Press releases 2009

22 matches

Petri Jääskeläinen appointed new Parliamentary Ombudsman


Detention lasted longer than prescribed period in Mustasaari
Deputy-Ombudsman Lindstedt issues reprimand to superintendent and district court judge

Position adopted in Bishops' Conference report on ordination of women promotes equality
Deputy-Ombudsman Jukka Lindstedt's answer to a complaint

Deputy-Ombudsman criticises criminal investigation by Border Guard
Under the Penal Code, a person who requests asylum on the ground of being a refugee will not be sentenced

Government did not act unlawfully in revising the district courts network
It would be desirable to enact legislation on the development of district courts

Times for immigrant women only can be reserved at swimming baths
Prohibition on discrimination does not prevent positive measures to promote real equality

Airport security checks
Deputy-Ombudsman issues reminder about protecting privacy and the limits on exercise of public power

Finnish Broadcasting Company's task as a public service provider not jeopardised in digital restructuring
However, there are problems with digital technology, information and advice

Deputy-Ombudsman issues reprimand for unlawful refusal of entry
Helsinki Immigration Police restricted EU citizens' right to depart to the EU country they wished to go to

Airport checks
Deputy-Ombudsman issues reminder about protecting privacy and the limits on exercise of public power

Once again unlawfully long wait to Helsinki University Central Hospital's eating disorders unit
Young persons' access to psychiatric treatment varies from one part of Finland to another

9-year-old found walking alone along a motorway
Deputy-Ombudsman: Police did not adequately ascertain the child's situation

Ombudsman submits 2008 annual report to Eduskunta
Double jubilee year for the Ombudsman institution

Problems with measures to prevent child pornography
Deputy-Ombudsman Jukka Lindstedt

Three war veterans finally get front service recognition
Deputy-Ombudsman Lindstedt: The practice followed in awarding endorsements has not been uniform

Delivery as addressed mail is the best distribution model
Deputy-Ombudsman's position on distribution of parish magazines

Prisoners have been subjected to unlawful searches
Deputy-Ombudsman Jääskeläinen has informed the Ministry of Justice and all prisons of his opinion

A handicap is not a ground for excluding a patient from resuscitation or intensive care Ombudsman Paunio issues reprimand to Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa for discriminatory guideline
Ombudsman Paunio issues reprimand to Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa for discriminatory guideline

Municipal parking supervision may be entrusted only to a municipal office holder
Deputy-Ombudsman Jääskeläinen criticises the action of the City of Helsinki Municipal Parking Overseer

Prisons lack on-call health care service
Deputy-Ombudsman Jääskeläinen concerned about prisoners' safety

Premium rates charged by ministries for telephone advice services again investigated by Ombudsman
Deputy-Ombudsman Jääskeläinen

Use of camera phones can not be completely prohibited in health care units
Ombudsman Paunio weighs two fundamental rights, freedom of expression and protection of privacy, against each other