The Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, took part as a speaker in the opening session of the final event of the project “Integrating Human Rights in Administrative Detention Centres”, organised by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), which took place in the Congress Area of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon on 30 November. The event marked the end of the…

The Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, took part in the meeting of the Council of State held on 9 November 2023 at the Palácio de Belém in Lisbon. The Council of State was convened under Article 145 a) and e) of the Constitution – under which this consultative body is responsible for “pronouncing on the dissolution of the Assembly of…

The Deputy Ombudsman, Ravi Afonso Pereira, took part in the meeting of the network of national contact points on the rule of law, organised by the European Commission in Brussels on 25 October 2023, and gave a presentation on the results of the recent reorganisation of the Ombudsman’s Office. You can find out more about this network here.

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…

The Deputy Ombudsman, Ravi Afonso Pereira, and the team of the National Preventive Mechanism (MNP) met with the General Commander of the National Republican Guard (GNR) on 17 October 2023, at the General Command’s premises in the Carmo Quartel in Lisbon. The meeting served the dual purpose of explaining how the MNP carries out its preventive action and of…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…