Law Enforcement Authorities play
an important role in safeguarding and protecting Human Rights, namely:
· By investing in initial and continuous training
with the aim of ensuring awareness and preparedness of the staff with the
necessary tools to protect citizens and safeguard of Human Rights;
· By developing a set of instruments focused both on
specific problems as well as on the groups most exposed to situations of
vulnerability, through national awareness campaigns and Special Programs, which
are carried out individually or in partnership, intended to deepen, qualify and
improve the mechanisms of protection and safeguarding of groups in a situation
of greater vulnerability, including children, migrants, women, the elderly,
among others.
· By actively participating in all the commitments
of the Portuguese State, contributing to the fulfilment of the instruments
ratified by Portugal within the framework of the United Nations, the Council of
Europe and in the European Union's policies in the field of Fundamental Rights.
Indicators in the context of the Right to
Liberty and Individual Security
The regular availability of indicators is
fundamental as a tool for promoting and monitoring the implementation of human
rights.
The Ministry of Home Affairs is deeply
committed to developing national sectoral human rights indicators. The
proposals drawn up are based on the illustrative list of indicators formulated
by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),
in particular the indicators that assess the quality and scope of the efforts
and measures implemented by the state in the development and application of
public policies for the realization of human rights.
Considering the MHA’s competencies, work was
carried out to adapt the list of basic indicators to better reflect and adapt
to Portugal's legal, institutional and social reality, looking for indicators
in an explicit and precise (quantitative) way, based on a stable and reliable
methodology for collecting data and presenting results.
To know more: 
National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR)
The National Commission for Human
Rights was created by the Resolution of the Council of Ministers no. 27/2010,
of March 18. It is an organ of inter-ministerial coordination, operating within
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ensuring a monitoring of compliance with
the Portuguese, European and international instruments concerning human rights.
The Ministry of Home Affairs is a
member of the NCHR and participates regularly in all its meetings and
activities.
For more information
https://direitoshumanos.mne.gov.pt/en/
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