The NSW Ombudsman has published a report capturing the office’s 50 years since establishment – half a century of unwavering commitment to independence, fairness and the public interest in New South Wales. The report written by Dr Lisa Murray, public historian, serves as a testament to the evolving role, impacts and the enduring legacy of the office over time. 

On 23rd July, 2025, a group of SZABIST students were honored with Brand Ambassador Certificates by Mr. Muhammad Sohail Rajput, Hon’ble Ombudsman (Mohtasib) Sindh in a special ceremony held at the Mohtasib Secretariat.

Dr Grant Davies was appointed Tasmania’s Ombudsman and Health Complaints Commissioner in July 2025. He brings over 25 years of experience in public service, with a strong background in complaints resolution and health oversight.

The Austrian National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) published the English version of its Annual Report 2024. In the year under review, the NPM carried out a large number of visits, providing a good picture of the human rights situation in Austria.

Due to a public holiday next Friday, the next issue of the IOI’s weekly newsletter will be published on Friday, 22 August 2025.

En raison d'un jour férié vendredi prochain, le prochain numéro de la lettre d'information hebdomadaire de l'IIO sera publié le vendredi 22 août 2025.

Debido a un día festivo el próximo viernes, el próximo número del boletín semanal del IIO se publicará el viernes 22 de agosto de 2025.

El 15 de julio de 2025, la Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos (por las siglas en inglés, la NHRC) del Yuan de Control y la Fundación de Intercambio Asia-Taiwán organizaron conjuntamente el “Foro de Diálogo Intergeneracional sobre Derechos Humanos en Asia 2025”, presidido por la vicepresidenta de la NHRC, Yu-ling Wang.

Kindly click here to read the progress report on the 4th phase of the Provincial Ombudsman, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's awareness raising campaign subsidized by the IOI's Regional Subsidy Programme.

On 6 August 2025, the Commonwealth Ombudsman released an investigation report into the cancellation of income support payments to welfare recipients involving automatic decisions to cancel income support - without consideration of the job seeker’s circumstances.