Luísa Neto takes office as Ombudsperson

10 Jul, 2026 0Comments

Luísa Neto’s inauguration as Ombudsperson will take place on 15 July, following her election by the Portuguese Parliament on 3 July. In that second ballot, she received 159 votes in favour, out of a total of 218 MPs voting, exceeding the qualified majority required for election. There were also 29 blank votes and 30 invalid votes. Born in Lisbon in…

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Ombudsman’s Office brings together current and former staff members to mark the 50th anniversary of opening to the public

26 Jun, 2026 0Comments

As part of its 50th-anniversary celebrations, the Ombudsman’s Office organised a gathering on 25 June for current and former staff members, marking five decades of service in defending citizens’ rights, freedoms and guarantees. The event brought together figures who have shaped the institution’s history, such as the first Deputy Ombudsman, Luís Lingnau da Silveira, who served during the term of…

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Ombudsman Submits Report to the Committee of Ministers Regarding the Implementation of the ECHR Judgment in the Petrescu v. Portugal Group of Cases

01 Jun, 2026 0Comments

On May 12, 2026, the Ombudsman submitted a communication to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in the context of monitoring the execution of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the Petrescu v. Portugal group of cases. Among other responsibilities, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe supervises the execution…

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Deputy Ombudsman takes part in a meeting at the European Parliament on the implementation of the European Pact on Migration and Asylum

06 May, 2026 0Comments

The Deputy Ombudsman, Ravi Afonso Pereira, took part on 5 May 2026 in a meeting at the European Parliament, in Brussels, within the working groups on the Asylum Pact–CEAS and Schengen and Borders of the LIBE Committee – Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. In his intervention, the Deputy Ombudsman outlined the monitoring work carried out by the Ombudsman, in…

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Deputy Ombudsman Attends GANHRI Annual Meeting in Geneva

20 Apr, 2026 0Comments

Deputy Ombudswoman Estrela Chaby attended the annual meeting of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), held from March 30 to April 1 in Geneva. Organized in partnership with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), this meeting brought together national human rights institutions (NHRIs) from more than 90 countries. It also benefited…

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Child Allowance. Ombudsman Suggests Reconsidering the Legal Framework for Single-Parent Families with Dependent Adult Children

19 Mar, 2026 0Comments

The Ombudsman’s Office suggested to the Secretary of State for Social Security that she reassess the classification of “single-parent household” in the context of family allowance eligibility. It was concluded that the terms of this classification are leading to decisions that are out of step with the reality of the families this benefit is intended to protect. The problem was…

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Ombudsman submits communication to the Committee of Ministers on the execution of the ECHR judgment in the case Fernandes v. Portugal

20 Feb, 2026 0Comments

The Ombudsman submitted, on 29 January 2026, a communication to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in the context of the execution of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the case Fernandes v. Portugal. Among its various responsibilities, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe supervises the execution of ECHR…

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Professora Doutora Maria Lúcia Amaral

10 Feb, 2026 0Comments

Maria Lúcia Amaral was born in Angola on June 10, 1957. She is Full Professor at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Nova de Lisboa and was member (April 2007-July 2016) and vice-President of the Portuguese Constitutional Court She dedicated her academic life to the study and teaching of Public law, in particular of Constitutional law. She is the author of…

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NPM publishes thematic report on children and young people in specialised residential care

20 Nov, 2025 0Comments

The National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), integrated within the Ombudsman’s Office, has carried out for the first time visits to the five specialised residential care units for children and young people with intensive educational and/or therapeutic needs. To mark Universal Children’s Day, which is celebrated today, the report presenting the findings of this work is being released. Although they represent only…

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“More Sustainable Buildings”. Ombudsman highlights structural problems with the programme and recommends fundamental changes

12 Nov, 2025 0Comments

Two years after the deadline for submitting applications to the Support Programme for More Sustainable Buildings (PAE+S 2023), the Ombudsman continues to receive new complaints on the subject. Marking these two years, a new assessment of the programme’s implementation was sent to the Secretary of State for the Environment. The document is being released at a time when thousands of…

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