Following the intervention of the Ombudsman, Caixa Geral de Aposentações (CGA) has recognized the maintenance of the right of registration of those who, in the exercise of public functions, enter into new employment contracts without interruption. The Ombudsman has been confronted over the last few years with several complaints about the maintenance of the right to join the CGA, especially…
Ombudsman decides not to request unconstitutionality of amendment to the GNR Disciplinary Regulation
The Ombudsman decided not to request the Constitutional Court to declare unconstitutional, with general obligatory force, norms contained in the Regulation of Discipline of the Republican National Guard. To read the decision (in Portuguese) click here.
The Ombudsman, who in Portugal is the National Institution of Human Rights, will be involved in the working group that will evaluate the contents on Human Rights to be taught in the discipline of Citizenship. The Deputy Ombudsman, Joaquim Pedro Cardoso da Costa, participated on Monday, February 11, at the inaugural meeting of this working group. Coordinated by the Directorate-General…
