A team from the Ombudsman is taking part in a training session on human rights, particularly in the context of migratory flows, in Dakar, the capital of Senegal. On the sidelines of this action promoted under the Demos project, the Ombudsman team, made up of Adviser to the Cabinet Ana Rita Gil and Coordinator João Portugal, was welcomed by the…
On 25thFebruary, the first interim evaluation of the Twinning Project for the Empowerment of the Role of the Ombudsman Institution of Turkey on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, under the responsibility of the Portuguese Ombudsman, was held at the Turkish Ombudsman Institution in Ankara. The meeting was attended by the Project Leaders and Heads of International Relations of…
The Ombudsman, acting as the National Prevention Mechanism (NPM), participated in meetings organized by the Greek Ombudsman, with the support of the Council of Europe, on 22 and 23 February, in Athens, to discuss the follow-up of returns foreigners by air carried out by Frontex monitors. This meeting, in which the Portuguese MNP was represented by its coordinator João Costa,…
The Ombudsman participated in the seminar "Mediation – Present and Future", organized by the Diputado del Común of the Canary Islands, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, on 21 February. Promoted by the DEMOS Project and funded by the ERDF – European Fund of the European Union Regional Development, the seminar focused on the exchange of experiences on the development of…
The rule of law as guarantor of freedom and democracy will be the focus of debate at the World Law Congress, which will meet in Madrid on February 19 and 20. Organized by the World Association of Jurists (WJA), the event was convened under the motto "Constitution, democracy and freedom" and will be attended by the Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral,…
At the invitation of Portugal’s Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, the third meeting of the Network of Ombudsmen, National Human Rights Commissions and other Human Rights Institutions of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries took place in Lisbon (CPLP Network of Human rights). During the meeting, scheduled to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, it was…