Today, December 2, is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, a date created by the United Nations (UN) in 2004 to mark the signing of the United Nations Convention on the Suppression of Trafficking of Persons and the Exploitation of Prostitution. 5″ />
Today is the International Day of People with Disabilities, a date promoted by the United Nations to raise awareness among civil society and political power on disability issues and to alert disabled citizens to their rights. The Ombudsman has a toll-free telephone line specifically for the problems of people with disabilities, providing information on their rights and support, particularly in…
The Deputy Ombudsman Teresa Anjinho participated in the Working Group on Business and Human Rights and attended the United Nations Forum on the same topic. Both initiatives took place in Geneva on 26 and 27 November. The Working Group on Human Rights Issues, Transnational Corporations and Other Companies was established by the Human Rights Council in 2011 (resolution 17/4). The…
Deputy Ombudsman Joaquim Pedro Cardoso da Costa participated as an expert in the 10th workshop of the Mediterranean Ombudsmen Association (AOM). The formation meeting took place in Rabat on 26 and 27 November 2019 and focused on the importance and limits of the Ombudsman’s own initiative. To access the program click here.
The Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, participates in the XXIV Congress and General Assembly of the Ibero-American Ombudsman Federation (FIO), which takes place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from November 26 to 28, 2019. Representatives of national human rights institutions from more than 20 Ibero-American countries are gathering around the theme of "gender violence and its impacts on equality", including access…
The Ombudsman was heard by the UN Committee against Torture on the implementation of the Convention against Torture and other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in Portugal. Represented by the National Prevention Mechanism (NPM) Coordinator, João Costa, and Cabinet Assistant, Ana Rita Gil, this state body has focused on its main concerns in the context of its safeguarding the…
Within the scope of the project “Towards harmonised detention standards in the EU – the role of National Preventive Mechanisms (NPM)” the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights organised a workshop in Sofia, Bulgaria (18th and 19th of November 2019), in cooperation with its project partner the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee. Among the 30 participants were members of the NPM from…
5th November – The Deputy Ombudsman, Joaquim Pedro Cardoso da Costa, participated in the Mediation Conference “Present and Future” that took place in Tenerife, within the scope of the DEMOS Project. To consult the program click here.
The Ombudsman has sent a recommendation to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Infraestruturas de Portugal, S.A. that, as a matter of urgency, appropriate measures should be considered and implemented to ensure the safety of anyone who might wish to cross EN327. The recommendation follows a request by the Ombudsman to intervene concerning the situation of two octogenarians…
The Ombudsman, in collaboration with the Municipality of Sintra, joins the initiative of the National Observatory for the Defense of Animals and Diffuse Interests (ONDAID) in organizing the Seminar “Accumulation Disorder – Law, Animal Welfare and Health”. Public ”. The event will take place on November 6, 2019, in the auditorium of the Olga Cadaval Cultural Center in Sintra. The…
