The Deputy Ombudsman, Ravi Afonso Pereira and Cristina Sá Costa (Head of International Relations) participated in the 109th Session of the CERD (United Nations Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination), in which the 18th and 19th reports on Portugal were discussed, held in Geneva on 18 and 19 April. The Ombudsman, as a national human rights institution, collaborates with…
The Ombudsman sent a new recommendation to the Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security highlighting the urgency of guaranteeing timely access to the Social Insertion Benefit (PSI) by persons with disabilities. The new recommendation arises from the continuous receipt of complaints that show that the effectiveness of the PSI is not guaranteed, primarily as a result of the delay…
The Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, met with the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Ukrainian Parliament, Dmytro Lubinets, on 29 March, in Amsterdam, in the margins of the conference on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights. The meeting allowed to address, in particular, issues related to the Ukrainian community living in Portugal, namely the one received under the special reception programme…
The Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, participated in a conference on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, promoted by the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Dunja Mijatović. How to protect human rights, holistically and in all sectors of activity, in the face of accelerating reliance on digital technologies and automation based on access to personal data, and what…
The Ombudsman sent a Recommendation to the Government to promote approval of a new and appropriate regime of protection for teachers during illness, that includes the possibility of adapting the teaching load and functions exercised to the respective state of health. Regarding the system of teachers’ mobility due to illness, it was also recommended that the list of illnesses that…
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 Ombudsman was represented by the Deputy Ombudsman, Ravi Afonso Pereira, and by the Coordinator of the National Preventive Mechanism, Miguel Feldmann, at the signature of a Protocol between the General Directorate of Reinsertion and Prison Services, the General Inspectorate of Internal Administration and the General Inspectorate of Justice Services. This Protocol aims to improve institutional communication in situations 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.
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 Ombudsman was present at the 40th anniversary dinner of the Constitutional Court, on 20 March 2023, at the National Palace of Ajuda, in Lisbon.