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May 28, 2012
Justitieombudsman
The following articles have been tagged with "Justitieombudsman":
Stockholm man hit with five 'faulty' parking fines
Society: 2 May 12
A Swedish man who received five parking tickets on the same street over the past two years despite being legally parked, has reported the matter despite an apology from city officials acknowledging their repeated mistake.
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Sex texting local official kept job for weeks
Society: 10 Apr 12
A local official in northern Sweden was allowed to stay on the job for several weeks after it was revealed that he had been sending sex-themed text messages to a disabled woman.
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Judge: 'I understand why jealous hubby hit wife'
Society: 28 Mar 12
A Swedish court judge has been slammed for a recent ruling in which he wrote it was "quite understandable" that a man hit his wife after she refused to tell him where she had been.
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Princess Estelle skirts Swedish naming laws
Society: 24 Mar 12
Princess Estelle's surname, or rather lack of one, has become a matter for the Parliamentary Ombudsman after the Swedish Tax Agency was reported for allowing Sweden's Royal Family to skirt the country's naming laws.
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Prisoner reports jail after waiting for loo roll
National: 14 Feb 12
A man held in custody in Gothenburg, in western Sweden, has reported the detention centre to authorities after it took two hours for toilet paper to be delivered to his cell.
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Principal stopped kids from getting marks that were 'too low'
Education: 27 Jan 12
The principal of a school in western Sweden is under investigation for unilaterally scrapping the marks given to a class of eighth graders because they were too low in comparison to other schools in the area.
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Sweden deports man to wrong country
National: 16 Nov 11
Swedish police were given orders to deport a man to Iran, but instead sent him to Iraq, where he now risks 15 years in prison for claiming to be a citizen in the country.
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'Missing' Swedish teen was held by police
National: 15 Nov 11
A mother had to wait five days to find out that Swedish police had arrested her 18-year-old son, by which time she had already reported him as a missing person.
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Court slows EU prostitute deportation efforts
National: 11 Oct 11
A Swedish court has ruled that prostitutes from other European Union countries are free to operate in Sweden for at least three months, much to the dismay of the police.
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Wrong of guards to stop inmate's sex act
Society: 4 Oct 11
Staff at a Swedish prison had no right to interrupt an inmate and his girlfriend while they were having sex simply because the couple's infant daughter was also in the visiting room, Sweden's Parliamentary Ombudsman has ruled.
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'Not wrong' to move aide after Islam slur: ruling
Politics: 22 Sep 11
Sweden's top legal official has given backing to the decision to reassign the integration ministry civil servant who compared Islam to totalitarian ideologies.
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Parents hit back over child abuse suspicions
National: 4 Sep 11
A five year-old girl was picked up from her pre-school by police officers and underwent a medical exam without the knowledge of her parents, who have reported the matter to the ombudsman.
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'Wrong to demand job applications in English'
Education: 1 Sep 11
Several Swedish universities and colleges have been rebuked by the Ombudsman for Justice for demanding that applications for employment be submitted in English.
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Swedish police backtrack on 'ethnic' profiling
National: 29 Jun 11
Police in Stockholm have been forced to apologize after singling out three nationalities in a letter to a local neighbourhood watch group warning them against organised crime.
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Migration Board 'violates human rights': report
National: 23 May 11
Sweden's top watchdog has slammed the country's Migration Board for human rights violations stemming from the agency's detention practices for people awaiting deportation.
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Low turn out fears in Swedish election re-run
Politics: 12 May 11
As a county council election re-run beckons in western Sweden, there are fears that a record low proportion of the electorate will bother to cast their votes.
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Swedish government flouts English email ban
Politics: 16 Mar 11
The Swedish government has failed to adhere to a decision by the country's Parliamentary Ombudsman banning the use of English in email addresses.
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Swedish bureaucracy watchdogs 'inefficient'
Politics: 26 Dec 10
Two offices that often criticise Swedish agencies for long wait times have their own problems with efficiency.
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Complaint filed over 'Tattoo' traffic snarl
Society: 7 Oct 10
With actor Daniel Craig in Sweden for the filming of the Hollywood remake of Stieg Larsson's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", a Stockholm resident has lodged a complaint due to restricted access on her street.
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Amnesty accuses police over Roma 'dumping'
National: 29 Sep 10
Human rights group Amnesty has reported the Swedish border police to the Parliamentary Ombudsman over the deportation in February of 30 Roma, who were deposited on the Öresund Bridge.
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Social Democrats call for market prices on public asset sales
Politics: 11 Sep 10
The Social Democrats have called for new legislation to prevent local governments from selling public assets at below-market prices.
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Universities quizzed over English requirement
Education: 23 Mar 10
The Swedish Parliamentary Ombudsman has launched an inquiry into demands by several Swedish universities for employment applications to be submitted in English.
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Ombudsman backs police on pepper spray at refugee wedding
National: 12 Mar 10
The Swedish Parliamentary Ombudsman has ruled that there is no case to answer for the police officers who interrupted a wedding to arrest a 24-year-old groom at Malmö city hall, using pepper spray on him in the process.
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Job agency accepts 'Muslim handshake' fine
Society: 3 Mar 10
Sweden’s National Public Employment Agency (Arbetsförmedlingen) has decided not to appeal its fine for discriminating against a Muslim man who had his benefits withdrawn after refusing to shake the hand of a female CEO.
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Social Insurance Agency 'too slow': report
Business & Money: 29 Jan 10
Sweden's justice ombudsman (JO) has levelled heavy criticism at the Social Insurance Agency for a string of perceived shortcomings.
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Swedish funding bodies: 'Apply in English'
Business & Money: 23 Dec 09
A number of Swedish organizations that provide research funding have petitioned the Swedish government to require potential recipients to submit their applications in English.
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Migration Board firing of pro- Israel blogger 'violated constitution'
National: 28 Sep 09
Sweden's Parliamentary Ombudsman has rapped the Migration Board over its controversial reassignment of Lennart Eriksson, an employee who had voiced pro-Israeli opinions on his personal blog.
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Government reported for English email use
Society: 29 Jul 09
The Swedish government has been reported to the Swedish Parliamentary Ombudsman for using English email addresses in an alleged violation of the country's language laws.
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Stockholm reported for using too much English
Society: 22 Jul 09
Stockholm's city council has been reported to the Swedish Parliamentary Ombudsman (JO) for its widespread use of the English language.
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Overweight inmate seeks damages for svelte fatigues
Society: 25 May 09
An inmate at Karlskrona prison in southern Sweden has applied for damages after the prisons service was unable to provide adequate attire to cover his considerable frame.
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Meet Sanna, 9 years old
Sanna is one of 2 million people in Sweden under the age of 18. Sweden is seen as a good place to grow up. The law makes sure children are well-protected and defends their rights and any organizations work with children's well-being. Read more »
Strindberg, king of drama
August Strindberg's plays shocked society, dazzled audiences and revolutionized drama. A century after his death, Strindberg, with his powerful, timeless themes, is celebrated around the world. Read more »
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"I’m working on a couple long articles which will be posted here soon. While those are in the works, I thought I’d share this article and interview about my magazine, K Composite, which was recently published on the site Design-Milk.com. Enjoy! Scott Ritcher launched his now digitally glossy mag, K Composite, back when Macs were used..." READ »
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