???global.info.a_carregar???
Diana Barros is a junior researcher at the Permanent Observatory for Justice (OPJ) of the Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra (CES), where she participates in several research projects. She has a Law Degree from the University of Coimbra Law School and a Master's Degree in Law, specialising in International Law and International Relations, from the University of Lisbon Law School, with a thesis on "The position and future of NATO in the 21st century". She is currently attending the CES/FEUC PhD program in "International Relations - International Politics and Conflict Resolution". Since 2025, she has been an expert in the WJP Rule of Law Index (World Justice Project) for Portugal. Her main research interests focus on areas related to international and European law, international organisations, and human rights.
Read full resume ↓
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Diana Raquel Murtinheira Barros
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Barros, Diana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
661A-2870-46EF
ORCID iD
0009-0006-5850-1520

Email addresses

  • dianabarros@ces.uc.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Political Sciences
  • Social Sciences - Law

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
French Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2025 - 2028
Ongoing
 International Politics and Conflict Resolution (Doutoramento)
Major in Relações Internacionais
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
2019
Concluded
 Mestrado em Direito e Prática Jurídica (Mestrado)
Major in Direito Internacional e Relações Internacionais
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Direito, Portugal
"A posição e o futuro da NATO no século XXI" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
2017
Concluded
 Direito (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Direito, Portugal
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020 - Current Investigadora Júnior (Junior Researcher) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2026/01/03 - Current Promotion of FRA’s tools and material on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights - In selected countries
F-SE-22-T01-L22-C01
Researcher
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Ongoing
2022/02 - 2026/12 FRANET - Rede de investigação multidisciplinar da Agência dos Direitos Fundamentais da União Europeia (2022-2026)
FRANET2022/2026
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
 European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Ongoing
2025/03/01 - 2026/02/28 FAIR - EU Charter of Fundamental rights: Awareness raising and Instruments to promote a culture of Rights
101143162
Researcher
European Education and Culture Executive Agency
Concluded
2021/03 - 2026/02/28 Barómetro das Estratégias Nacionais Anticorrupção
BeNAC/2021-2026
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
 Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais
Concluded
2025/01/02 - 2025/09/07 The role of fundamental rights for the protection of the rule of law: relevant national case law and other examples
.
Researcher
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Concluded
2025/01/02 - 2025/04/30 Digitalisation of justice: fundamental rights guidance - additional interviews
FRA012025042025
Researcher
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Concluded
2025 - 2025 Access to justice of victims of online fraud
F-SE-22-T01
Researcher
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Concluded
2024 - 2025 Digitalisation of Justice: Fundamental Rights Guidance
FRA_2024-2025
Researcher
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Concluded
2024/02/01 - 2024/04/08 Mapping and analysis of national human rights structures in the EU (2023)
F-SE-22-T01-L22-C01 OF08
Researcher
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Concluded
2024 - 2024 Fundamental rights protection of persons with disabilities living in institutions - Experiences and views of practitioners and persons with disabilities
FRA/2024/2024
Researcher
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Concluded
2024 - 2024 Criminal Detention in the EU - conditions and monitoring
F-SE-22-T01-L22-C01-OF06
Researcher
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Concluded
2023 - 2024 Estudo para a transformação da jurisdição administrativa e fiscal em Portugal
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
 Direção-Geral da Administração da Justiça
Concluded
2023/03 - 2023/05 Mapping of child protection systems in the EU (27) - an update
...
Researcher
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Concluded
2022/11 - 2023/02 GDPR - The experience of data protection authorities
...
Researcher
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Casaleiro, Paula; Branco, Patrícia; Barros, Diana. "Organização do sistema de justiça juvenil – intervenientes". In Manual de Justiça Juvenil e de Justiça Penal, edited by Carvalho, Maria João Leote de; Duarte, Vera; Gomes, Sílvia; Granja, Rafaela, 87-103. V.N. Famalicão, Portugal: Edições Húmus, Lda., 2024.
    Published
Report
  1. Barros, Diana; Dias, João Paulo. 2026. Franet national contribution to the Fundamental Rights Report 2026 - The use of the Charter at national level.
  2. Pedro, Sérgio; Dias, João Paulo; Barros, Diana. 2026. Nexus between climate change, environment, and human rights.
  3. Henriques, Marina; Barros, Diana. 2025. Franet national contribution to the Fundamental Rights Report 2025: Political participation and equality in elections. https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/pt_franet_frr2025.pdf.
  4. Barros, Diana; Dias, João Paulo. 2025. National implementation of Regulation (EU)2021/784 on addressing the dissemination of terrorist content online.
  5. Gomes, Conceição; Henriques, Marina; Barros, Diana. 2025. The role of fundamental rights for the protection of the rule of law.
