In 2018, the Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, recommended to the Minister of Planning and Infrastructures the amendment of the Regulation of Legal Qualification to Drive, so that the diploma would provide for the possibility of justification for any failure to attend examinations of driving. Already this year, the Secretary of State for Infrastructures came to give an account of the…
Representatives of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) from all regions of the world are meeting in Geneva for the annual meeting of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI). The meeting, which will take place from 4 to 7 March, will focus on the role of NHRIs in the review of the Global Compact for Safe, Ordained and…
On the day of the Zero Discrimination, which is highlighted today, the Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, draws attention to the fact that complaints about municipal swimming pools that condition access to people with HIV/AIDS continue to arrive. As early as 2016, a complaint had been made on this subject, and the Ombudsman found that, for alleged public health reasons, a…
On 25thFebruary, the first interim evaluation of the Twinning Project for the Empowerment of the Role of the Ombudsman Institution of Turkey on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, under the responsibility of the Portuguese Ombudsman, was held at the Turkish Ombudsman Institution in Ankara. The meeting was attended by the Project Leaders and Heads of International Relations of…
The Ombudsman took part in the conference organized by the Center for Administrative and Fiscal Arbitration (CAAD) on February 26 in Lisbon to commemorate its 10th anniversary. Maria Lúcia Amaral intervened in the debate on "The Frontier between tax collection and taxpayers’ guarantees" alongside Helena Borges, director general of the Tax Authority (TA). After a peak of complaints that coincided…
The Ombudsman, acting as the National Prevention Mechanism (NPM), participated in meetings organized by the Greek Ombudsman, with the support of the Council of Europe, on 22 and 23 February, in Athens, to discuss the follow-up of returns foreigners by air carried out by Frontex monitors. This meeting, in which the Portuguese MNP was represented by its coordinator João Costa,…
The Ombudsman participated in the seminar "Mediation – Present and Future", organized by the Diputado del Común of the Canary Islands, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, on 21 February. Promoted by the DEMOS Project and funded by the ERDF – European Fund of the European Union Regional Development, the seminar focused on the exchange of experiences on the development of…
The rule of law as guarantor of freedom and democracy will be the focus of debate at the World Law Congress, which will meet in Madrid on February 19 and 20. Organized by the World Association of Jurists (WJA), the event was convened under the motto "Constitution, democracy and freedom" and will be attended by the Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral,…
The Ombudsman, in his activity to promote human rights, gave a lecture to the students of the 10th year of the Secondary School of S. João da Talha, warning of the need to respect the dignity, equality, autonomy and participation of people with disabilities. People with disabilities in Portugal still represent a group that faces prejudice and discrimination, which sometimes…
Following the intervention of the Ombudsman, Caixa Geral de Aposentações (CGA) has recognized the maintenance of the right of registration of those who, in the exercise of public functions, enter into new employment contracts without interruption. The Ombudsman has been confronted over the last few years with several complaints about the maintenance of the right to join the CGA, especially…
