On World Children’s Day, the Ombudsman was represented at the meeting on alternatives to the administrative detention of migrant children in Portugal, organised in Lisbon by IOM – International Organisation for Migration (the United Nations Migration Agency), by the Coordinator of the National Preventive Mechanism, Miguel Feldmann, who presented a communication entitled “The National Preventive Mechanism and the detention of…
The Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, participated in the Board of Directors of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) which held its annual meeting from 7 to 11 May 2023, in Vienna. In addition to organizational issues and strategic priorities, the IOI Council received and heard from the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, Dymtro Lubinet. To learn more about the agenda…
Entries are open for the 9th edition of the King of Spain Human Rights Award, aimed at public or private entities that have distinguished themselves in the defense, promotion and realization of human rights and democratic values or that have driven programs to promote them values. Sponsored by the Defensor del Pueblo of Spain and the University of Alcalá de…
The Deputy Ombudsman, Ravi Afonso Pereira, and Cristina Sá Costa (Head of International Relations) participated in the 109th Session of the United Nations Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, held in Geneva on 18-19 April, during which there was a dialogue between the Portuguese State and the Committee on the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of…
The Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, received on 19 April a visit from a delegation of the Human Rights and Equality Institution of Turkey (HREIT) led by its president, Muharrem Kiliç. The visit was intended to allow the exchange of experience and good practices, particularly in the function of National Preventive Mechanism that both institutions ensure in their respective countries.
On March 22, the Ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, received the President of the National Commission for Human Rights of Guinea-Bissau (CNDH Guinea-Bissau), Fernanda Maria da Costa. During the meeting, issues related to the activity of both institutions in the promotion of human rights were addressed. Both institutions are part of the Network of Ombudsmen, National Human Rights Commissions and other…
The Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, participated in the meeting of the Council of State held on 29 March 2023, at the Cidadela Palace, in Cascais. The meeting was attended by the European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira, under the theme “European Funds in Portugal”. The Council of State is the political body of consultation of the President of…
The Office of the Ombudsman was represented by the Deputy Ombudsperson, Estrela Chaby, at the Opening Session of the 1st Conference on Family Law, organized by the Supreme Court of Justice (STJ), in partnership with the Family Law Centre, which was held on 23 March, 2023, in the Main Hall of the STJ.
Portuguese Catholic University, under the theme “Which Constitutional Revision?”, which was held on 13 March 2023, in the Carvalho Guerra Auditorium, in Porto. The Ombudsman participated in the Closing Session of the conference.
The Deputy Ombudsman, Ravi Afonso Pereira, the Coordinator of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), Miguel Feldmann, Cristina Sá Costa (International Relations Officer) and Duarte Geraldes (Adviser), participated, by telematic means, in a bilateral meeting promoted by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), on 9 March 2023. The meeting was held as part of the preparations for the…