  6. Barros, Diana; Dias, João Paulo. 2025. National legislation and case law in the field of law enforcement access to digital data, with a focus on encryption.
  7. Nolasco, Carlos; Barros, Diana. 2025. Franet National Contribution to the Fundamental Rights Report 2025: Effectively protecting women victims of violence. https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/pt_franet_frr2025.pdf.
  8. Nolasco, Carlos; Barros, Diana. 2025. FRA Anti-Muslim hatred database - Update 2022-2024.
  9. Barros, Diana; Dias, João Paulo. 2025. DSA implementation: legal and policy framework on illegal and harmful content online.
  10. Dias, João Paulo; Henriques, Marina; Fernando, Paula; Barros, Diana; Cid Teles, Madalena. 2025. Digitalising Justice: a fundamental rights-based approach. https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/digitalising_justice_-_country_research_-_portugal.pdf.
  11. Dias, João Paulo; Barros, Diana. 2025. Digitalisation of Justice: Fundamental Rights Guidance, additional interviews.
  12. Barros, Diana; Dias, João Paulo; Henriques, Marina. 2025. Comparative report on the gaps and strategies to raise awareness and to improve the use of the EU Charter. https://fair-project.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Deliverable-2.6_comparative-report.pdf.
  13. Nolasco, Carlos; Barros, Diana; Dias, João Paulo. 2025. Civic space in the EU: Mapping of national approaches to civic space monitoring, participation and protection - Portugal.
  14. Barros, Diana; Dias, João Paulo. 2025. Access to justice for victims of online fraud - Interim Report.
  15. Barros, Diana; Dias, João Paulo. 2025. Franet national contribution to the Fundamental Rights Report 2025: The use of the Charter at national level - Portugal.
  16. Dias, João Paulo; Henriques, Marina; Barros, Diana. 2025. Report on the National Seminars on the Use of the Charter of Fundamental Rights.
  17. Dias, João Paulo; Barros, Diana; Foja, Mariana Freire. 2025. Access to justice for victims of online fraud - Portugal.
  18. Fontes, Fernando; Barros, Diana; Dias, João Paulo. 2024. The right to political participation of persons with disabilities ahead of the 2024 European Parliament elections. https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/pt-political-participation-2024_en.docx.
  19. Ribeiro, Raquel; Dias, João Paulo; Barros, Diana. 2024. Franet National contribution to the Fundamental Rights Report 2024 - Portugal. https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/frr2024_portugal_en_0.pdf.
  20. Gomes, Conceição; Fernando, Paula; Soares, Carla; Barros, Diana; Cid Teles, Madalena; Henriques, Marina. 2024. A Justiça Administrativa e Fiscal: Uma reforma em avaliação.
  21. Dias, João Paulo; Barros, Diana. 2024. Mapping and analysis of national human rights structures in the EU: Portugal.
  22. Casaleiro, Paula; Barros, Diana. 2024. Franet National contribution to the Fundamental Rights Report 2024: The use of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights at national level.
  23. Nolasco, Carlos; Barros, Diana; Fernando, Paula. 2024. Legal basis for searching mobile phones of new arrivals during screening.
  24. Fontes, Fernando; Barros, Diana; Dias, João Paulo. 2024. Fundamental rights protection of persons with disabilities living in institutions: Right to protection from violence, abuse, torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/portugal_desk_research_violence_against_persons_with_disabilities_in_institutions_en.docx.
  25. Veiga, Gustavo Ferrreira da; Barros, Diana; Nolasco, Carlos; Gomes, Conceição. 2024. Criminal Detention in the EU: Conditions and Monitoring - Update of FRA's Criminal Detention Database. https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/portugal-criminal-detention-2024-country-study_en.pdf.
  26. Barros, Diana; Casaleiro, Paula; Fernando, Paula; Dias, João Paulo. 2023. Mapping child protection systems in the EU - Portugal. https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/pt_-_report_-_mapping_child_protection_systems_-_2023.pdf.
  27. Gomes, Conceição; Soares, Carla; Nolasco, Carlos; Carvalho, Carolina; Barros, Diana; Pieri, Mara; Henriques, Marina; Fontes, Fernando; Fernando, Paula. 2023. Franet National contribution to the Fundamental Rights Report 2023: Portugal. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/107165.
  28. Dias, João Paulo; Barros, Diana; Neves, Ana Filipa. 2023. An update on developments regarding civic space in the EU and an overview of the possibilities for human rights defenders to enter EU territory. https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/pt-civic_space_2022-franet-final.pdf.
