In the run-up to International Women's Day, the Austrian Ombudsman Board and the Stiftung Forum Verfassung launched a follow-up format to the lecture series "One in Five", which was organised by MedUni Vienna in previous years. Students of social work and people in training for other social professions as well as representatives of civil society organisations came to the event centre of the Constitutional Court for an expert event on preventing violence against women.

In the report ‘The progress of NSW’s inmate discipline system reform’, which was tabled on 2 March 2026, the NSW Ombudsman has called on the Minister for Corrections to respond to concerns that insufficient steps have been taken in due time to reform the inmate discipline system in response to the Ombudsman’s 2024 investigation.

Under the leadership of Ms. Ayesha Hamid, Ombudsman Punjab and First Vice President of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI), the Office of the Ombudsman Punjab launched the Student Ambassador Programme to strengthen youth engagement and public awareness regarding administrative justice and citizens’ rights. The programme was inaugurated on 11 and 13 February 2026 at the Regional Office Multan, bringing together university students to serve as ambassadors of awareness within their academic institutions and communities.

The Office of the Tax Ombudsman of Australia has issued its first Quarterly Newsletter 2026, as tax administration remains a hot topic and the ombudsman office is preparing for a busy year. Kindly click here to access the newsletter.

The Office of the Ombudsman Punjab conducted the Teachers Training Programme on 10 February 2026 at the Regional Office, Multan. With the participation of teachers from various government schools, the programme aims to build awareness among educators regarding the jurisdiction, functions, and complaint procedures of the Office of the Ombudsman Punjab.

La Sindicatura de Greuges de Barcelona presenta Els 73, un programa de videopódcast pensado para explicar de manera cercana y dinámica la labor que impulsa la defensoría junto al vecindario. El proyecto también busca reforzar el vínculo con el tejido asociativo y pone en valor el papel de las radios comunitarias, generando espacios de diálogo entre entidades y agentes de cambio con el síndic de Greuges de Barcelona, David Bondia. El objetivo es acercar la Sindicatura a los barrios y a las realidades cotidianas de Barcelona.

A raíz de varias quejas recibidas, la síndica ha emitido una resolución en relación con 31 procesos selectivos convocados por la Generalitat en los que se impide a los aspirantes, a pesar de disponer de la titulación adecuada, participar en más de un proceso. La convocatoria actual limita la participación simultánea en más de un cuerpo o en más de una opción dentro de la escala correspondiente, lo que restringe las posibilidades de acceso a la función pública.

Deputy Ombudswoman Tatjana Vlašić participated in an international conference on 10 February 2026, dedicated to older persons living with dementia. The event was particularly significant because it included speakers who are themselves living with this diagnosis.