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The
Catalan Ombudsman demands that the evicted be exempted from the payment of
the Added Value Tax |
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Rafael
Ribó proposes to do it urgently by a Royal Decree-Law that amends the Law
regulating Local Tax Administration. The fact of charging the tax to those
who have lost their homes worsens the situation of the evicted and recedes
the principle of justice in public action. The Catalan Ombudsman has been
working on the problem of housing and over-indebtedness and proposing
various actions as for autumn 2011.
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Rafael
Ribó presents the 2012 Annual Report to the plenary of the
Parliament |
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The
Catalan Ombudsman has appeared at the Plenary of the Parliament to expose
the most prominent actions carried out by the institution during the year
2012. In his statement, Ribó stressed the need to rationalize budgetary
reduction policies with the aim of preserving the foundations of the
welfare state and defending the rights of the most vulnerable groups.
Subsequently, the representatives of all the parliamentary groups have
discussed the considerations raised by the Ombudsman.
Transcription
of the presentation and discussion on the Catalan Ombudsman Annual
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Catalan
Ombudsman talks about the Access to Public Information Law in Spanish
Parliament |
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The
Ombudsman, Rafael Ribó, appeared before the Constitutional Commission
Parliament in Madrid to deliver a speech on the Draft Law on Transparency,
Access to Information and Good Governance. In his speech, he argued that
the right of access to public information is a legal right that should be
independently regulated; the law regulating it must set limits and
exceptions to access but also regulate the instruments for its
proportional application and for access to be the general rule and denial
the exception, and finally he argued that it is necessary an independent
authority to set the application guidelines in case of conflict and avoid
unjustified refusals.
Video
of the Constitutional Commission (24/4/2013) |
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Debate
on the OPCAT 2012 Annual Report in the Catalan Parliament |
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The
Catalan Ombudsman, Rafael Ribo, as Catalan Authority for the Prevention of
Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
(hereinafter, OPCAT), appeared on April 15 before the Parliamentary
Commission to explain and discuss with members of Parliament the most
significant actions taken by the OPCAT in 2012. Ribó insisted on
installing video surveillance systems in all detention spaces and that all
prison officers should wear their identification numbers in a visible
place on all components of their uniforms.
Videos
of the Catalan Ombudsman Commission about OPCAT Report (15/4/2013) |
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