  29. Soares, Carla; Gomes, Conceição; Barros, Diana; Henriques, Marina; Fernando, Paula. 2023. II Relatório Preliminar - O tempo e o desempenho funcional dos tribunais administrativos e fiscais - Atualização e aprofundamento do Estudo Justiça e eficiência: o caso dos tribunais administrativos e fiscais e avaliação do impacto das reformas de 2019.
  30. Soares, Carla; Gomes, Conceição; Barros, Diana; Fernando, Paula; Rolino, Tiago. 2023. III Relatório Preliminar - O tempo e o desempenho funcional dos tribunais administrativos e fiscais – Atualização e aprofundamento do Estudo Justiça e eficiência: o caso dos tribunais administrativos e fiscais e avaliação do impacto das reformas de 2019.
  31. Henriques, Marina; Gomes, Conceição; Barros, Diana. 2023. European Arrest Warrant proceedings: safeguards for requested persons - Perspective of requested persons. https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/pt-european-arrest-warrant-proceedings-defendants_en_0.pdf.
  32. Barros, Diana; Dias, João Paulo. 2022. Ageing in digital societies: enablers and barriers to older persons exercising their social rights: Portugal. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/108788.
  33. Dias, João Paulo; Barros, Diana. 2022. Providing assistance and expertise on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
  34. Gomes, Conceição; Henriques, Marina; Barros, Diana. 2022. Procedural safeguards in European Arrest Warrant proceedings - safeguards for requested persons. https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/pt-european-arrest-warrant-proceedings_en.pdf.
  35. Dias, João Paulo; Barros, Diana. 2022. National intelligence authorities and surveillance in the EU: Fundamental rights safeguards and remedies. https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/pt-surveillance-report-update-2022_en.pdf.
  36. Barros, Diana; Dias, João Paulo. 2022. Business and human rights: promoting environmental protection through enforcement of consumer rights. https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/pt-business-human-rights_en.pdf.
  37. Henriques, Marina; Nolasco, Carlos; Barros, Diana. 2022. Anti-racism in policing in the EU: challenges and promising practices.
  38. Barros, Diana; Dias, João Paulo. 2022. National intelligence authorities and surveillance in the EU: Fundamental rights safeguards and remedies - November 2022 Update. https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/pt-surveillance-report-update-2022_en.pdf.
  39. Barros, Diana; Casaleiro, Paula; Dias, João Paulo. 2022. The role of national bodies with a human rights remit in ensuring fundamental rights compliance of EU funds: FRANET national research in Portugal. https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/country-research-eu-funds-nhris-portugal_en.pdf.
  40. Barros, Diana; Gomes, Conceição. 2021. O combate à corrupção nos instrumentos internacionais. https://benac.ces.uc.pt/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/O-combate-a-corrupcao-nos-in-strumentos-internacionais.pdf.
  41. Gomes, Conceição; Barros, Diana. 2021. Enquadramento Normativo da Corrupção: crime, prevenção e repressão. Relatório de Sistematização. https://benac.ces.uc.pt/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Enquadramento-normativo-da-Corrupc%CC%A7a%CC%83o_19082021.pdf.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "A posição e o futuro da NATO no século XXI". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Direito, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10451/41556.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2026/02/10 Gaps, Obstacles and Best Practices in the use of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights FAIR Final Conference on "How to Use and Communicate the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights"
Giacomo Brodolini Foundation (Bruxelas, Belgium)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2026/03/01 - 2026/03/15 Exposição "Zines para a Paz: O lado belo da paz" no âmbito da Semana Cultural da Universidade de Coimbra (2026/03/01 - 2026/03/15)
Exhibition (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
2026/02/12 - 2026/02/12 Workshop "Zines para a Paz: O lado belo da Paz" no âmbito da Semana Cultural da Universidade de Coimbra (2026/02/12 - 2026/02/12)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
2025/10/31 - 2025/10/31 Garantir Direitos Fundamentais: desafios do sistema judicial na resposta aos crimes de violência doméstica (2025/10/31 - 2025/10/31)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
2025/09/25 - 2025/09/25 Violências de Género: práticas para a efetivação dos direitos fundamentais (Online) (2025/09/25 - 2025/09/25)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
2025/09/12 - 2025/09/12 Direitos fundamentais e antirracismo: caminhos para a mudança social (Online) (2025/09/12 - 2025/09/12)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
2025/07/02 - 2025/07/02 Direitos fundamentais em perspetiva: desafios na inclusão das pessoas com deficiência (Online) (2025/07/02)
Round table (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/03/18 - 2025/03/18 Ciclo de eventos "Leituras em Diversidade Cultural e Linguística"
Meeting
 Guerra: os conflitos armados e os outros
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2025 - Current Expert in the WJP Rule of Law Index (World Justice Project) for Portugal