As part of its 50th-anniversary celebrations, the Portuguese Ombudsman is launching the «50 Years of the Ombudsman Award», open to undergraduate and graduate students in all fields of study who are enrolled in higher education institutions in Portugal. The initiative aims to raise students’ awareness of fundamental rights and encourage reflection and the production of new studies on the institution,…

The National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), integrated within the Ombudsman’s Office, has carried out for the first time visits to the five specialised residential care units for children and young people with intensive educational and/or therapeutic needs. To mark Universal Children’s Day, which is celebrated today, the report presenting the findings of this work is being released. Although they represent only…