The Deputy Ombudsman, Teresa Anjinho, participates in the first of two days of the 1st Forum of the project "Healthy Night of the Cities of Central Portugal", which takes place at the Bissaya Barreto Foundation in Coimbra. Recreational contexts play an important role in the life of cities and young people, but in many situations they have an intrinsic connection…
The Ombudsman participates in the consultation of the United Nations Network on the implementation of the Global Pact for Migration, adopted in December 2018 in Marrakesh. The National Human Rights Institutions will play an important role in the implementation of this instrument, which aims to promote safe, orderly and regular migrations worldwide. It will be up to all of them,…
A delegation of the Ombudsman travels to the Autonomous Region of the Azores (RAA) from 25-29 March on a mission to publicize his activity as an independent state body that defends people who see their fundamental rights violated or are harmed by unfair or unlawful acts of the administration or other public authorities. As part of the Demos project, the…
The Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, received a reply from the Minister of Justice, Francisca Van Dunen, to the recommendation made to the Government to amend the law on the retention of data generated in the context of the provision of electronic communications services. "I will follow with concern the issues raised by your recommendation, and also note that in view…
The diversity of today’s societies forces us to deal with an ever-widening and complex multicultural horizon, which opens up a huge range of opportunities, but also challenges. Given the natural tendency to live with those who are similar, it is necessary to combat the cultural and racial prejudice that generates distrust of the one who is different. Celebrating today’s International…
The CPLP Human Rights Network expresses its deep regret for the catastrophe that has hit Mozambique and expresses its total solidarity with the Mozambican people. As the country faces a scenario of tremendous devastation, following what may have been the worst climate disaster ever to hit the Southern Hemisphere, the CPLP Human Rights Network is entirely at the disposal of…
The Deputy Ombudsman, Teresa Anjinho, participates in the International Conference on Women and Girls in search of refuge that will take place on March 16 at the Noble Hall of the Lisbon City Hall. "A Travessia" is intended for the general public and aims to bring international speakers to Lisbon, with the participation of political, academic, professional and technical decision-makers…
Deputy Ombudsman Teresa Anjinho gave a lecture on "Women’s Rights in International Law, especially CEDAW," at the Center for Human Rights, an autonomous institute of research and post-graduate teaching associated with the University of Coimbra. The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1979 and entered…
Following visits to educational centers, the Ombudsman, acting as the National Prevention Mechanism (MNP), addressed a recommendation to the Directorate-General for Reintegration and Prison Services (DGRSP) to overcome various identified shortcomings. The recommendation of the Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, urges the DGRSP to establish, in conjunction with the Health authorities, this year, a therapeutic unit for the treatment of acute…
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…
