The 2025 Activity Report of the Portuguese Ombudsperson, together with the Report of the National Preventive Mechanism, was today, 23 September, submitted to the Assembly of the Republic. The reports set out the institution’s work to safeguard citizens’ rights in their dealings with public authorities, as well as the exercise of its functions as a National Human Rights Institution (NHRI)…

The right of people with disabilities or reduced mobility to access public transport independently, safely and with dignity is an essential dimension of inclusion and is widely enshrined in law. Despite this, numerous obstacles continue to prevent this right from being effectively exercised. Many passengers have to plan every journey in great detail, without any guarantee that they will be…

On World Humanitarian Day, as recognized by the United Nations, the Ombudsman is publishing two thematic reports addressing key aspects of the response by public authorities to Storm Kristin and the rural wildfires of 2025, putting forward recommendations to strengthen the State’s preparedness, institutional coordination, and protection of fundamental rights in disaster situations. Entitled «Storm Kristin: Assessment of Housing Reconstruction…