Seminar “Accumulation Disorder: Law, Animal Welfare and Public Health” – Sintra – 06/11/2019

30 Oct, 2019 0Comments

The Ombudsman, in collaboration with the Municipality of Sintra, joins the initiative of the National Observatory for the Defense of Animals and Diffuse Interests (ONDAID) in organizing the Seminar “Accumulation Disorder – Law, Animal Welfare and Health”. Public ”. The event will take place on November 6, 2019, in the auditorium of the Olga Cadaval Cultural Center in Sintra. The…

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World Mental Health Day: Ombudsman recalls need for urgent improvements in Education Centers

10 Oct, 2019 0Comments

Following visits to the country’s Educational Centers (EC), the Ombudsman, acting as head of the National Prevention Mechanism (NPM), made a recommendation in February 2019 to the Directorate General for Reinsertion and Prison Services (DGRSP) to overcome several identified shortcomings. The recommendation of the Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, urged the DGRSP to install, in articulation with the health authorities, still…

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Ombudsman / NPM recommends maximum term for stay of foreigners alone in detention facilities in airports

09 Oct, 2019 0Comments

The Ombudsman, acting as head of the National Mechanism for the Prevention (MNP) of Torture and Mistreatment, addressed a recommendation to the Immigrants and Borders Service (SEF) to avoid situations of excessive isolation of persons detained in temporary installation facilities in airports, while awaiting the decision to enter the country. The Ombudsman’s recommendation calls on the SEF to establish, after…

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