In 2017, the Ombudsman received a total of 40 939 requests through the various channels available to citizens, almost 7% more than in the previous year. The total number of complaints received amounted to 9,333, 10% more than in 2016. The complaints that gave rise to the opening of new procedures, withdrawing those that were found not to be the…
You can find the Portuguese version of the communication here
You can find the Portuguese version of the communication here
Today, February 20th, the World Day of Social Justice is celebrated. The creation of this date, unanimously approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 2007, has its main purpose to stimulate the strengthening of the community efforts to eradicate poverty, promote full employment, decent work, gender equality, social welfare and justice. For 2018, the theme is: Workers…
The International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is celebrated today, February 6th. This practice reflects the strong gender inequality and constitutes a form of discrimination against women, a threat to health, well-being, self-esteem and life. The Ombudsman of Portugal stresses the date by recalling that such atrocity is a very serious human rights violation, and in Portugal,…
Today, January 27th, the International Holocaust Remembrance Day is celebrated, to honor the millions of people who died and suffered and also to preserve the memory of this event in the world history.The Ombudsman of Portugal is marking the date to remind victims, violation of the most basic rights, racism, persecution, annihilation of national, ethnic and religious communities and the…
You can find the Portuguese version of the communication here
You can find the Portuguese version of the communication here
Today, December 18th, is celebrated the International Migrants Day, created seventeen years ago by the United Nations. The 2017 celebration has as its motto Safe Migration in a World on the Move. The Ombudsman of Portugal is marking the day, recalling how the Migrant condition poses fundamental challenges to the open and contemporary society guided by the values derived…
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