pedagogical
effort by the public authorities to raise awareness and involvement of the
population in collective responsibilities.
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