Provedor de Justiça

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Provedor de Justiça is Portugal’s independent ombudsman institution responsible for defending citizens’ rights and ensuring public authorities comply with the law and principles of justice.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Provedor de Justiça canonical 5
Ombudsman (Provedor de Justiça) 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf independent state body
ombudsman institution
accessibility open to all persons regardless of nationality
accountability Assembleia da República
surface form: Portuguese Parliament
belongsToNetwork European Ombudsman Network
International Ombudsman Institute
canActOnOwnInitiative true
canReceiveComplaintsFrom associations
individual citizens
legal persons
corePrinciple good administration
justice
legality
respect for fundamental rights
country Portugal
decisionNature issues non‑binding recommendations
guarantees confidentiality of complaints
impartiality
independence from government
hasHeadTitle Provedor de Justiça self-link
hasPower inspect services and bodies of public administration
make recommendations to correct illegal or unjust acts
request information from public authorities
submit proposals for legislative or regulatory changes
influenceMechanism moral and political authority
jurisdiction Portugal
surface form: Portuguese Republic
legalNature independent and impartial body
mainFunction issue recommendations to public authorities
mediate conflicts between citizens and public administration
promote good administration
protect fundamental rights
receive and examine complaints from citizens
nativeLanguage Portuguese
nativeName Provedor de Justiça self-link
officialName Provedor de Justiça self-link
procedure free of charge for complainants
reportsTo Assembleia da República
surface form: Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
role defend citizens’ rights
ensure public authorities comply with the law
promote principles of justice
scope central public administration
local public administration
public services and entities exercising public powers
regional public administration
typeOfAuthority non‑jurisdictional oversight body
websiteLanguage English
Portuguese

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ombudsman of Portugal officialName Provedor de Justiça
Ombudsman of Portugal nativeLabel Provedor de Justiça
Constitution of 1976 establishesBody Provedor de Justiça
this entity surface form: Ombudsman (Provedor de Justiça)
Provedor de Justiça officialName Provedor de Justiça self-link
Provedor de Justiça nativeName Provedor de Justiça self-link
Provedor de Justiça hasHeadTitle Provedor de Justiça self-link