Government spying on single parents for benefit checks
Making sure they don’t have new partners living with them Government services seem to be taking an almost Orwellian approach when choosing to scrutinise the...
Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides
More Cypriot women impacted by pandemic than EU average
More Cypriot women than their EU counterparts say they were impacted financially and psychologically by the pandemic, according to an extraordinary Eurobarometer carried out ahead...
Lottides calls for more tolerance on World Refugee Day
The state has a crucial role in protecting the rights of refugees, Ombudswoman and Commissioner for Administration and Protection of Human Rights Maria Stylianou-Lottides said...
Women working in private sector fear reporting sexual harassment
Fear of losing their job is holding back women in private businesses from reporting sexual harassment, which is why most complaints concern the public sector,...
Coronavirus: ombudswoman calls on govt to improve condition for migrants
Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou Lottides called on the interior ministry on Thursday to improve conditions at two migrant reception centres, which she had inspected earlier this...
Praise for Cyprus’ ombudswoman
President of the International Ombudsman Institute Peter Tyndall has praised the work of Cypriot ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottides at a recent conference. Tyndall was addressing a...
Social workers start 24-hour strike
Social welfare workers started a 24-hour strike on Monday morning in protest over the results of an investigation into a teenager’s suicide which accused the...
Union appeals to government over journalist’s withdrawn benefits
The journalists’ union (ESK) called on the government on Tuesday to reinstate the disability pension to a reporter who worked for the state broadcaster and...
Turkish Cypriot kids being held ‘hostage to political situation’
Turkish Cypriot teachers’ union Ktos announced on Tuesday it has met ombudswoman Maria Stylianou Lottides to discuss the refusal by the state to grant Cyprus...
Thousands of cases before the ombudswoman
Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou-Lottidis said on Wednesday that around 3,000 complaints filed with her office, half of which concern this year, are still pending. Speaking to...
