The Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, was present at the Solemn Commemorative Session of the 49th Anniversary of 25 April 1974, that was held in the Hall of Sessions of the Assembly of the Republic. She was also present at the formal sitting to welcome the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, which took place on the same day in…
The Ombudsman was represented by the Coordinator of the Ombudsman’s Office, Miguel Menezes Coelho, at the Closing Session of the 1st Post-Graduate Course “The New Children and Young People’s Law – Prof. Doutor Guilherme de Oliveira“, organized by the Family Law Centre of the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, on 11 February, 2023.
The Ombudsperson addressed a Recommendation to the Minister of Internal Administration, drawing attention to the collection of undue charges by the security forces and renewing her appeal for a definitive solution to the lack of delivery of proof of payment for denunciations made by citizens. Through the complaints that continue to be received in this regard, it was verified that…
The inability of the State to respond in reasonable time, the deficient articulation between services which hinders decisions and not infrequently generates conflicting decisions, and the unclear communication with interested parties are among the problems that are found across the board in the Public Administration and which seriously compromise the quality of public services. This finding, which stems from very…
The Deputy Ombudsman, Ravi Afonso Pereira, participated as a speaker in the seminar “Dealing with cultural diversity in the Courtroom”, integrated in the activities of the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN), that brought together European judges and prosecutors at the Centro de Estudos Judiciários, in Lisbon, on 25 and 26 May, for a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities…
The Ombudsman Office participated in the 38th plenary meeting of the National Commission for Human Rights, represented by the Deputy Ombudsman, Ravi Afonso Pereira, the Coordinator of the NPM, Miguel Feldmann and the International Relations Officer, Cristina Sá Costa. The plenary meeting was held on 19 May, in Lisbon, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The National Commission for…
The Ombudsman was represented by the Deputy Ombudsman, Ravi Afonso Pereira, at the military ceremony commemorating the 112th anniversary of the National Republican Guard (GNR), that was held in Praça do Império, in front of the Jerónimos Monastery, in Lisbon, on 10 May.
By initiative of the Justice and Governance Research Centre (JusGov) and the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence “Digital citizenship and technological sustainability: pursuing the effectiveness of the CDFUE in the digital decade (CitDig)”, of the Law School of the University of Minho, a meeting was promoted between representatives of the Ombudsman Office and the Federal Prosecutor’s Office for Citizens’ Rights…
The Deputy Ombudsman was represented by the Deputy Ombudsman, Estrela Chaby, at the conference on “Mental Illness: from Imputability to Re-socialisation”, organised by the Supreme Court of Justice (STJ) and by the Judicial Studies Centre (CEJ), which took place on 28 April, at the Noble Room of the STJ, in Lisbon.
The Ombudsman’s Office was present at the international seminar integrated in the “Economics without Borders” project, organized by the Katowice University of Economics, in Poland, that took place between 19 and 21 April. Coordinator Miguel Feldmann made a presentation on the importance and significance of Human Rights in the economic context (human rights and consumption), on the last day of…