On 30 October 2025, the NSW Ombudsman has tabled its Annual Report 2024–25 and the NSW Child Death Review Team (CDRT) Annual Report 2024–25 in the Parliament of NSW. 

The Office of the Ombudsman of Malta celebrated its 30th Anniversary with an international conference held under the theme “Upholding Good Governance in Challenging Times: The Role of the Ombudsman” on 15–16 October 2025.

According to Deputy-Ombudsman Mikko Sarja, the equal right of children in prisons to free basic education must be safeguarded, and completing compulsory education must be possible for them. Their imprisonment does not limit these rights. The importance of this issue is underlined by the fact that underage remand prisoners and children who are serving a prison sentence are a very vulnerable group of children.

Based on their experience, monitoring, and indirect involvement in governance over recent years, the People’s Advocates have identified 9 key directions that can help strengthen democracy, improve governance, and protect human rights.

El Síndic de Greuges de Cataluña ha recibido varias quejas sobre el estado de ocupación y conservación del parque Joan Miró, en el distrito del Eixample de Barcelona.

Los titulares de las defensorías del pueblo, reunidos en Zaragoza en sus XXXVIII Jornadas de Coordinación, instan a las administraciones públicas a revisar e intensificar las medidas preventivas contra el acoso escolar para mejorar su eficacia y han solicitado que se dote a la figura del coordinador o coordinadora de bienestar y protección del alumnado de todos los recursos necesarios para el debido cumplimiento de sus funciones.

La Institución del Procurador de los Derechos Humanos por medio de la Defensoría de Personas con Discapacidad, en conjunto con el Consejo Nacional para la Atención de las Personas con Discapacidad, llevó a cabo la presentación del informe acerca de opiniones de sociedad civil que se contempló en tres Encuentros Nacionales de Incidencia para la Creación del Mecanismo de Supervisión de la Convención sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad, en la Ciudad de Guatemala.

From 20 to 22 October 2025, the IOI hosted its first media training for its French-speaking members in collaboration with the renowned British media agency Media First. Participants from Africa, Europe and North-America learned different techniques to successfully perform in a TV or print interview and had the opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge by practicing with a journalist trainer as well as a newly developed AI coach.