One hundred and half complaints were received about the consequences attributed to the rules contained in Portaria No. 119/2018, May 4, when promoting the repositioning of teachers who entered the career of early childhood educators and teachers of basic and secondary education between 2011 and 2017. The analysis and consequent position of the Ombudsman can be consulted here [in Portuguese…
The Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, addressed a Recommendation for legislative amendment to the Minister of Education to extend the free distribution of textbooks to all demonstrably disadvantaged students attending private or cooperative education. This Recommendation follows the receipt of more than a dozen complaints from citizens, associations and institutions that have challenged the constitutionality of the option to limit the…
Today is International Human Rights Day, when the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which lists the basic rights for everyone. In Portugal, since 1999 Ombudsman has been, along with the role of defender of the citizen in the face of possible abuses of public administrations, the National Human Rights Institution, accredited…
Deputy Ombudsman Teresa Anjinho welcomes in Lisbon the second regional meeting of the European Ombudsman Network – ENO. The meeting, which will take place on 9 and 10 December, focuses on the exchange of experiences on the handling of complaints and possible parallel inquiries between the European Ombudsman and national Ombudsmen on matters relating to the application of EU law.…
Deputy Ombudsman Joaquim Pedro Cardoso da Cunha attends the conference on “The Venice Principles on Strengthening the Ombudsman Institutions”. n>
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Today, December 2, is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, a date created by the United Nations (UN) in 2004 to mark the signing of the United Nations Convention on the Suppression of Trafficking of Persons and the Exploitation of Prostitution. 5″ />
Today is the International Day of People with Disabilities, a date promoted by the United Nations to raise awareness among civil society and political power on disability issues and to alert disabled citizens to their rights. The Ombudsman has a toll-free telephone line specifically for the problems of people with disabilities, providing information on their rights and support, particularly in…
The Deputy Ombudsman Teresa Anjinho participated in the Working Group on Business and Human Rights and attended the United Nations Forum on the same topic. Both initiatives took place in Geneva on 26 and 27 November. The Working Group on Human Rights Issues, Transnational Corporations and Other Companies was established by the Human Rights Council in 2011 (resolution 17/4). The…
Deputy Ombudsman Joaquim Pedro Cardoso da Costa participated as an expert in the 10th workshop of the Mediterranean Ombudsmen Association (AOM). The formation meeting took place in Rabat on 26 and 27 November 2019 and focused on the importance and limits of the Ombudsman’s own initiative. To access the program click here.