The Ombudsperson took part in the high-level international conference on the effectiveness of Ombudsmen and National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs), which took place in Bled, Slovenia, on 5 and 6 December. The event marked the 30th anniversary of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia and brought together participants from different countries to debate contemporary challenges in the promotion and…
On 28 November, the Ombudsman’s Office received a delegation made up of representatives from the National Human Rights Commission and the Government of Guinea-Bissau as part of a study visit to Portugal as part of the project to create a Mechanism for the Preparation of Reports, Implementation and Follow-up in this partner country. This initiative, which took place between 26…
The Ombudsperson took part in the conference on ‘Combating violence against women and domestic violence’, which took place on 25 November at the Casa das Histórias – Paula Rego, in Cascais, on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The joint initiative of the Ministries of Justice, Internal Administration, Youth and Modernisation featured speeches…
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O Provedor de Justiça esteve representado, por Sofia Duarte, responsável pelo Gabinete de Direito e Relações Internacionais, no Exame Periódico Universal (UPR, na sigla inglesa) de Portugal perante o Conselho de Direitos Humanos das Nações Unidas, que decorreu em 6 de novembro, em Genebra. Durante esta avaliação, Portugal recebeu recomendações de outros Estados-membros das Nações Unidas, algumas das quais em…
The Portuguese Ombudsman was represented at the XXIX General Assembly and XVIII Congress of the Ibero-American Ombudsperson Federation (FIO), which took place in Asunción, Paraguay, on 29-31 October. The Portuguese delegation was made up of Ricardo Carvalho, Head of Office, and Cristina Sá Costa, Advisor to the Law and International Relations Office. The central theme of this year’s Congress was…
The Ombudsman’s Office, represented by Sofia Duarte, was present at the Annual Assembly of the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI), held in Brussels on 28 and 29 October, which brought together more than 30 National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) from across Europe. The highlight of the meeting was the debate on ENNHRI’s new strategic plan for the…
The Ombudsman’s Office, the National Human Rights Institution (NHRI), took part in the United Nations Social Forum 2024, held on 31 October and 1 November in Geneva. The event, attended by the Office’s Deputy Sofia Duarte, was attended by representatives of governments, NHRIs and civil society organisations from various countries, among others. representatives of governments, NHRIs and civil society organisations…
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…
The Ombudsman’s Office, as a member of the Association of Mediterranean Ombudsmen (AOM), took part in the association’s Extraordinary General Assembly held in Cyprus on 25 September. During the meeting, the Cyprus Commissioner for Administration and Protection of Human Rights was elected Vice-President of the AOM. The following day, the Ombudsman’s Office also took part in the Conference on ‘The…