AUTO and IVAucher. Ombudsman warns of difficulties in access to the programs that should be corrected in the future

08 Jun, 2022 0Comments

At the end of the Auto and IVAucher programs, the Ombudsman sent a letter to the Secretary of State for Fiscal Affairs, alerting to the receipt of various complaints in relation to both programs, in particular in relation to difficulties in access to the benefits granted by these programs due to reasons beyond the responsibility of taxpayers. Amongst the most…

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Ombudsman at the opening of the Annual Meeting to Assess the Activity of the Children and Youth Protection Commissions

22 Jun, 2022 0Comments

The Ombudsman was present at the Annual Meeting for Evaluation of the Activity of the Commissions for Protection of Children and Youth (CPCJ) that took place between June 22 and 24, in Reguengos de Monsaraz. Maria Lúcia Amaral gave the inaugural lecture around the theme of the Meeting – Children in a context of crisis. To read the Ombudsman’s communication…

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Ombudsman participates in the annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the IOI-International Ombudsman Institute

13 May, 2022 0Comments

The Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, participated in the annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the IOI-International Ombudsman Institute, held from 10 to 12 May, in New York. As part of the meeting, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the IOI and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), with a view to developing and implementing…

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Deputy Ombudsman present at the meeting “Child Sexual Abuse: Knowing the Past, Caring for the Future”

10 May, 2022 0Comments

The Deputy Ombudsman, Teresa Anjinho, participated in the meeting “Sexual abuse of children: knowing the past, taking care of the future”. Promoted by the Independent Commission for the Study of Sexual Abuse against Children in the Catholic Church in Portugal, the meeting took place on 10 May at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, in Lisbon.

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Deputy Ombudsman participates in the ENNHRI General Assembly focused on the situation in Ukraine

31 Mar, 2022 0Comments

The Deputy Ombudsman, Teresa Anjinho, participated in the General Assembly of the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI). More than 45 European representatives of National Human Rights Institutions met online to exchange information on crucial issues of the network, including the support for the Ukrainian counterpart institution and the situation of migrants in Europe. Speaking from ENNHRI’s Brussels…

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