Are miscarriages of justice in Portugal as rare as hens teeth?

[Alfred R Jones]

The worse a country's justice system, and the less democratic that country's society, the lower the likelihood of miscarriages of justice ever coming to light.

I bet North Korea has never had a miscarriage of justice either, not one that was ever officially uncovered or reported.

[Mr Gray]

Merciful heavens! Moderators please delete the links this poor humble poster has provided as apparently they are trolling.The Lord High Panjandrum has decreed so.
I humbly beseech you O moderators not to inflict punishment which will infringe my human rights.
 
Now let me ponder a while.......

Why has no one found a credible report of miscarriage of justice in Portugal?

One of two reasons spring to mind.

There are none...Montclair.

ALL of them are covered up so successfully that even Amnesty International has only had a sniff of three dubious unproven ones in Portugal over the last 20 years...McCann supporters.

I find both theories equally improbable.
US State Department reports, links as provided (trolled?), suggest the world is much of a muchness in that no one has a squeaky clean record vis a vis human rights violations. None is free from fault but some are worse than others.

I tend to believe Montclair....The justice system is so weighted towards the state in Portugal that miscarriages of justice are not admitted to....innocents rot in jail

[Mr Gray]

The worse a country's justice system, and the less democratic that country's society, the lower the likelihood of miscarriages of justice ever coming to light.

I bet North Korea has never had a miscarriage of justice either, not one that was ever officially uncovered or reported.

exactly

[Alfred R Jones]

Come now sir were there a league table as you postulate it would there in black and white for all to see and no need for debate.
I would hazard a guess that Portugal is not that different from other places in Europe.

Actually Portugal is ranked 35th in the world for Human Rights, considerably lower down the league table than the  UK or the USA

http://www.ihrri.com/contry.php

[Eleanor]

I tend to believe Montclair....The justice system is so weighted towards the state in Portugal that miscarriages of justice are not admitted to....innocents rot in jail

That's what worries me.  The PJ were all powerful for far too long.  Any Police Force that indulges in Torture are admitting to that fact.
And some of The Judges were condoning this.

[Alice Purjorick]

Davel believes Montclair is right; Alfred R Jones has it that Portugal rank 35th in the league table on human rights violations.
Obviously the FCO have no gripes about that or we would be told to stay well clear of Portugal. Now we know
Jobs a good 'un; Admin can lock the thread. Next please.