8th – 11th February 2016 – Participation in the Twinning Project Support to Establishment of Ombudsman Institution, Ankara, Turkey

The Portuguese Ombudsman will be in Turkey from 8th until 11th February. In this journey, made within the Twinning Project Support to Establishment of Ombudsman Institution, will be taking place several activities in order to discuss issues related with the exercise of this State body, mainly skills, decision-making procedures, and violence against women.The Portuguese Ombudsman will also strengthen the relations…

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November 6th: The Ombudsman celebrates the 40th anniversary with Maria João and Mário Laginha jazz concert at Culturgest

The Ombudsman is celebrating 40 years serving democracy, the rule of law and the citizens’ fundamental rights. Associated to this date the Caixa Geral de Depósitos and the Culturgest Foundation promote a jazz concert by Maria João and Mário Laginha, on November 6th, at 9.30 p.m., at the Culturgest Great Auditorium.At this event the artists will be presenting songs from…

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October 14th: Institutional seminar entitled The contemporary thought and the human condition of the prisoner (or) the hidden bad conscience of the well-thinking

As part of the 40th anniversary celebrations, the Ombudsman promotes, on October 14th, a seminar at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Taking into account the new challenges that emerge from prison reality, the Ombudsman understood promoting this seminar which aims to address the issue of particular human condition of the prisoner. The contribution of experience and expertise from other areas of…

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July 15th: Cinema cycle on Human Rights in partnership with the Portuguese Film Institute (Cinemateca Portuguesa) – This land is mine screening from the director Jean Renoir

The Ombudsman as part of the 40th anniversary celebrations is promoting a cinema cycle on Human Rights in partnership with the Portuguese Film Institute (Cinemateca Portuguesa). The second stage of this partnership took place with the screening of This land is mine from the director Jean Renoir. At the end was held a brief discussion with the Ombudsman, the guest…

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July 15th: The Ombudsman have launched a philatelic emission in a partnership with CTT- Correios de Portugal

The Ombudsman is celebrating 40 years serving democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights of citizens. Associating to this date the CTT- Correios de Portugal have launched a philatelic emission, formed by a stamp and paper pad designed by the awarded artist João Machado.The launch of the philatelic emission was held on July 15th, at 5.30 p.m., at the…

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June 1st: The Ombudsman defending the childrens’ rights – commemoration of the International Children’s Day with a concert by the Vialonga Generation Orchestra which took place in the Orient Foundation auditorium in Lisbon

O Provedor de Justiça promoveu no Dia da Criança um concerto pela Orquestra Geração de Vialonga que teve lugar no auditório da Fundação Oriente (Museu do Oriente), em Lisboa. A Orquestra de Vialonga é um projeto educativo e de intervenção social do Agrupamento de Escolas de Vialonga que integra um conjunto mais vasto de projetos congéneres — a Orquestra Geração…

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May 27th: The Ombudsman promoted at the Escola Secundária Antero de Quental in Ponta Delgada an awareness session for human rights

O Provedor de Justiça, no âmbito das celebrações dos 40 anos deste órgão do Estado, realizou uma ação de sensibilização para os Direitos Humanos na Escola Secundária Antero de Quental, em Ponta Delgada, no dia 27 de maio. Esta ação teve como objetivo despertar e sensibilizar os jovens para os Direitos da Criança, os Direitos Humanos e o papel do…

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May 21st: Cinema cycle on Human Rights in partnership with the Portuguese Film Institute (Cinemateca Portuguesa) – Wild River screening from the director Elia Kazan

The Ombudsman as part of the 40th anniversary celebrations is promoting a cinema cycle on Human Rights in partnership with the Portuguese Film Institute (Cinemateca Portuguesa). The first stage of this partnership took place on May 21st with the screening of Wild River from the director Elia Kazan. At the end was held a brief discussion with the Ombudsman, the…

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