ANGOLA | Angola's Ombudsman receives support from the UN High Commissioner's Office to achieve International Observer status

The Angolan Ombudsman will rely on the support of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to achieve the status of International Observer of the United Nations and the African Union, as it is an independent body.

The guarantee was given, on 24 November in Luanda, during a working meeting between the Ombudsman, Florbela Rocha Araújo, held with H.E. Mahamane Cissé-Gouro, Director of the Division of the Council for Human Rights and Treaty Mechanisms of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

On the occasion, Florbela Rocha Araújo presented an overview of the Fundamental Rights in Angola, having highlighted the need for the Ombudsman to become, at the same time, the National Human Rights Institution, similar to other realities, in order to play a more relevant role in the international arena. Mahamane Cissé-Gouro believes that, to achieve, Angola needs to have already a National Human Rights Institution of level A, in order to have a voice and a turn in international meetings.

Source: Provedoria de Justiça (Justice Ombudsman), Angola