Table of Contents
3.4.
DATA PROTECTION ......................................................................................
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3.4.1.
Sensitive health data must not be circulated .......................................................
22
3.4.2.
Lacking legal basis for video surveillance ............................................................
23
3.5.
PROHIBITION OF TORTURE (ART. 3 ECHR) ...................................................
24
3.5.1.
Living conditions in the Stein prison ......................................................................
24
3.6.
RIGHT TO RESPECT FOR PRIVATE AND FAMILY LIFE (ART. 8 ECHR) ..............
25
3.6.1.
Right to the correct spelling of the last name .......................................................
25
3.6.2.
Extradition of the wife of an Austrian citizen ........................................................
26
3.7.
ANTIDISCRIMINATION .................................................................................
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3.7.1.
Discrimination based on nationality or ethnicity .............................................
27
3.7.1.1.
Families of foreign citizenship have problems receiving family
allowances ............................................................................................................
27
3.7.1.2.
Discrimination and violation of EC law: Carinthian baby allowance ...................
28
3.7.1.3.
Discriminatory treatment by police officers ..........................................................
29
3.7.2.
Discrimination based on religion or belief .......................................................
30
3.7.2.1.
Freedom of religion and autopsies .......................................................................
30
3.7.3.
Discrimination based on lacking communication infrastructure ..................
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3.7.3.1.
Application procedure for a position as an intern ...............................................
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32nd Report of the Austrian Ombudsman Board to the National Council and the Federal Council 2008