Dedicating two of the 409 pages to Portugal on the state of human rights across the globe, Amnesty International (AI) further says there were reports of ill-treatment in prisons and of inadequate prison conditions.
It adds that discrimination against Roma communities continued unabated.
Portugal was also singled out for its alleged continued failure to ensure that hate crimes are prohibited in law, and has not created a national data collection system for hate crimes.
In April, the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities asked Portugal to review austerity measures that have reduced the availability of services to people with disabilities and forced many of them into poverty or extreme poverty. The Committee expressed concern about cuts to resources for inclusive education for children with disabilities and support for their families.
These measures had particularly negative effects on women caregivers, according to this latest Amnesty report, who, in most cases cared for children with disabilities.
In June, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance reported that Portugal had not fully implemented the measures it had recommended in 2013 to address racism and discrimination towards Roma communities, especially regarding data collection and the simplification of procedures to report cases of discrimination to the High Commissioner for Migration.
AI also said there were reports of unnecessary or excessive use of force by law enforcement officials throughout the year.
In October, according to a report by a Portuguese NGO, 13 prisoners were beaten by prison guards during the inspection of their cells at Carregueira Prison in the capital
Lisbon. At least three of them required hospital treatment as a result.
Prison conditions remained inadequate; in some prisons they were degrading. There was a lack of hygiene, food quality, medical care and access to medicines.