The African Ombudsman and Mediators Association successfully convened an Urgent Extraordinary Executive Committee Meeting on 15 June 2026 to address important governance and succession matters affecting the leadership of the Association.

The Ombudsman of Aruba, Ms. Jurima Bryson, LL.M., has received a growing number of complaints and signals from individuals experiencing difficulties in obtaining an appointment for registration at the Civil Registry Office (Censo).

Ms. Ayesha Hamid, Ombudsman Punjab and First Vice President of the International Ombudsman Institute and Asian Regional Director, headed a delegation from the Office of the Ombudsman Punjab to attend the International Conference of Ombudsman in Rome, Italy, from 27 to 29 May 2026.

The publication “The Ombudsman in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Rights and emerging technologies: a strategic, predictive and transformative approach to rights protection” is now available online. The work explores the impact of emerging technologies on citizens’ rights protection systems and on the role of oversight institutions.

La publicación “El Defensor del Ciudadano en la era de la Inteligencia Artificial. Derechos y tecnologías emergentes: un enfoque estratégico, predictivo y transformador para la protección de los derechos” ya está disponible en línea. Este trabajo explora el impacto de las tecnologías emergentes en los sistemas de protección de los derechos de los ciudadanos y en el papel de las instituciones de garantía.

La publication « Le Défenseur civique à l’ère de l’intelligence artificielle. Droits et technologies émergentes : une approche stratégique, prédictive et transformative de la protection des droits » est désormais disponible en ligne. Cet ouvrage explore l’impact des technologies émergentes sur les systèmes de protection des droits des citoyens et sur le rôle des institutions de contrôle.

A NSW Ombudsman investigation has found that South Coast Correctional Centre’s treatment of inmates in protective custody, who were locked in for 24 hours a day without access to open-air exercise, to be unlawful and oppressive. The newly published report raises concerns about legal and human rights violations due to the inmates’ lack of access to outdoor exercise and contact visits. 

Le rapport annuel 2025 de l’Ombudsman de Montréal, Me Nadine Mailloux, a été déposé le 15 juin 2026 au conseil municipal. En plus de dresser le bilan des activités de la dernière année — marquée, entre autres, par le traitement de 2 218 dossiers — le rapport offre un portrait lucide de l’évolution de certains enjeux préoccupants à Montréal.