The Ombudsman sent a recommendation to the Minister for Modernization of the State and Public Administration in order to promote inter-ministerial reflection, and consequent re-examination of the legal solutions in force, in relation to the prohibition of discrimination on grounds of age in access to public employment. The recommendation arises in the wake of persistent complaints received from people who…
The Ombudsman suggested to a local authority to change its municipal regulations, in the part that requires a qualified digital signature for the delivery of requests, documents and complaints. The suggestion arose from a complaint submitted to the Ombudsman by a person who, not knowing how to use the qualified digital signature, was unable to submit documents to the municipal…
On 20 November, we celebrate the 32nd anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1989, signed by Portugal on 26 January 1990 and approved, for ratification, by Resolution no. 20/90 of the Assembly of the Republic, on 8 June 1990. Welcoming a new vision on the unquestionable…
The Deputy Ombudsman, Teresa Anjinho, participates in the Leadership Forum of ENNHRI- European Network of National Human Rights Institutions. The Forum sessions take place from 10 to 26 November 2021. To access the programme click here.
“Mediation and the defence of Human Rights within the framework of the Demos project” was the theme of the two-day conference that took place in Santa Cruz de La Palma between 24-26 June, with the participation of the Deputy Ombudsman, Joaquim Pedro Cardoso da Costa. To consult the programme, click here.
5th November – The Deputy Ombudsman, Joaquim Pedro Cardoso da Costa, participated in the Mediation Conference “Present and Future” that took place in Tenerife, within the scope of the DEMOS Project. To consult the program click here.
The Deputy Ombudsman, Teresa Anjinho, was present at the “Health on a Day” conference, which took place on 3 November, in Lisbon. To access the results of the population survey on the subject and the programme of this initiative of the Portuguese Medical Association click here and here, respectively.
The public presentation of the study on the “Implementation of Public Policies regarding Social Housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira“, conducted under the scientific coordination of Professor António Almeida and Professor Susana Teles, will take place on October 28th, at 10.30am, at the Rectory of the University of Madeira. Promoted by the Ombudsman Office, under the scope of the…
The public presentation of the study on “Access to the Regional Health System – Autonomous Region of the Azores” [in Portuguese only], conducted by Professor Piedade Lalanda, will take place on 15 October, at 10.30am, in the Aula Magna of the University of the Azores. Promoted by the Ombudsman Office, under the scope of the DEMOS Project, the presentation of…
On 21 October, the President of the Republic visited the Ombudsman’s Office headquarters in Lisbon. On the occasion Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa addressed all the staff of the Ombudsman’s Office, after a brief meeting with the Ombudsman Maria Lúcia Amaral. To watch the video of the visit made by the services of the Presidency of the Republic click here.