Ombudsman Office participates in the Peer Review exercise of the Portuguese National Contact Point for Responsible Business Conduct (PCN PT) promoted by the OECD

24 May, 2023 0Comments

On 24 May, the Head of the Ombudsman’s Office, Eva Gaspar, and the Coordinator of the Ombudsman’s Office, Elsa Dias, participated in the Peer Review Exercise of the Portuguese National Contact Point for Responsible Business Conduct (PCN PT), undertaken by the Directorate-General for Economic Activities, in cooperation with AICEP Portugal Global, in a meeting that was attended by representatives…

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National Preventive Mechanism participates in the Prison Guard Career Initial Training Course

12 May, 2023 0Comments

The Coordinator of the National Preventive Mechanism, Miguel Feldmann, participated in the Prison Guard Career 2023 Initial Training Course with the presentation of a class on “People Deprived of Liberty and Human Rights”, on 12 May 2023. The course takes place at the Training Centre of the General Directorate of Reintegration and Prison Services, in Caxias.

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Ombudsman present in the Last Lecture of Professor Rui Moura Ramos at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra

05 May, 2023 0Comments

On 5th May, the Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, attended the Last Class of Professor Rui Manuel Gens Moura Ramos, Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, marking his recent retirement. Afonso Patrão gave the last class of Rui Moura Ramos, fulfilling the tradition of the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra that determines…

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German Embassy. Award Ceremony of the German-Portuguese Journalism Prize

03 May, 2023 0Comments

The Head of the Ombudsman’s Office, Eva Gaspar, was present at the ceremony to award the third edition of the German-Portuguese Journalism Prize, that took place in the Goethe-Institut Auditorium, in Lisbon, on 3 May, World Press Freedom Day, organized by the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany.  The award distinguishes, every year, the best journalistic works published…

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Tribute to Salgado Zenha. Ombudsman at the commemorations of the centennial of Francisco Salgado Zenha at the Law School of the University of Minho

02 May, 2023 0Comments

The Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, participated in the commemorations of the centennial of Francisco Salgado Zenha’s birth, that took place in Braga, where he was born. The Ombudsperson closed the conference “The Necessary Testimonies“, dedicated to the honoured Francisco Salgado Zenha, organized by the Law School of the University of Minho, on 2 May, 2023. On this occasion, the…

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Portuguese Parliament. Ombudsman at the Commemorative Solemn Session of the 49th Anniversary of 25th April 1974 and at the Solemn Session to Welcome the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil

25 Apr, 2023 0Comments

The Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, was present at the Solemn Commemorative Session of the 49th Anniversary of 25 April 1974, that was held in the Hall of Sessions of the Assembly of the Republic. She was also present at the formal sitting to welcome the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, which took place on the same day…

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Ombudsman Office at the Closing Session of the Post-Graduate Course “The New Children and Young People’s Law – Prof. Doutor Guilherme de Oliveira” organized by the Family Law Centre of the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra

11 Feb, 2023 0Comments

The Ombudsman was represented by the Coordinator of the Ombudsman’s Office, Miguel Menezes Coelho, at the Closing Session of the 1st Post-Graduate Course “The New Children and Young People’s Law – Prof. Doutor Guilherme de Oliveira“, organized by the Family Law Centre of the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, on 11 February, 2023.

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Security Forces. Ombudsperson warns Government against the collection of undue charges and failure to deliver proof of denunciation to citizens

06 Jul, 2023 0Comments

The Ombudsperson addressed a Recommendation to the Minister of Internal Administration, drawing attention to the collection of undue charges by the security forces and renewing her appeal for a definitive solution to the lack of delivery of proof of payment for denunciations made by citizens. Through the complaints that continue to be received in this regard, it was verified that…

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2022 Report: Delays, deficient internal articulation and poor communication with citizens among the problems that most compromise the provision of public services

04 Jul, 2023 0Comments

The inability of the State to respond in reasonable time, the deficient articulation between services which hinders decisions and not infrequently generates conflicting decisions, and the unclear communication with interested parties are among the problems that are found across the board in the Public Administration and which seriously compromise the quality of public services. This finding, which stems from very…

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