Africa-Press – Angola. Angola’s Ombudsman, Florbela Araújo, advocated last Friday, in Lisbon (Portugal), the need to work together to unify forces aimed at defending the rights, freedoms and guarantees of citizens of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP).
When speaking at the handover of portfolios to Portugal’s ombudsman, Maria Lúcia Amaral, the outgoing president of the CPLP Ombudsman Network considered the role played by the institutions of this Portuguese-speaking community in defending the rights of its citizens to be of crucial importance.
For her part, the new president of this platform Maria Amaral thanked the work carried out by Angola during her mandate and committed to continuing the tasks that remained pending for various reasons, according to a press release Saturday.
Cape Verde’s Ombudsman, José Carlos Delgado, also recognized “with great appreciation” Angola’s work during his mandate.
The opportunity served for senior officials from the Angolan Ombudsman’s Office to benefit from an exchange of experience in matters of procedural processing and management of complaints at the Portuguese Ombudsman’s Office.
The handover ceremony took place at Palácio Vilalva, in Lisbon, and was witnessed by senior figures from the Angolan embassy in Portugal and by the executive secretary of the CPLP, Zacarias da Costa.
The Brazilian Attorney for Citizens’ Rights and representatives from CPLP countries, among other online participants, were also part of the act.
The CPLP Ombudsman Network was created on May 28, 2023, in Portugal, pursuing the principles and objectives of the United Nations, as well as the Paris Principles.
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