Private-school students excluded from police exams
Students who graduated from private schools have been excluded from sitting the police entry exams scheduled to take place on Saturday for allegedly not speaking...
Ombudswoman
Our View: Irony of ombudsperson’s appointment for no other reason than close family ties to president
The decision by President Anastasiades to appoint a relatively young lawyer of limited experience as ombudsperson has drawn justified criticism, with several opposition parties indicating...
Opposition parties remain tight lipped over approval for new Ombudsman
Opposition parties remained tight-lipped on Tuesday as to whether they will support the cabinet decision to appoint state attorney Maria Stylianou Lottidis as the new...
New ombudswoman appointed, Savvidou’s term ends
The cabinet on Friday appointed state attorney Maria Stylianou Lottidis as the new ombudswoman. She will be replacing Eliza Savvidou whose term ended on Wednesday....
Ombudswoman says cases of police misconduct and abuse ongoing
Ombudswoman Eliza Savvidou said on Wednesday that her office continues to identify cases of police misconduct and abuse towards citizens. Savvidou was present at the...
Savvidou: schools no place for religious outings
STATE institutions including schools should operate as such and not as faithful adherents to religious traditions and practices, Ombudswoman Eliza Savvidou said, following complaints that...
Ombudswoman calls for more awareness of intersex children
Some 1.7 children out of every 1,500 are born intersexual, deputies heard on Monday during a meeting of the House human rights committee. Intersex is defined...
Police recruiting criteria ‘ageist’ says watchdog
THE AGE limits included in the new police recruiting regulations were discriminatory and in violation of the law, according to the ombudswoman. The issue was...
More awareness needed on problems of intersex persons, Savvidou says
OMBUDSWOMAN, Eliza Savvidou on Wednesday invited Wednesday the health ministry, doctors and civil rights group ACCEPT-LGBT to an open discussion to address the problems faced by...
Education ministry rapped over freedom of religion in schools
ATTACKS against religious minorities and complaints against the education ministry for failing to observe the state’s neutrality with regard freedom of religion, are included in...
Two-tier pricing at cemeteries is ‘perverse’ Ombudswoman says
LOCAL authorities may not refuse to bury foreign permanent residents in their local cemeteries, provided they have available graves, nor can they charge foreigners more...
Ombudswoman questions way in which deceased Turkish Cypriot man was transported to north
Ombudswoman Eliza Savvidou has ordered a probe into a report in daily Politis over the indecent conditions under which the father of a Turkish Cypriot...
Supermarkets Association makes moves to shut down illegal operators
Cyprus has 28 supermarkets operating illegally and local authorities, primarily in Limassol, Paphos and Paralimni, are neglecting a pile of letters informing them of the...
Ombudswoman inundated with complaints in 2014
By Andria Kades Ombudswoman Eliza Savvidou received 2,597 complaints in 2014, an average of 232 a month, she said on Monday, handing over her annual...
English School denies teacher targeted
By Andria Kades THE English School is denying that a complaint filed by one of its teachers to the ombudswoman has anything to do with...
European report says island exploits foreign workers
By Jean Christou While Cyprus offers a degree of support and protection to victims of trafficking and forced labour (slavery), the island falls far short...
‘No pony tails or beards for police’
By Constantinos Psillides No pony tails, long hair or beards for those who protect and serve, says Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou and Cyprus’ police top...
Eight months and no arrests yet under new anti-trafficking law
By Constantinos Psillides Eight months after Parliament voted to criminalise paying for sex, police have not made a single arrest according to Ombudswoman Eliza Savvidou,...
Ombudswoman has concerns over civil partnerships bill
By Evie Andreou Ombudswoman Eliza Savvidou has expressed some concerns over the civil partnership bill in a letter to the interior ministry. Savvidou said civil...
Greek Cypriot status for 64 years but family told to re-register as Turkish Cypriot
By Constantinos Psillides A family of Palestinian origin, legally regarded as Greek Cypriot for 64 years was told by immigration that they must now register...
