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Applications are open for two vacancies on the NPM Advisory Board
The period for the submission of candidatures for the completion of two vacancies in the Advisory Council of the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture (NPM), assigned to the Ombudsman, is open. The purpose is to fill these two vacancies, for two years, by representatives of associations of private law, with a corporate purpose related to the purposes of…
2019-03-11
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The Ombudsman welcomes amendment to the Regulation on Legal Entitlement to Drive
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…
2019-03-07
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Ombudsman warns that there are still complaints about discrimination against HIV/AIDS in access to pools
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…
2019-03-01
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Ombudsman talks about taxpayers rights at CAAD conference
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…
2019-02-26
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“Mediation – Present and Future”. Ombudsman participates in seminar oriented to action in Madeira and the Azores
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…
2019-02-22
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“Democracy and Independent Justice”: Ombudsman participates in the World Law Congress
The rule of law as guarantor of freedom and democracy will be the focus of debate at the World Law Congress, which will meet in Madrid on February 19 and 20. Organized by the World Association of Jurists (WJA), the event was convened under the motto "Constitution, democracy and freedom" and will be attended by the Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral,…
2019-02-18
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Ombudsman talks about the rights of citizens with disabilities at S. João da Talha Secondary School
The Ombudsman, in his activity to promote human rights, gave a lecture to the students of the 10th year of the Secondary School of S. João da Talha, warning of the need to respect the dignity, equality, autonomy and participation of people with disabilities. People with disabilities in Portugal still represent a group that faces prejudice and discrimination, which sometimes…
2019-02-12
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Teachers: CGA recognizes maintenance of enrollment when uninterrupted functions are carried out
Following the intervention of the Ombudsman, Caixa Geral de Aposentações (CGA) has recognized the maintenance of the right of registration of those who, in the exercise of public functions, enter into new employment contracts without interruption. The Ombudsman has been confronted over the last few years with several complaints about the maintenance of the right to join the CGA, especially…
2019-02-11
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Ombudsman decides not to request unconstitutionality of amendment to the GNR Disciplinary Regulation
The Ombudsman decided not to request the Constitutional Court to declare unconstitutional, with general obligatory force, norms contained in the Regulation of Discipline of the Republican National Guard. To read the decision (in Portuguese) click here.
2019-02-11
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Ombudsman participates in working group to include Human Rights in the discipline of Citizenship
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…
2019-02-11
