The Parliamentary Ombudsman, Judge Emeritus Joseph Zammit McKeon, held an informative session with final-year Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Journalism students of the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST). This engagement forms part of the students' hands-on learning experience, allowing them to gain deeper insights into the roles and functions of key institutions.

Dr. Ákos Kozma, the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary, inaugurated a mobile educational point on 20 November, 2024, at ÁGOTA Village to celebrate World Children's Day. The initiative marks the anniversary of the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child, a cornerstone of international legal protection.

The International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) presents its Annual Report for the membership year 2023/2024. The report gives account of the main projects, developments and achievements made in the past membership year and it is now available in all three languages of the IOI.

Le rapport annuel 2024 relatif aux droits des enfants du Défenseur des droits est consacré au droit à un environnement sain. En s’appuyant sur des situations portées à la connaissance de l’institution, d’auditions d’experts et d’une consultation nationale menée auprès de 3 400 enfants, ce rapport est consacré cette année à l’impact de la dégradation environnementale sur les droits des enfants.

El 18 de noviembre de 2024 se ha debatido en la Comisión del Síndic el informe del Mecanismo Catalán para la Prevención de la Tortura (MCPT) de 2023. El MCPT visitó veintinueve centros con personas privadas de libertad e hizo recomendaciones para garantizar sus derechos. El trabajo en los centros penitenciarios es fundamental para garantizar la reinserción, pero la oferta es insuficiente y poco útil.

El Defensor del Pueblo, Ángel Gabilondo, ha registrado el pasado viernes, 22 de noviembre, en las Cortes Generales el informe Violencia vicaria de género. Las otras víctimas, coincidiendo con el Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Violencia contra la Mujer, que se conmemora cada 25 de noviembre.

On 21 November 2024, the Ombudsman, Mr Jack Chan, announced the completion of a direct investigation operation into the handling of obstructions to passageways by bicycles owned by operators of bicycle rental services of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, and made eight recommendations to the Department.

Kindly click here to read an article by the Parliamentary Ombudsman, Mr Joseph Zammit McKeon, which was published in the "Movers and Shakers 2024".