The Polish Ombudswoman Irena Lipowicz is now member of the European Board of the I.O.I. She took over from the Swedish Ombudsman Mats Melin.

In the framework of the OPCAT implementation in Azerbaijan Members of the NPM group against torture conducted an inspection in special boarding school No. 16 for paralyzed children and children infected with poliomyelitis.

On 21 December 2010, the Victorian Ombudsman tabled a report in Parliament into the issuing of infringement notices to public transport users and related matters.

Public Light Buses (“PLBs”) are one of the most popular, yet dangerous, modes of public transport in Hong Kong. Ombudsman Alan Lai initiated a direct investigation on safety standards of this public transport service.

The Protector of Citizens (Serbia), the Ombudsman of Andalusia, the Ombudsman of Castilla-La Mancha, the Ombudsman of Rioja (all Spain), the Complaints Commission of the Cayman Islands and the Ombudsman Sindh of Pakistan are now institutional members.

After an inspection of the Public Prosecution Office in Halmstad in October 2009, the Ombudsman criticizes several prosecutors because investigations involving young people take too much time.

On 11 November 2010 the United Nations General Assembly’s third commission adopted a resolution on "The role of the Ombudsman, mediator and other national human rights institutions in the promotion and protection of human rights". In its resolution the UN welcomes the rapidly growing interest throughout the world in the creation and strengthening of the Ombudsman, mediator and other national human rights institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights and recognizes the important role these institutions can play.

The Pacific Ombudsman Alliance published its Issue 23 of the Pacific Ombudsman Alliance Network News.