The Ombudsman’s Office, represented by Deputy Ombudsman Ravi Afonso Pereira and Advisor André Neves, took part in the International Ombudsmen Forum on Climate Change and Human Rights, held in Bacu, the capital of Azerbaijan, on 2 October. The event was organised by the Azerbaijani Ombudsman and comes ahead of the 29th United Nations Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP29),…
The Network of Ombudsmen, National Human Rights Commissions and other Human Rights Institutions of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries – CPLP Human Rights Network – held its seventh meeting in Lisbon on 26 September 2024. Chaired by the Ombudsperson of Portugal, Maria Lúcia Amaral, the meeting brought together the Ombudsmen of Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique and East Timor, the…