Immigration and property top list of complaints to ombudswoman
The ombudswoman received 2,634 complaints last year, most relating to immigration issues and property, but also police brutality and health. Speaking in parliament, Ombudswoman Eliza...
Ombudswoman Eliza Savvidou
Without teaching about all religions there will be no religious tolerance
Ombudswoman Eliza Savvidou wants action taken to stop schools taking children on visits to religious events even though we are profoundly nearly 100 per cent Christian...
Church visit sparks fresh spat over worship
IT is not for the ombudswoman to decide whether children can go to the church or not, Archbishop Chrysostomos said on Friday, following the publication...
Ombudswoman admits delays in issuing Turkish Cypriots passports
By Andria Kades AFTER a number of reports issued by Ombudswoman Eliza Savvidou concerning severe delays Turkish Cypriots face in receiving a Cypriot passport, a...
New framework needed for transgenders
By Annette Chrysostomou OMBUDSWOMAN Eliza Savvidou has submitted recommendations for a new institutional framework supporting transgender persons, helping them to legally define themselves according to...
Ombudswoman slams ‘ignorance and stereotyping’ towards HIV tourist
The Commissioner for Administration and Human Rights said on Tuesday the recent alleged attitudes shown towards a British tourist with HIV in Paphos revealed the...
The English School is an ideological anachronism
By George Koumoullis ALL THE FUSS surrounding the English School teacher who is being threatened with the sack because as deputy head teacher he had...
‘Teacher hounded for his politics’
By Elias Hazou AN ENGLISH School teacher has filed a complaint to the ombudswoman claiming he was being hounded for his political views. In a...
Cyprus’ longest-serving lifer demands parole or death
By Elias Hazou Cyprus’ longest-serving lifer Panayiotis Kafkaris has asked to be put to death unless his request for parole is re-examined. In a letter...
Ombudswoman: health ministry one of the most problematic
By Angelos Anastasiou The treatment of immigrants by Cypriot authorities and the health ministry’s failure to comply with the Commissioner for Administration’s recommendations were the...
Belgian court stops woman’s extradition to Cyprus
By Constantinos Psillides A Belgian court put a stop to the extradition of a Cameroonian woman back to Cyprus, arguing that she might fall victim...
Hunger strike at Menoyia
By Constantinos Psillides AROUND 20-25 men detained at Menoyia Detention Centre went on a hunger strike on Monday, in protest over their prolonged detention. “Some...
EU citizens detained for four months at Menoyia
By Constantinos Psillides A BULGARIAN national who has been detained at Menoyia said yesterday he has been there since February and has no word about...
Ombudswoman wades into bird trapping debate
By Jean Christou THE Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) and the Committee Foundation Pro Biodiversity (SPA) have welcomed what they described as a landmark report...
