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 here.
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 sworn…
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 which…
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…
The Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, participated in the meeting of the Council of State held on 21 July 2023, at the Palácio de Belém, dedicated to the analysis of the economic, social and political situation in Portugal. The Ombudsman is an inherent member of this political body that consults the President of the Republic. More information here.
The Ombudsman was represented by the Deputy Ombudsperson, Estrela Chaby, at the award ceremony of the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity, which took place on 19 July in Lisbon. The Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity honours outstanding contributions to climate action and climate solutions that inspire hope and new possibilities. In this 4th edition, Bandi “Apai Janggut” (Indonesia), Cécile Bibiane Ndjebet (Cameroon)…
The Deputy Ombudsperson, Estrela Chaby, attended the Solemn Closing Session of the 1st Cycle of Theoretical and Practical Training of the 39th Training Course for Judicial Magistrates and the 9th Training Course for Judges of the Administrative and Tax Courts, which took place on 14 July, at the Álvaro Laborinho Lúcio Auditorium, in Lisbon. About this event, promoted by the…
The Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, attended the reception on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Ismaili Centre and Imamat Day, which took place at the Ismaili Centre in Lisbon on 13 July. The celebrations were attended by the President of the Republic and Prince Rahim Aga Khan.
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…