Peter Boshier, Chief Ombudsman of New Zealand, presents the office’s Quarterly Review for Autumn 2021, which is now available online.

A new paper by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) reveals the differences between people’s experiences with police stops. It shows that Black people, Asians and Roma are still more likely to be stopped and searched by police, which also affects their trust in policing. FRA will continue providing EU countries with data and guidance to support them in ensuring their policing practices respect people’s fundamental rights.

The Ombudsman's Office is publishing a small collection entitled "pandemic notebooks", three studies on the extraordinary times we live in. The first focuses on the general topic of education; the second on homelessness; and the third reflects on rule of law problems.

The Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO) published an overview report into the use of restrictive practices in Northern Ireland school, covering the varioius recurring themes in relation to restrictive practices in school identified by NIPSO’s maladministration investigations.

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Rob Behrens was pleased to present a new study at the IOI World Conference: The Art of the Ombudsman: leadership through international crisis. The study sets out the findings of an international research project initiated by Rob with support from the International Ombudsman Institute and the University of Glasgow.

El defensor del Pueblo de la provincia de Santa Fe, Raúl Lamberto, asumió este 25 de mayo la Presidencia de la Región Caribe y América Latina del Instituto Internacional del Ombudsman (IIO) en el marco de la Asamblea General del Instituto Internacional del Ombudsman celebrada de manera online este martes.

On Monday, May 24, the Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO), published No End in Site; An investigation into the living conditions of children living on a local authority site. The OCO met with families and visited the site on three occasions, observing the very basic conditions, which have been in place since the site was established in 1989. 

Women have and continue to make immense contributions towards the development and impact of Ombudsman and related oversight institutions. The Chief Public Complaints Commissioner and Ombudsman of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is pleased to announce the online gallery of women leaders in ombudsman and oversight institutions.