The Deputy Ombudsman, Ravi Afonso Pereira, took part in the online meeting held on 13 September by the Chair of the ENNHRI Working Group on Artificial Intelligence, Nele Roekens, which consisted of an information session for interested members on ENNHRI’s current involvement in AI and the opportunities and expected impacts for National Human Rights Institutions. You can find out more…

The Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, participated in the meeting of the Council of State held on 5 September 2023, at the Palácio de Belém, dedicated to the analysis of the economic, social and political situation in Portugal for the conclusion of the Council of State meeting on 21 July 2023. The situation in Ukraine was also analysed. More information here.

The Ombudsperson was represented by the Deputy Ombudsman, Ravi Afonso Pereira, at the swearing-in ceremony of the new Commander General of the National Republican Guard, Lieutenant General Rui Veloso, and the new National Director of the Public Security Police, Chief Superintendent José Barros Correia. For the first time, the leaders of the two security forces (GNR and PSP) were sworn…

Jorge Silva Sampaio, a member of the Ombudsman’s Office, took part in the online meeting of the National Open Administration Network, which includes representatives of public bodies and civil society, on 29 August, which discussed the 2nd and 3rd National Open Administration Action Plans, the latter of which is still being drawn up. The National Open Administration Network, in which…