Maria Stylianou Lottides
Increasing figures of forced displacement are a tragic reality for humanity, Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides said on Tuesday, in light of World Refugee Day. She stressed...
Greek men suffer discrimination during public service promotions in Cyprus, Lottides says
Men who served the army in Greece are discriminated against in Cyprus where public service promotions are concerned, a report by Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou Lottides...
Ombudswoman accuses auditor general of sexist attack
Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides on Wednesday said the auditor general had mounted a sexist attack against her for six years. “Today was the pinnacle of a...
Ombudswoman’s status upgraded
The subcommittee of accreditation (SCA) urged the government to allocate additional funding to the ombudswoman as it upgraded the institution’s status as a national human...
Measures to wipe out human trafficking need to be ramped up, says Lottides
More effective measures need to be adopted in an effort to crack down and eradicate human trafficking, said Commissioner for Administration and Human Rights Protection,...
Lottides meets Patriarch Bartholomew
Commissioner for Administration and Protection of Human Rights, and Ombudswoman, Maria Stylianou Lottides, met with Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew during a visit to Turkey...
Collective stigma and discrimination against Roma persists
Collective stigma and discrimination against Roma persists to this day, Commissioner for Administration and Protection of Human Rights Maria Stylianou Lottides said on Friday. In...
Ombudswoman marks anti-racial discrimination day
Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou Lottides send a message of solidarity to all refugees on Monday, to mark the international day for the elimination of racial discrimination....
Coronavirus: Tepak ban on unjabbed students discriminatory, Lottides says
The ombudswoman said Thursday she has asked the Limassol-based university of technology (Tepak) to reverse a decision banning unvaccinated students from physically attending classes saying...
Lottides castigates red tape inconvenience for minimum guaranteed income applicants
Applicants for minimum guaranteed income are sometimes subjected to delays and impersonal treatment from the government department responsible for welfare payments, Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides has...