Ombudsman requests inspection of the constitutionality of norms of the Electoral Law for Local Authority Bodies

19 Feb, 2021 0Comments

The Ombudsman sent a request to the Constitutional Court for a declaration of unconstitutionality, with mandatory general force, of the norms stated in nos. 4, 5 and 6 of article 19 of Organic Law no. 1/2001, of 14 August, that regulates the election of local authority office-holders, in the wording that was given by Organic Law no. 1-A/2020, of 21…

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Ombudsman joins conference cycle on Business, Human Rights and the Environment

25 Jan, 2021 0Comments

  With the support of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the New Centre on Business, Human Rights and the Environment (NOVA BHRE) is organising, in partnership with the Portuguese Ombudsman, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, the Teaching Business and Human Rights Forum and NOVA 4 The Globe, a series of online conferences…

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Covid-19. Ombudsman suggests solutions to the Government for teleworking parents with dependents or minor children studying at home

11 Feb, 2021 0Comments

The Ombudsman sent a letter to the Secretary of State for Education and the Secretary of State for Social Security, in which she requested consideration of solutions for employees in the telework regime who are faced with situations that are incompatible with the demands of their family lives, in particular when they have dependent children or children under 12 years…

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Covid-19. Ombudsman asks the Government to solve problems that compromise the support for social protection of workers

12 Jan, 2021 0Comments

On 7 January 2021, the Ombudsman sent an official letter to the Secretary of State for Social Security, drawing attention to various questions related to extraordinary support for social protection for workers that are compromising compliance with the provisions established in article 325-G of Law no. 2/2020, of 31 March (State Budget for 2021), added by Law no. 27-A/2020, of…

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Ombudsman joins national campaign #EUSOBREVIVI

26 Nov, 2020 0Comments

On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Ombudsman joins the national campaign #EUSOBREVIVI [I SURVIVED]. In the context of the increased risk posed by the pandemic to victims, an increased effort is needed to prevent the escalation of cases of violence and to ensure an effective response to those seeking support. Promoted…

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“Attacks on the defenders of the people and states of exception” at the 1st FIO- RINDHCA Virtual Congress

15 Dec, 2020 0Comments

The first virtual congress organised by the Ibero-American Federation of Ombudsmen (FIO) and the Network of National Human Rights Institutions of the American Continent (RINDHCA) will take place on 15 and 16 December 2020, focusing on the pressures and aggressions that some of these institutions have suffered in the framework of the OVID-19 pandemic and the rights restrictions imposed. The…

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International Human Rights Day

10 Dec, 2020 0Comments

This year, in which the world is facing a health drama on a global scale and without precedent, the United Nations Organization has chosen the motto "Better Recovery" to stress that it is now even more fundamental to combat pre-existing evils that were aggravated by the Covid-19 pandemic, first and foremost discrimination and inequality. "This Human Rights Day is a…

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Multi-use health certificates under renovation. Ombudsman welcomes extension of validity until end 2021

27 Nov, 2020 0Comments

The Ombudsman welcomes the extension until 31 December 2021 of the validity periods for medical certificates of multipurpose incapacity that are in the process of being renewed or should be renewed by the end of 2020. This extension was operated by Decree-Law 99/2020 of 22 November for access to social, economic and fiscal benefits. This solution meets the concerns set…

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