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On 22 January, the Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, participated as a speaker at the VII Seminar on Internal Security, on the theme of ‘Human Rights and Police Activity’, an event organised by the Military Academy, at its premises in Lisbon. The Ombudsperson gave the seminar’s final lecture, which you can read here [in Portuguese only].
Faced with the persistence of complaints related to delays and difficulties in accessing fundamental support products for people with disabilities or temporary incapacity, the Ombudsman’s Office carried out a study that comprehensively examines SAPA – the System for the Allocation of Support Products. The conclusions of this study, now published in this Thematic Report (link), show that in order to…
International Human Rights Day was celebrated on 10 December, a date that marks the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations in 1948, and with which the Ombudsman associates himself. Human rights are a matter for all of us, an everyday issue. You only have to go out into the street or watch the news…
The Ombudsperson took part in the high-level international conference on the effectiveness of Ombudsmen and National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs), which took place in Bled, Slovenia, on 5 and 6 December. The event marked the 30th anniversary of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia and brought together participants from different countries to debate contemporary challenges in the promotion and…
The Ombudsman has made a recommendation to the Tax and Customs Authority (AT), urging it to review its current interpretation of Article 2(2) of the Value Added Tax (VAT) Code, with regard to the provision of wastewater sanitation services. According to the AT’s position, VAT is not levied on the provision of these services by public entities, unlike if they…
On 28 November, the Ombudsman’s Office received a delegation made up of representatives from the National Human Rights Commission and the Government of Guinea-Bissau as part of a study visit to Portugal as part of the project to create a Mechanism for the Preparation of Reports, Implementation and Follow-up in this partner country. This initiative, which took place between 26…
The Ombudsperson took part in the conference on ‘Combating violence against women and domestic violence’, which took place on 25 November at the Casa das Histórias – Paula Rego, in Cascais, on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The joint initiative of the Ministries of Justice, Internal Administration, Youth and Modernisation featured speeches…
The Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, has recommended that the government urgently update the calculation of capital compensation awarded to workers who have suffered an accident at work or occupational disease, so that it reflects both current average life expectancy and interest rates. These two indicators, which are part of determining the amount to be paid, are far out of date,…
