The Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, accompanied by the Deputy Ombudsmen, attended the presentation of World Youth Day Lisbon 2023, promoted by the Auxiliary Bishop of Lisbon, D. Américo Aguiar, on 13 July 2023. The legal entity for the organisation of WYD Lisbon 2023 is the WYD Lisbon 2023 Foundation, chaired by Bishop Américo Aguiar. More information here.
On 11 July 2023, the Deputy Ombudsmen and Coordinators of the Ombudsman’s Office received a delegation from the Macao Legal and Judicial Training Centre, composed of its director and other officials and a group of trainees from the 6th Training Course and Internship for Entry into the Judiciary and Public Prosecution of Macao. The visit to Portugal of the delegation…
The Deputy Ombudsman, Ravi Afonso Pereira, participated on 11 July in the meeting of the Working Group of the National Commission for Human Rights (CNDH) dedicated to the commemorations of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Council of Europe Visibility Week. The Ombudsman is represented in the CNDH with the status of permanent observer.…
On 4 July 2023, the Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, received a visit from the President of the National Commission for Human Rights and Citizenship of Cape Verde, Eurídice Mascarenhas. The meeting, followed by a lunch also attended by the Deputy Ombudsmen, took place at the premises of the Ombudsman’s Office.
The Deputy Ombudsman, Ravi Afonso Pereira, attended the concert commemorating the 156th anniversary of the Public Security Police, which took place on 3 July at the National Coach Museum – Old Royal Riding School, in Lisbon.
The Ombudsman was represented by the Deputy Ombudsman, Ravi Afonso Pereira, at the swearing-in of the arbitrators of the Court of Arbitration for Sport for the 2023/2027 term. The ceremony took place on 3 July at the headquarters of the Portuguese Olympic Committee, in Lisbon.
The Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, participated as a speaker in the colloquium organised by the Assembly of the Republic, dedicated to the theme “Democracy and Religious Freedom”, which took place at the Passos Manuel Library, in the São Bento Palace, on 28 June 2023. The colloquium, moderated by the Deputy Fernando Negrão, also counted with the participation of the Judge…
The Deputy Ombudsman, Estrela Chaby, was present at the ceremony to present the Training Programme for 2024 organised by INA and to launch the INA Alumni Network, which took place on 27 June at Palácio Galveias, in Lisbon. INA proposes to hold about 200 courses for employees in public functions as part of the Training Programme for 2024. The INA…
The Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, participated as a speaker in the XI Lisbon Legal Forum, which took place at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon on 26-28 June 2023. The Ombudsperson presented a lecture in the panel on “Risks for the Rule of Law and Defence of Democracy”, in the scope of Thematic Axis 1 (“Democratic Rule…
The Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, was present at the 16th Congress organized by SIPE (Societas Iuris Publici Europaei), within the scope of its annual meeting, that took place in Lisbon, at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, from 22 to 24 June 2023. The congress was dedicated to the theme “New Public Tasks in Times of Tension”…