Every year, the Ombudsman submits a report to the Riksdag. It is a report on the authority's activities in the previous year, together with a selection of the ombudsmen's decisions. In accordance with the instructions of the Riksdag's ombudsmen, the Ombudsman must submit a report to the Riksdag by 15 March each year for the period 1 January - 31 December of the previous year. The summary of the report is now available in English.
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Rosemary Agnew, one of Scotland’s leading public figures, has called for legislative reforms as she prepares to step down after eight years as the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO). Throughout her time leading the organisation, she has repeatedly highlighted the need to modernise SPSO legislation to enable the Ombudsman to better serve the public and improve accountability in public services. Significantly, she has called for changes in how complaints are made to the SPSO and the ability to investigate complaints under her own initiative.
El Defensor del Pueblo de España, Ángel Gabilondo y el Ararteko (Defensor del Pueblo del País Vasco), Manuel Lezertua, han recordado, con ocasión del Día Internacional de Concienciación sobre el Ruido, la importancia de abordar el problema ambiental derivado del ocio, tras recibir una queja de la Asociación de Vecinos Uribitarte Anaitasuna, de Bilbao.
Ce mercredi 23 avril 2025, le Médiateur fédéral présente son rapport annuel à la Chambre des représentants. Il constate que de plus en plus de citoyens sont confrontés à des règles complexes, à des obstacles administratifs et à un manque d’empathie. Ils s’adressent alors au Médiateur fédéral qui les écoute et les guide à travers cette complexité.
The Board of Directors of Ombudsman.be has appointed Federal Ombudsman David Baele as the new President of the Belgian Network of Ombudsmen. He succeeds Marc Bertrand. The network will continue to strengthen cooperation and make ombudsman services even more accessible to citizens and businesses, helping them more easily to find the right ombudsman when facing issues with public services or companies.
Mar Torrecillas, asesora del área de Seguridad Ciudadana y Justicia, es la representante de la institución del Síndic de Greuges en el nuevo Consejo Asesor de Derechos Humanos de Cataluña. Se trata de un órgano consultivo y asesor creado para garantizar el cumplimiento de los derechos humanos en Cataluña y para analizar y reflexionar sobre las políticas públicas relacionadas con los derechos humanos.
The Fushoushan Veterans Farm, affiliated to the Veteran Affairs Council, was found to have committed violations in the handling of business waste. In addition, both Fushoushan and Wuling Veterans Farms were found to have engaged in improper pesticide use. On March 20, 2025, the Control Yuan Committee on Foreign and National Defense Affairs approved the investigation report submitted by CY members Fan Sun-Lu, Lin Wen-Cheng, and Upay Radio Kanasaw.
Kindly click here to read the speech given by the Parliamentary Ombudsman of Malta during the conference commemorating the 45th Anniversary since the establishment of the Civic Defender of the Lazio Region.
Mercredi 9 avril 2025, le Défenseur des droits publie une étude sur les pratiques de la police nationale en région parisienne qui met en évidence une politique publique d’éviction de l’espace public de personnes considérées comme indésirables. Cette étude a été conduite par les chercheuses Aline Daillère et Magda Boutros (Sciences-po : CRIS/CESDIP) à la demande du Défenseur des droits.
Durante el año 2024 se han llevado a cabo un total de 14.608 actuaciones (cifra ligeramente superior al año anterior), de las cuales 4.310 corresponden a expedientes de queja y consultas y 28 a expedientes de oficio. En 2024 se han consolidado las relaciones internacionales del Ararteko con otras defensorías y con organismos de defensa de los derechos humanos, con la participación en la conferencia y asamblea general del Instituto Internacional del Ombudsman, y con los encuentros del Ararteko con autoridades del Consejo de Europa.