The international community today, November 20, celebrates the 31st anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1989. Inspiring a new way of looking at the rights of the child, the Convention has influenced in a decisive way the entire legal, social and technical edifice built in our country since…
The Ombudsman received the Order of Certified Accountants (OCC) in a hearing, and the meeting served, among others, to sign a cooperation protocol for the clarification of doubts of a technical nature in the field of taxation, accounting, auditing and Social Security, within the scope of the activity of the Ombudsman’s Office. The ceremony was attended by the Ombudsman, Maria…
The Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, is received at a hearing on September 16, at 11:00 a.m. by the Commission on Constitutional Affairs, Rights, Freedoms and Guarantees for the presentation and discussion of the Annual Activities Report for 2019, including the National Prevention Mechanism Report.
The issuing or revalidation of medical certificates of multipurpose incapacity has experienced very significant delays. This conclusion was the basis of a recommendation addressed last February by the Ombudsman to the Government, with proposals that are still under analysis. The outbreak of the pandemic has made this situation much worse. The public health doctors, who generally composed the medical boards…
This June 20th is World Refugee Day. The pandemic crisis we are experiencing has particularly affected people who are forced to leave their countries of origin and seek international protection. More than 150 countries have imposed border restrictions to contain the spread of the virus and, according to the report of the Secretary General of the United Nations,…
In 2019, the Ombudsman received 51,313 requests through the various channels available to citizens (6.6% more than in 2018), and 9823 complaint procedures were opened, representing an increase of 5% in relation to 2018. Compared with 2017, the growth in new complaint procedures is 26%; taking 2016 as a reference, the increase is 42%. In 2019, therefore, the activity indicators…
Every year on June 26th, the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is celebrated. Today is an opportunity to pay tribute to those who strive daily to combat all forms of torture and ill-treatment. The Ombudsman, as a National Prevention Mechanism, reaffirms his solidarity with the victims and his commitment to fight for the eradication of a practice…
The Ombudsman welcomes the compliance with the recommendation she made to Infraestruturas de Portugal regarding the danger of being run over by two octogenarians whenever they circulated and crossed the EN327, near their residence in Macieira de Sarnes. In the recommendation, the Ombudsman noted that the two elderly people were limited in their mobility, isolated and prevented from moving. In…
The Ombudsman sent a recommendation that the social water tariff be applied to the first m3 of consumption/month legally provided for consumers who meet the requirements for its benefit, regardless of whether they may exceed this monthly consumption. It is up to municipal councils to set maximum consumption limits on which discounts or exemptions are applied, but not a maximum…
The Ombudsman issued a new communication on how the Tax Authority (TA) is interpreting and applying the rule contained in Decree-Law 10-F/2020, which suspended tax executions until June 30. After exchanging correspondence with the Director General of TA, the Ombudsman now addressed the Secretary of State for Fiscal Affairs, drawing attention to the issues addressed in that correspondence that are…
