Press releases

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Underaged prisoners and their possibilities of attending school and studying
Getting an appointment with the child welfare supervisor took too long: Deputy-Ombudsman issued a reprimand and proposed recompense
Deputy-Ombudsman Sakslin: shortcomings in treating pain patients
Long processing times in the Tax Administration in claims for a revised decision concerning income taxation of individual customer
Universities did not act unlawfully when changing student admission criteria in spring 2020
Police activities in the Black Lives Matter demonstration
Services for the elderly inspected by Deputy-Ombudsman Sakslin during the coronavirus pandemic
National Police Board interpreted assembly restrictions too broadly
Finnish Border Guard procedures in restrictions of cross-border traffic
Act on the Openness of Government Activities should be reformed
The Parliamentary Ombudsman will not investigate the actions of the police in the Elokapina demonstration
Criminal proceedings of offences against children should be prescribed urgent in law
Numerous complaints about police activities in the Black Lives Matter demonstration
The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency has stopped using the parallel name ‘Väylä’, which was criticised by the Parliamentary Ombudsman
The state of emergency and education
Legal problems related to the overseight of restrictions on mobility and gatherings
Deputy-Ombudsman concerned by the lack of guidelines for and supervision of elderly care
Parliamentary Ombudsman receives a large number of complaints related to the state of emergency
The Parliamentary Ombudsman has nominated a new Human Rights Delegation
Restrictions to the customer service provided by the Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus