Report 2023: Failures in the enforcement of the law and problems generated by the digital transition jeopardise the performance of the Public Administration and lead to citizens’ mistrust of state institutions

12 Jul, 2024 0Comments

Continuing along the lines inaugurated in the previous year, the Ombudsman’s 2023 Activities Report, delivered today to the Portuguese Parliament, gives particular prominence to problems that, across the board and repeatedly, jeopardise the good provision of public services to a wide range of citizens. Following the emphasis given in the previous report to slowness, lack of coordination between services and…

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Ombudsman’s Office takes part in meeting organised by the Council of Europe on economic and social rights

01 Jul, 2024 0Comments

The Ombudsman’s Office took part in the 14th Meeting of the CoE-FRA-ENNHRI-EQUINET Collaborative Platform on Economic and Social Rights, organised by the Council of Europe in Vilnius on 1 July. The event was attended by more than 30 representatives of national human rights and equality promotion institutions and focussed on young people’s access to social and economic rights at a…

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Ombudsman’s Office takes part in meeting organised by the Council of Europe on economic and social rights

01 Jul, 2024 0Comments

The Ombudsman’s Office took part in the 14th Meeting of the CoE-FRA-ENNHRI-EQUINET Collaborative Platform on Economic and Social Rights, organised by the Council of Europe in Vilnius on 1 July. The event was attended by more than 30 representatives of national human rights and equality promotion institutions and focussed on young people’s access to social and economic rights at a…

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Ombudsman’s Office receives delegation from Moldova’s Ombudsman

27 May, 2024 0Comments

On 15 May, the Ombudsman’s Office received a delegation from Moldova, led by the Ombudsman, Ceslav Panico. The work session, which aimed to exchange knowledge and experiences, including good practices, between the two institutions, was part of the visit organised to Portugal under the high patronage of the Council of Europe Representation in Chisinau, aimed at “Strengthening the protection of…

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NPM publishes information on visits to places of deprivation of liberty

21 May, 2024 0Comments

The National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) for Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment has made public the summaries of the reports on the visits carried out in 2023 to places of deprivation of liberty. The transparent operation of places of deprivation of liberty is fundamental to compliance with the rules that regulate the activity of these spaces,…

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Ombudsman attends 13th World Conference and General Assembly of the IOI

20 May, 2024 0Comments

The Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, accompanied by the Deputy Ombudsman, Estrela Chaby, participated in the 13th World Conference and General Assembly of the International Institute of Ombudsmen (IOI), events organised by the National Justice of the Netherlands, taking place in The Hague from 12 to 17 May 2024. For the first time in eight years, this World Conference brought together…

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Ombudsman’s Office participates in the General Assembly and Annual Conference of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions

16 May, 2024 0Comments

The Deputy Ombudsman Ravi Afonso Pereira, and the Adviser Sofia Duarte, took part in the General Assembly and Annual Conference of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), held between 6 and 8 May in Geneva. More than 200 representatives of national human rights institutions (NHRIs), UN agencies and civil society took part in the event, where…

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