Deputy Ombudsman intervenes in the First Forum on “Night of Healthy Cities of the Center of Portugal”

04 Apr, 2019 0Comments

The Deputy Ombudsman, Teresa Anjinho, participates in the first of two days of the 1st Forum of the project "Healthy Night of the Cities of Central Portugal", which takes place at the Bissaya Barreto Foundation in Coimbra. Recreational contexts play an important role in the life of cities and young people, but in many situations they have an intrinsic…

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Data protection: Ombudsman receives reply from the Minister of Justice on recommendation to amend the law

22 Mar, 2019 0Comments

The Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, received a reply from the Minister of Justice, Francisca Van Dunen, to the  recommendation made to the Government to amend the law on the retention of data generated in the context of the provision of electronic communications services. "I will follow with concern the issues raised by your recommendation, and also note that in…

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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

21 Mar, 2019 0Comments

The diversity of today’s societies forces us to deal with an ever-widening and complex multicultural horizon, which opens up a huge range of opportunities, but also challenges. Given the natural tendency to live with those who are similar, it is necessary to combat the cultural and racial prejudice that generates distrust of the one who is different. Celebrating today’s International…

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CPLP Human Rights Network expresses total solidarity with Mozambique

20 Mar, 2019 0Comments

The CPLP Human Rights Network expresses its deep regret for the catastrophe that has hit Mozambique and expresses its total solidarity with the Mozambican people. As the country faces a scenario of tremendous devastation, following what may have been the worst climate disaster ever to hit the Southern Hemisphere, the CPLP Human Rights Network is entirely at the disposal of…

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Education Centers: Ombudsman / NPM recommends urgent improvements in mental health and contacts with the outside

12 Mar, 2019 0Comments

Following visits to educational centers, the Ombudsman, acting as the National Prevention Mechanism (MNP), addressed a recommendation to the Directorate-General for Reintegration and Prison Services (DGRSP) to overcome various identified shortcomings. The recommendation of the Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, urges the DGRSP to establish, in conjunction with the Health authorities, this year, a therapeutic unit for the treatment of acute…

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The Ombudsman welcomes amendment to the Regulation on Legal Entitlement to Drive

07 Mar, 2019 0Comments

In 2018, the Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, recommended to the Minister of Planning and Infrastructures the amendment of the Regulation of Legal Qualification to Drive, so that the diploma would provide for the possibility of justification for any failure to attend examinations of driving. Already this year, the Secretary of State for Infrastructures came to give an account of the…

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Ombudsman warns that there are still complaints about discrimination against HIV/AIDS in access to pools

01 Mar, 2019 0Comments

On the day of the Zero Discrimination, which is highlighted today, the Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, draws attention to the fact that complaints about municipal swimming pools that condition access to people with HIV/AIDS continue to arrive. As early as 2016, a complaint had been made on this subject, and the Ombudsman found that, for alleged public health reasons, a…

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Ombudsman talks about taxpayers rights at CAAD conference

26 Feb, 2019 0Comments

The Ombudsman took part in the conference organized by the Center for Administrative and Fiscal Arbitration (CAAD) on February 26 in Lisbon to commemorate its 10th anniversary. Maria Lúcia Amaral intervened in the debate on "The Frontier between tax collection and taxpayers’ guarantees" alongside Helena Borges, director general of the Tax Authority (TA). After a peak of complaints that coincided…

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“Mediation – Present and Future”. Ombudsman participates in seminar oriented to action in Madeira and the Azores

22 Feb, 2019 0Comments

The Ombudsman participated in the seminar "Mediation – Present and Future", organized by the Diputado del Común of the Canary Islands, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, on 21 February. Promoted by the DEMOS Project and funded by the ERDF – European Fund of the European Union Regional Development, the seminar focused on the exchange of experiences on the development…

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