Ombudsman participates in working group to include Human Rights in the discipline of Citizenship

11 Feb, 2019 0Comments

The Ombudsman, who in Portugal is the National Institution of Human Rights, will be involved in the working group that will evaluate the contents on Human Rights to be taught in the discipline of Citizenship. The Deputy Ombudsman, Joaquim Pedro Cardoso da Costa, participated on Monday, February 11, at the inaugural meeting of this working group. Coordinated by the Directorate-General…

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Road collapse in Borba: Ombudsman calls on interested parties to submit compensation claims by 28 February

31 Jan, 2019 0Comments

The Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, asks the relatives and heirs of the five mortal victims of the collapse of Municipal Highway 255, which took place on November 19, 2018, in the Borba municipality, to file their compensation claims.   The application is made through the completion of the form available here, which must be submitted online or in person…

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Ombudsman recommends amendment of the law on retention of data

29 Jan, 2019 0Comments

The Ombudsman addressed a recommendation to the Minister of Justice to amend Act No. 32/2008 of 17 July on the retention of data generated or processed in the context of the provision of communications services publicly available electronic communications networks or public communications networks. This law transposed into the national legal order a European directive (Directive 2006/24 / EC) declared invalid…

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Ombudsman conducts compensation proceedings against family members of victims of Borba

09 Jan, 2019 0Comments

As head of the independent State body that defends citizens’ rights, the Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, accepted the request of the prime minister to lead the process of compensation to the families of the five mortal victims of the collapse of the Municipal Road 255 , in the borough of Borba. As a result of this decision, the Extraordinary Council of…

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Ombudsman again warns government of delays in pension payments

21 Dec, 2018 0Comments

The Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, insisted this week with the Minister of Labor, Solidarity and Social Security to clarify about the measures taken to combat the persistent delays in the National Pension Center in the assessment and decision of the requirements of pensions and the submission of regulatory forms to foreign social security institutions. These delays have been the subject of various…

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CPLP Human Rights Network streamlines information exchange to resolve citizens’ complaints

14 Dec, 2018 0Comments

At the invitation of Portugal’s Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, the third meeting of the Network of Ombudsmen, National Human Rights Commissions and other Human Rights Institutions of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries took place in Lisbon (CPLP Network of Human rights). During the meeting, scheduled to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, it was…

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“Free and Equals”: Ombudsman marks 70 years of UDHR with CPLP countries and reflections by Maria da Glória Garcia and António Barreto

13 Dec, 2018 0Comments

In 2018, the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, signed on December 10, 1948, was celebrated. In addition to other initiatives, the Ombudsman organized conferences to reflect on the areas of Portugal, which is simultaneously a National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture and a National Institution for Human Rights. "Free and Equal," which refers to the…

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IRS: Ministry of Finance finds it inappropriate to abide by the Ombudsman’s recommendation on taxation of income from previous years

10 Dec, 2018 0Comments

The Ministry of Finance considers that "it is not currently timely to introduce an amendment to article 74 of the IRS Code". The reply sent to this organ of the State by the Secretary of State for Finance, António Mendonça Mendes, stems from the legislative recommendation addressed by the Ombudsman to the Minister of Finance at the beginning of October…

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“Human Rights and Globalization”: Ombudsman addresses the Oporto Court of Appeal on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the UDHR

07 Dec, 2018 0Comments

The Ombudsman addressed the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the 40th anniversary of Portugal’s accession to the European Convention on Human Rights organized by the Tribunal da Relação do Porto. To read the intervention of Maria Lúcia Amaral, "Human Rights and Globalization", click here.

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Provedora de Justiça profere seminário na Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Nova

06 Dec, 2018 0Comments

A Provedora de Justiça esteve na Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Nova de Lisboa para falar sobre “The Ombudsperson as Keeper of the Rule of Law". A deslocação de Maria Lúcia Amaral ocorreu no âmbito do Seminário Permanente sobre o Estado e o Estudo do Direito (SPEED), lecionado em inglês. Promovido desde 1999, o SPEED insere-se no quadro das atividades…

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