Eva Kostolanská, formerly a lawyer at the Office of the Ombudsman and the Children’s Ombudsman, has officially assumed office as the Czech Ombudsperson. She succeeds Stanislav Křeček, who served as Ombudsman from 2020 until 2026.

 

The Ombudsman, Mr Jack Chan, on 8 July 2026 presented the 2025/26 Annual Report of The Ombudsman to the public. In the reporting year, the Office achieved remarkable results in all three strategic focuses championed by the Ombudsman, and further stepped up its supervisory role to bring about tangible improvements in public administration. The Office also exceeded all its service targets in handling enquiries, complaints, reassessment and review of complaints.

Good communication is essential to delivering high-quality, compassionate end of life care, says new Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report. Government is urged to prioritise end of life care as part of its 10 Year Plan reforms by prioritising it in the roll out for a Single Patient Record and via training to support professionals to have critical conversations about patients’ prognosis and wishes.

Tabled in the Victorian Parliament last week, the Victorian Ombudsman's Annual plan 2026–27 outlines the institution's key projects and initiatives for the year ahead, to help progress the Victorian Ombudsman's vision – Victoria is fair.

El Defensor del Pueblo, Ángel Gabilondo, ha comparecido este martes en el Congreso de los Diputados ante la Comisión Mixta Congreso-Senado de Relaciones con el Defensor del Pueblo, a propuesta de la Mesa de la Comisión y a petición de los grupos parlamentarios Popular y Vox. Ángel Gabilondo ha sido emplazado para informar, por un lado, sobre las actuaciones realizadas por la institución que dirige sobre las quejas recibidas acerca del transporte ferroviario y, por otro, sobre el impacto del uso de tecnologías digitales en la infancia y la adolescencia.

The Office of the Ombudsman Punjab achieved another milestone by ensuring the payment of over Rs 51.1 million in pending dues to 28 citizens across the province, reflecting its commitment to prompt and effective grievance redressal.

The Austrian Ombudsman Board reported to the UN Human Rights Council on the occasion of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the human rights situation in Austria. In his speech on 1 July 2026, Ombudsperson Bernhard Achitz criticised, amongst other things, Austria’s fragmented anti-discrimination legislation.

Join the African Ombudsman Research Centre, the research and training arm of the African Ombudsman and Mediators' Association, for their upcoming webinar on whistleblower protection. This event, organised in partnership with the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI), will take place on Tuesday, 7 July 2026 at 10am (GMT+2). Kindly click here to read the invitation and register for the event.