The International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is celebrated today, February 6th. This practice reflects the strong gender inequality and constitutes a form of discrimination against women, a threat to health, well-being, self-esteem and life. The Ombudsman of Portugal stresses the date by recalling that such atrocity is a very serious human rights violation, and in Portugal,…
Today, January 27th, the International Holocaust Remembrance Day is celebrated, to honor the millions of people who died and suffered and also to preserve the memory of this event in the world history.The Ombudsman of Portugal is marking the date to remind victims, violation of the most basic rights, racism, persecution, annihilation of national, ethnic and religious communities and the…
You can find the Portuguese version of the communication here
You can find the Portuguese version of the communication here
Today, December 18th, is celebrated the International Migrants Day, created seventeen years ago by the United Nations. The 2017 celebration has as its motto Safe Migration in a World on the Move. The Ombudsman of Portugal is marking the day, recalling how the Migrant condition poses fundamental challenges to the open and contemporary society guided by the values derived…
You can find the Portuguese version of the communication here
The Ombudsman of Portugal informs that Teresa Maria de Moura Anjinho takes office as Deputy Ombudsman, today, 11th December 2017, at 3:00 p.m.
On December 10th is celebrated the Universal Declaration of Human Rights’ anniversary which was proclaimed in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly.Signed after the end of the Second World War, the universalist vision of the Declaration is anchored in the inviolability of the human person dignity principle and in the collective goal of promoting and respecting human rights,…
The Ombudsman of Portugal informs that Joaquim Pedro Cardoso da Costa takes office as Deputy Ombudsman, today, 4th December 2017, at 3:00 p.m.
On December 3rd it is celebrated the International Day of People with Disabilities, established by the United Nations General Assembly (Resolution 47/3).On this day, the Ombudsman of Portugal underlines the continuous need to promote people with disabilities’ rights, to work for their well-being and to take action for their inclusion in all aspects of life, whether is in…
