Citizen with Disabilities Line received 840 requests this year

02 Dec, 2019 0Comments

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…

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Deputy Ombudsman at the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights

28 Nov, 2019 0Comments

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…

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Gender violence and equality under debate at the 24th FIO Congress

26 Nov, 2019 0Comments

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…

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UN Committee against Torture: Ombudsman updates situation in Portugal

20 Nov, 2019 0Comments

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…

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Towards harmonised detention standards in the EU: The role of National Preventive Mechanisms – Workshop in Sofia

20 Nov, 2019 0Comments

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…

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EN327: Ombudsman recommends changes to national road to ensure safety of residents

04 Nov, 2019 0Comments

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…

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Seminar “Accumulation Disorder: Law, Animal Welfare and Public Health” – Sintra – 06/11/2019

30 Oct, 2019 0Comments

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…

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Ombudsman talks about “Life in society and the ethical requirement” at the opening session of the 33rd Social Pastoral Meeting

22 Oct, 2019 0Comments

The Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, spoke at the opening session of the 33rd Social Pastoral Meeting, which will take place in Fatima from October 22 to 24, under the motto “Bringing the peripheries to the center”. To access the program of the Meeting, inaugurated by the president of the Portuguese Episcopal Conference, D. Manuel Clemente, click here. To read the…

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