Migrants’ rights. Deputy Ombudsman at the closing session of the Congress on the Rights of Migrants in Detention organised by the International Organisation for Migration and the Portuguese Bar Association

20 Oct, 2023 0Comments

The Ombudsman was represented by the Deputy Ombudsman, Ravi Afonso Pereira, at the closing session of the Congress organised by the Human Rights Commission of the Portuguese Bar Association (CDHOA) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on the theme of “Migrants’ Rights in Detention”. The congress took place on 19 and 20 October at the Salão Nobre of…

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Cape Verde’s Ombudsman visits the Ombudsman’s Office

29 Sep, 2023 0Comments

The Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, accompanied by the Deputy Ombudsmen, Estrela Chaby and Ravi Afonso Pereira, received the Ombudsman of Cape Verde, José Carlos Delgado, on the premises of the Ombudsman’s Office, during a visit followed by lunch on 29 September. It was an opportunity for the Portuguese Ombudsperson and her Cape Verdean counterpart to reinforce the objective of…

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INA – Deputy Ombudsperson at the opening of the 4th edition of the Human Rights Training Programme for Public Administration

21 Sep, 2023 0Comments

The Deputy Ombudsperson, Estrela Chaby, attended the first day of the 4th edition of the Human Rights Training Programme for Public Administration, organised by the National Institute of Administration (INA), participating in the Reflection Webinar “Priorities of the National Human Rights Institution”, on September 21. The programme aims to promote human rights and fundamental rights in Portuguese public services…

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CEJ – Deputy Ombudsperson at the Solemn Opening Ceremony of the 40th Magistrates’ Training Course for the Judicial Courts and the 10th Judges’ Training Course for the Administrative and Tax Courts

18 Sep, 2023 0Comments

The Ombudsman was represented by the Deputy Ombudsperson, Estrela Chaby, at the Solemn Opening Ceremony of the 40th Magistrates’ Training Course for the Judicial Courts and the 10th Judges’ Training Course for the Administrative and Tax Courts, which took place at the Centre for Judicial Studies (CEJ), in Lisbon, on 18 September 2023. More information about the ceremony here.

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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights. Deputy Ombudsman takes part in meeting of the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI)

13 Sep, 2023 0Comments

The Deputy Ombudsman, Ravi Afonso Pereira, took part in the online meeting held on 13 September by the Chair of the ENNHRI Working Group on Artificial Intelligence, Nele Roekens, which consisted of an information session for interested members on ENNHRI’s current involvement in AI and the opportunities and expected impacts for National Human Rights Institutions. You can find out…

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Ombudsman at the meeting of the Council of State dedicated to the economic, social and political situation in Portugal and to Ukraine

05 Sep, 2023 0Comments

The Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, participated in the meeting of the Council of State held on 5 September 2023, at the Palácio de Belém, dedicated to the analysis of the economic, social and political situation in Portugal for the conclusion of the Council of State meeting on 21 July 2023. The situation in Ukraine was also analysed. More information…

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Deputy Ombudsman at the swearing-in of the General Commander of the GNR and the National Director of the PSP

04 Sep, 2023 0Comments

The Ombudsperson was represented by the Deputy Ombudsman, Ravi Afonso Pereira, at the swearing-in ceremony of the new Commander General of the National Republican Guard, Lieutenant General Rui Veloso, and the new National Director of the Public Security Police, Chief Superintendent José Barros Correia. For the first time, the leaders of the two security forces (GNR and PSP) were…

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Open Government Partnership (OGP). Ombudsman represented at meeting of the National Open Administration Network

29 Aug, 2023 0Comments

Jorge Silva Sampaio, a member of the Ombudsman’s Office, took part in the online meeting of the National Open Administration Network, which includes representatives of public bodies and civil society, on 29 August, which discussed the 2nd and 3rd National Open Administration Action Plans, the latter of which is still being drawn up. The National Open Administration Network, in…

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Portuguese Ombudsperson takes over the interim presidency of the CPLP-Human Rights Network

15 Mar, 2024 0Comments

The Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, has taken over the interim presidency of the Network of Ombudsmen, National Human Rights Commissions and other Human Rights Institutions of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP-Human Rights Network) for the 2024-2025 biennium, succeeding Florbela Rocha Araújo, Angola’s Ombudsperson, as the Network’s rotating director. Due to the fact that the institution of São Tomé and…

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