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Complaining to the Parliamentary Ombudsmen (JO) – Questions and answers

Who can complain?

• Anyone can complain to the Parliamentary Ombudsmen (JO), you do not need to be a Swedish citizen or even live in Sweden
• You do not have to reach a certain age before you can complain
• Your complaint does not have to be about something that affects you personally

Who can I complain about?

• Government agencies (including courts of law and administrative courts) Local government agencies Officials employed by the state or by local government
• Others who are entrusted to exercise public authority (exercising public authority involves the use of official powers to decide about a benefit, a right, an obligation, disciplinary punishment or some other comparable situation)
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I Sverige har man på sistone åter diskuterat “myten” kring Raoul Wallenberg. Svenska historiker som Paul Levine och Attila Lajos har undrat om Wallenberg i dag är just så känd som han förtjänar vara, eller om ryktbarheten kommer sig av… 

Your Excellencies, and friends of Raoul Wallenberg, Through the assistance of H.E. Robert Rydberg, I was able to have a meeting with H.E. Stefan Amer, political advisor to Minister Freivalds, during his visit to Israel. I am grateful to H.E.… 

To whom it may concern,

It is the view of the signatories to this letter that Canada should pursue an investigation into the fate of Raoul Wallenberg. This letter explains and justifies this view first indicating what questions remain to be answered, second suggesting how they could be answered, third explaining why Canada should be pursuing the investigation and fourth giving specifics on what Canada should do.

In my letter July 18th Minister Freivalds, Prime Minister Persson and other Ministers and Parliamentarians, I have included the following points, with Sweden’s and Ambassador Hamrin’s remark in green to what has been done about it, or not done, and… 

Sixty years after Raoul Wallenberg disappearance in the Soviet Union we are left with the same old question: Will the mystery of Wallenberg’s disappearance ever be solved? The answer is a definite ‘yes’, with equally strong qualifiers.

Dear Dr. Jansen and Mr. de Maiziere, H.E. Angela Merkel Chancellor Via Mr. Thomas de Maiziere Director-General Office of Chancellery of Chancellor Merkel Berlin Germany May I kindly ask your assistance in obtaining a decision of how your government intends… 

The States Parties to this Convention, Considering the obligation of States under the Charter of the United Nations to promote universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms, Having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,…