Ombudswoman Gaby Schwarz in an interview with Falter: Situation in the penal system shocks me!
"The situation in the domestic prison system shocks me. And not just since the tragic death in Hirtenberg prison. I constantly point out the blatant…
Articles
Filter by:
To activate filters, please activate one of the categories using Enter. Afterwards, you can navigate between them using the left and right arrow keys. Use the Tab key to access the associated filter menu. Each filter change initiates an updated search query.
Ombudsman's audit focus shows: One third released from psychiatry at the wrong time
For people with mental illnesses, it is particularly important that the transition from inpatient treatment in the psychiatric wards of hospitals to…
Ombudswoman Gaby Schwarz: Every woman has the right to a life without violence!
"As a woman, as a feminist and as an Ombudswoman, I say clearly: every girl and every woman has the right to a life without violence," emphasises…
Ombudswoman Gaby Schwarz: Fencing in dogs or children?
Would it be better to fence off a dog walking area or a children's playground? And was a motor vehicle business built on grassland in contravention of…
Recognising and preventing violence against women - prevention approaches presented - Video with all presentations
Face it instead of turning away - Expert forum organised by the Austrian Ombudsman Board and the Constitution Foundation with future employees in…
Impressions from the expert forum: Face it instead of turning away - recognising, addressing and preventing violence against women and girls
Taking responsibility in the health and social sector
Austrian Ombudsman Board & Constitutional Forum Foundation
27 February 2026, Constitutional…
Ombudsperson Luisser: Unknown Person Registered a Business for a Blind Person - Social Insurance Garnishes Salary - Unsocial St. Pölten Magistrate
In 2020, an unknown person registered a handicraft business in the name of a blind person. Five years later, the social insurance demanded back…
Ombudsperson Luisser: Disabled car park finally satisfactorily signposted
Ombudsperson Christoph Luisser reported on a successfully resolved case in "Nachgefragt": a woman had complained because her husband's personal…
Accident involving young female firefighter now counts as an industrial accident after all
Ombudsperson Achitz: AUVA only relented after Marlies K. went to the Ombudsman Board and to court
Ombudsperson Gaby Schwarz in an ORF interview: Inadequate care for mentally ill prisoners!
The tragic death of a prisoner in Hirtenberg prison puts the spotlight on the precarious situation in Austria's prisons. In the ORF programme "Hohes…
