The Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, insisted this week with the Minister of Labor, Solidarity and Social Security to clarify about the measures taken to combat the persistent delays in the National Pension Center in the assessment and decision of the requirements of pensions and the submission of regulatory forms to foreign social security institutions. These delays have been the subject of various…
At the invitation of Portugal’s Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, the third meeting of the Network of Ombudsmen, National Human Rights Commissions and other Human Rights Institutions of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries took place in Lisbon (CPLP Network of Human rights). During the meeting, scheduled to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, it was…
In 2018, the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, signed on December 10, 1948, was celebrated. In addition to other initiatives, the Ombudsman organized conferences to reflect on the areas of Portugal, which is simultaneously a National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture and a National Institution for Human Rights. "Free and Equal," which refers to the…
The Ministry of Finance considers that "it is not currently timely to introduce an amendment to article 74 of the IRS Code". The reply sent to this organ of the State by the Secretary of State for Finance, António Mendonça Mendes, stems from the legislative recommendation addressed by the Ombudsman to the Minister of Finance at the beginning of October…
The Ombudsman addressed the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the 40th anniversary of Portugal’s accession to the European Convention on Human Rights organized by the Tribunal da Relação do Porto. To read the intervention of Maria Lúcia Amaral, "Human Rights and Globalization", click here.
A Provedora de Justiça esteve na Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Nova de Lisboa para falar sobre “The Ombudsperson as Keeper of the Rule of Law". A deslocação de Maria Lúcia Amaral ocorreu no âmbito do Seminário Permanente sobre o Estado e o Estudo do Direito (SPEED), lecionado em inglês. Promovido desde 1999, o SPEED insere-se no quadro das atividades…
