Luanda – Angola’s minister of Foreign Affairs Téte António Thursday called for "zero tolerance" and slammed actions that contravene human rights, with a view to preserving peace and development.
"There needs to be zero tolerance and the acts of terrorism, xenophobia, discrimination and all violation of human rights must be condemned", the top diplomat told an opening ceremony of the training session for Network of Ombudsmen of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), held in Luanda.
The meeting is also making a comparative assessment of the Ombudsman's case processing systems with the different institutions responsible for human rights.
The minister Téte António warned the CPLP member States of the need to devote special attention to counteracting these acts.
He said that today we cannot talk about development and peace without the human rights component.
The official noted that it was within the framework of this trilogy that the Republic of Angola ratified numerous legal instruments related to human rights.
Téte António considered necessary for the member States to keep working together to reduce the occurrence of humanitarian crimes in the CPLP.
Strategy focused on training and valuing technicians
The chairperson of the CPLP Network of Ombudsmen Florbela Araújo stated that the strategic plan of the body includes the valorisation and qualification of technicians
The Angolan Ombudswoman also considered the commitment to the technical training of the employees of these institutions a priority, aimed to improve the service provided the citizens.
For Florbela Araújo "to train men and women in all dimensions is to raise the presuppositions of respect for the dignity of the human person (...) for the defence of their legal rights"
The two-day training aims to promote consultation and cooperation among the CPLP members, with a view to disseminating human rights within the community.
The meeting is attended by representatives of the Federal Prosecutor's Office from Brazil, the Ombudsmen of Portugal, Cabo Verde and Mozambique.
The chairperson of the Inter-ministerial Commission for Human Rights of São Tomé and Príncipe and the representative of the National Commission for Human Rights of Guinea-Bissau also participated in the meeting.
