The Office of the Ombudsman has asked women running in the September 2025 General Elections to report any forms of injustices faced in the election process. The Director of Investigations and Research, Ms Martha Kwengwere, said this during a two-day capacity building training aimed at empowering female aspirants for the positions of Member of Parliament and Ward Councilors from the Central Region at Sunbird Capital Hotel, Lilongwe.

On 20 March 2025, the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO) published the first in a series of Overview Reports which review issues that are creating potential barriers to accessing healthcare. The report ‘Lost in translation’ provides an overview assessment of the provision of Interpretation Services in GP Practices – for patients who are not proficient in English.

The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman has launched the first phase of an interactive map. This shows the number of complaints closed in 2022-23 for each Local Authority area in Scotland across the sectors it oversees, mapped against measures of deprivation.

The Czech President sealed the amendment of the Ombudsman Act with his signature. The law will enter into force on 1 July 2025. Thus, the institution of the Children's Ombudsman will be created on that date. Until the election of its representative, the duties will be carried out by the Deputy Ombudsman, Vít Alexander Schorm. The amendment also extends the ombudsman's mandate to include a so-called "National Human Rights Institution" whose aim is to protect and promote human rights in the Czech Republic.

Kindly click here to read about the National Ombudsman of the Netherlands and IOI European Regional President Reinier van Zutphen’s visit to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg together with other local ombuds institutions from the Netherlands.

The Parliamentary Ombudsman, Judge Emeritus Joseph Zammit McKeon, addressed a conference on Social Justice held in Parliament, a yearly event on the initiative of the Hon. Ivan Bartolo, M.P., which was presided over by the Speaker of Parliament, Angelo Farrugia.

La síndica de Greuges de Cataluña espera que la medida se extienda en breve a todas las personas que se encuentran en la misma situación.

Con el fin de cumplir las regulaciones de la Instrucción Administrativa para la Gestión y Mantenimiento de Puentes del Yuan Ejecutivo, la Administración de Turismo del Ministerio de Transporte ha implementado mecanismos de mantenimiento y supervisión de puentes con arreglo a la Instrucción Administrativa para la Gestión y Mantenimiento de Puentes en Áreas Escénicas. Sin embargo, no ha desempeñado de manera adecuada sus funciones de supervisión y evaluación. El Comité de Transporte y Adquisiciones del Yuan de Control aprobó el informe de investigación el 11 de febrero de 2025, proponiendo medidas correctivas a la Administración de Turismo.