El 13 de enero de 2025, el Yuan de Control (YC) celebró una sesión de revisión del trabajo correspondiente al año 2024, la cual fue presidida por el vicepresidente Hung-chun Lee. En esta sesión del trabajo anual, el vicepresidente expresó su deseo de promover la integridad, la buena gobernanza y la salvaguarda de los derechos humanos, demostrando el valor y la contribución de la institución a la sociedad.

El 5 de febrero de 2025 se ha celebrado el acto de firma del Acuerdo de las defensorías sobre la cultura de la justicia restaurativa, el diálogo, la conciliación, el acuerdo y la reparación, que busca impulsar las medidas alternativas de resolución de conflictos en las quejas que llegan a estas instituciones de defensa de derechos. El Acuerdo, impulsado por la síndica de greuges, también ha sido firmado por el defensor del pueblo andaluz; el ararteko (País Vasco); la diputada del Común (Canarias) y la arartekoa (Navarra).

Several ombudsmen and their staff gathered in Brussels on 5 and 6 February in a Poldershop to discuss the migration pact that has to be implemented in the European Union by the summer of 2026.

On the occasion of the 45^th anniversary of the Lazio Region Civic Defender, a major international event will be held in Rome, organized by Marino Fardelli, President of the Italian Civic Defenders, Civic Defender of the Lazio Region, and member of the European Board of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI). Adding further prestige to the initiative will be the general audience with Pope Francis on the morning of April 9, during which participants will be welcomed by the Holy Father. 

The Ombudsman’s inquiry into the Pylos shipwreck reveals a series of serious and reprehensible omissions in the search and rescue duties on the part of senior officers of the Hellenic Coast Guard.

On Wednesday, 29th of January 2025, the second Ombuds Academy took place. This event was organized and hosted by the Dutch National ombudsman. The Ombuds Academy is an IOI initiative that focuses on the employees of our institutes, rather than on the ombudsmen.

Ombudsman Grace Tikambenji Malera delivered a determination in the matter of how government through the Ministry of Justice’s Office of the Solicitor General flouted procedures in shortlisting and interviewing two candidates for the post of Director General for the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Malawi.

In the December issue of the Transparency Newsletter, the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) shares news on the most recent achievements, events and developments of the office.