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On the first Monday of October, Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise joined patrol officers of the North Prefecture in their daily work. While riding along with the patrol, she visited both the Emergency Response Centre and the sobering-up facility, and gained an overview of the conditions there.
On 15 September, Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise, Ambassador of the French Republic to Estonia Alexandre Escorcia, photographer Jean-Louis Courtinat, and curators Kristel Aimee Laur and Toomas Järvet opened the exhibition “This Concerns Us All” by acclaimed French photographer Jean-Louis Courtinat at the Juhan Kuus Documentary Photo Centre. The exhibition, bringing together around 80 photographs, explores vulnerability, care and human connection, spanning from the author’s social documentary work of the 1980s to the present day.
On 14 September, Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise submitted her Annual Report to the Riigikogu. It covers the period from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026.
On 2 September, the Riigikogu elected Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise as President of the Republic of Estonia in the first round of the presidential election.
Learning begins with curiosity, with the desire to discover life and the world. This is where the joy of learning lies.
On the last day of June, 25 active young people gathered at the Office of the Chancellor of Justice to share their experiences of participation in school, community, local government and national issues that concern children and young people.
The Chancellor of Justice invited students in grades 6–12 to answer questions about what they do after school, what they would like to do, and what prevents them from doing what they would like. The questions were prompted by this year’s Estonian Human Development Report, which recommends offering young people more leisure-time opportunities on school days.
On 20 January, Liisi Uder, Head of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the Office of the Chancellor of Justice, took part in a discussion panel held in connection with the presentation of the children’s picture dictionary “I Can Be Disabled”.
The opinions of the Chancellor of Justice have been added to the relevant consolidated texts in the State Gazette and can be accessed via the corresponding button in the legal act view. In total, more than 3,000 opinions of the Chancellor of Justice have been added to the State Gazette.
At a meeting held at the Institute of the Estonian Language (EKI), participants discussed how to create a favourable and clear legal framework for the development of Estonian-language artificial intelligence. It was jointly noted that the preservation and development of the Estonian language in the digital age depends on access to diverse and high-quality language datasets and on a balanced approach to copyright and the public interest.
On 20–21 November, Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise participated in the European Network of Ombudsmen Conference “Upholding a Rights-Based Europe” held in Brussels at the invitation of European Ombudsman Teresa Anjinho. Madise chaired a discussion titled “Regulatory Simplification – What Could It Mean for the Protection of Rights?”
This week, Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise and her advisers visited the Astangu Vocational Rehabilitation Centre. The visit began with the observation of classes in the Edgar language immersion and vocational selection course and the assistant cook specialty, where students at the centre taught the Chancellor’s advisers how to prepare a bread dessert.
On 29 October, Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise and her advisers met with Maarja Krais-Leosk, CEO of the Estonian Chamber of Disabled People, to discuss the Chamber’s petition concerning the right to education for children with special needs.
On 23–24 October, Vilnius hosted the meeting of Baltic and Nordic ombudsmen and chancellors of justice, as well as an international conference dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Lithuanian Ombudsman’s institution.
This week, Margit Sarv, Head of the NHRI Unit at the Office of the Chancellor of Justice, is taking part in the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) Forum in Brussels, where she is moderating a discussion focused on the role of artificial intelligence in the work of human rights institutions.
Today, the Chancellor of Justice was visited by the Ukrainian Parliamentary Ombudsman, Dmytro Lubinets, together with a delegation of members of the Ukrainian Parliament. During the meeting, the complex work of the Ukrainian Ombudsman in wartime conditions was discussed.
On May 7–8, advisors from the Children and Youth Rights Department of the Office of the Chancellor of Justice participated in the annual meeting of the Baltic and Polish Children's Ombudsmen in Vilnius. It became clear that the issue of mobile device use in school environments is relevant in all countries.
The Estonian Chancellor of Justice has received, for the second time, the highest level of accreditation — A-status — as a national human rights institution, recognizing its continued independence and effectiveness in promoting and protecting human rights.
On Thursday, members of the Riigikogu supported Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise’s proposal to bring the Motor Vehicle Tax Act and the Traffic Act into compliance with the Constitution. According to the Chancellor of Justice, these laws are unconstitutional because they lack provisions that take into account the destruction of property or other cases in which a vehicle is no longer in use.
On 8 April, Chancellor of Justice of Estonia Ülle Madise participated in the conference "45th Anniversary of the Ombudsman of the Lazio Region" in Rome, at the invitation of Marino Fardelli, Ombudsman of the Lazio Region. She delivered a speech on the topic of artificial intelligence.