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On 13 June, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović visited the Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise to discuss the current state and implications of human rights in Estonia.
The Chancellor of Justice is a one-person, independent constitutional institution appointed to office by the Riigikogu on the proposal of the President of the Republic for a term of seven years. The Chancellor’s task is to make sure that legislation in Estonia is in conformity with the Constitution and that the fundamental rights and liberties of people in Estonia are protected.
From 23 to 24 January 2018 many Ombudsman and their staff gathered in Tallinn to expand their knowledge about the modern digital world, and to discuss the balance between security and privacy. In his opening speech IOI President Peter Tyndall addressed the role of the Ombudsman in our technology driven society stating that those not yet digitally connected should not be left behind.
The Chancellor of Justice, Ülle Madise, addressed the Constitutional Committee of the Riigikogu to initiate changing the laws that in their current wording do not allow sufficiently preventing or restraining corruption in cities and rural municipalities. It is not a matter of individual cases and thus amending the laws as follows should be considered:
Based on appeals by parents, the Chancellor of Justice initiated a discussion about whether charging a transition fee is justified when a child changes his/her sports club.
Statistics Estonia carries out a household Internet usage mapping survey, in the framework of which only people up to 74 years old are questioned. The objective of this survey is to collect data about information technology devices and Internet usage among the residents of Estonia.
The Chancellor of Justice is a one-person, independent constitutional institution appointed to office by the Riigikogu on the proposal of the President of the Republic for a term of seven years. The Chancellor’s task is to make sure that legislation in Estonia is in conformity with the Constitution and that the fundamental rights and liberties of people in Estonia are protected.
During the summer, advisers to the Chancellor of Justice have received several questions about the extent to which the rules of children’s camps are lawful where these restrict the use of smart devices by children.
From 18 – 20 July 2016 the Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise as a member of an International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) delegation visited Poland to analyse the impact of the current constitutional situation on the office of the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights.
Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise has requested the Estonian Road Administration no longer refuse to release the contact details of someone owing a private car park parking fees.
The Chancellor of Justice gave her opinion to a provision of the internal rules of a basic school, which allows the school to confiscate the student’s smart device for the entire school day.
The Chancellor of Justice verified the constitutionality of the provisions that permit a communications undertaking to use and forward the telephone and internet connection data set forth in § 1111 of the Electronic Communications Act to public authorities.
The Chancellor of Justice presents an annual report to the Riigikogu once a year on the performance of the duties which have been assigned to him or her by the Chancellor of Justice Act. Summaries of annual reports 2014 and 2015 are now also available in English.
The Chancellor of Justice as ombudsman for children submitted to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child a report on implementation of UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in Estonia.
On 30 September, the Chancellor of Justice of the Republic of Estonia, Ülle Madise, was elected as a member of the Board of seven directors of the European region of the International Ombudsman Institute. The European region of the institute includes 80 national and regional ombudsmen from most of the countries of Europe.
On 22 September 2015, at the sitting of the Riigikogu, Ülle Madise presented her Annual Report on the performance of activities of the Chancellor of Justice in 2014 and in the first eight months of 2015.
From 29 June to 2 July, advisors to the Chancellor of Justice visited the Erastvere Home, the Kodijärve Home and the special care centre Pariisi Erihoolduskeskus. The problems identified during inspection visits were generally similar in all three institutions.
Since 1st of September 2015, the Chancellor of Justice has a new department, which is responsible for managing, planning and carrying out inspection visits into the authorities under supervision; performing the tasks of national preventive mechanism; developing methodologies for inspection visits; compiling summaries of visits; etc.
Taking up the post of director of the Office of the Chancellor of Justice today is Olari Koppel, who until recently was the head of the Estonian Cooperation Assembly.
On 31 March Ülle Madise took the oath of office of the Chancellor of Justice before the new Riigikogu and began to fulfil the duties of the Chancellor of Justice.