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…
The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery was created in 2014 by the United Nations (UN) marking the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others signature (2 December 1949).Portugal was, historically, one of the first countries to initiate the slavery abolition process. However this is not…
On November 25th, the national and international community is marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1999. Violence against women is still, unfortunately, a tragic reality present in contemporary societies crossing all age groups and social status. Expressing itself in many ways (physical or psychological), or in many…