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Zero Discrimination Day
You can find the Portuguese version of the communication here
2018-03-01
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World Day of Social Justice
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:…
2018-02-20
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International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
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,…
2018-02-06
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day
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…
2018-01-27
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Constitutional Court decided not to declare the unconstitutionality of rules concerning the Legal System of Accidents in Service and Professional Diseases in Public Administration scope
You can find the Portuguese version of the communication here
2017-12-20
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Constitutional Court decided to declare unconstitutional the civil protection municipal tax of the Municipality of Lisbon
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2017-12-20
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International Migrants Day
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…
2017-12-18
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The Ombudsman of Portugal is ready to respond to the fire claims
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2017-12-13
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Deputy Ombudsman takes office
The Ombudsman of Portugal informs that Teresa Maria de Moura Anjinho takes office as Deputy Ombudsman, today, 11th December 2017, at 3:00 p.m.
2017-12-11
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Human Rights Day
On December 10th is celebrated the Universal Declaration of Human Rights’ anniversary which was proclaimed in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly.Signed after the end of the Second World War, the universalist vision of the Declaration is anchored in the inviolability of the human person dignity principle and in the collective goal of promoting and respecting human…
2017-12-10
