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World Mental Health Day: Ombudsman recalls need for urgent improvements in Education Centers
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…
2019-10-10
Content type: News
Ombudsman / NPM recommends maximum term for stay of foreigners alone in detention facilities in airports
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…
2019-10-09
Content type: News
International Elderly Day: Ombudsman Line received 7.5% more requests for support
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2019-10-01
Content type: News
Ombudsman applauds change to previous years income tax regime
The Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, welcomes the change in the income tax regime from previous years. The amendment to article 74 of the IRS Code, enshrined in Law No. 119/2019, published this week in Diário da República, is in line with what has been claimed by the Ombudsman for over a decade. Since 2005, this state body has received more…
2019-09-19
Content type: News
Demos: Ombudsman takes part in cooperative action in Senegal
A team from the Ombudsman is taking part in a training session on human rights, particularly in the context of migratory flows, in Dakar, the capital of Senegal. On the sidelines of this action promoted under the Demos project, the Ombudsman team, made up of Adviser to the Cabinet Ana Rita Gil and Coordinator João Portugal, was welcomed by the…
2019-09-17
Content type: News
Urban renewal: Ombudsman welcomes legislative changes
The Ombudsman welcomes the repeal of the Exceptional Temporary Regime for Urban Rehabilitation, which exempted the application of various technical building standards without any justification, and welcomes the legislative amendments that now require the seismic assessment and reinforcement of buildings, as well as compliance with technical building standards, in particular accessibility. The new legal framework, published today in Diário da…
2019-09-12
Content type: News
Ombudsman requests the Constitutional Court to review the constitutionality of the statute establishing a general obligation to retain telecommunications data
The Ombudsman has asked the Constitutional Court to review the constitutionality of Articles 4, 6 and 9 of Law 32/2008 of 17 July, which transposes Directive 2006/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March, concerning the conservation of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications services or public communications…
2019-08-29
Content type: Recommendations
Queixa dirigida à Provedora de Justiça por L. Cobrança de taxas de portagem. Morada a constar das notificações para pagamento (1/A/2019)
Ex-SCUT. Provedora de Justiça adverte operadora para a necessidade de se certificar da morada antes do envio da cobrança das taxas de portagem Resposta da Portvia
Entity addressed: Presidente do Conselho de Administração da “PORTVIAS – Portagem de Vias, S.A
2019-08-28
Content type: News
Former SCUT. Ombudsman warns carrier about the need to verify address before sending toll charges
Operators should consult the Institute of Registries and Notaries (IRN) database for the details of the vehicle identification holder when sending the very first notification to collect tolls. This is the wording of the recommendation sent by the Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, to Portvias, following a complaint lodged by a citizen who received the notification procedure for payment of tolls,…
2019-08-28
Content type: News
NPM visited 21 places of detention until August
From the beginning of this year until mid-August, the National Prevention Mechanism (NPM) has carried out 21 monitoring visits to places of deprivation of liberty. Of the 21 visits made, 13 went to prisons, four to Temporary Settlement Centers and Matched Spaces (EECIT), two to Educational Centers and two to places of detention by the police. It is noteworthy that…
2019-08-27
