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2026-06-02Summary of Decisions (14 May) - The Hague (The Netherlands) 2024
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2026-06-17Respect goes both ways: Flemish Ombudsman on aggression between citizens and government
Flemish Ombudsman Myriam Parys appeared on the Flemish radio program WinWin to discuss the increasing tensions in interactions between citizens and public services. During the WinWin broadcast, she explained what signals the Flemish Ombudsman Service receives about interactions between citizens and civil servants, how organizations such as VAPH deal with this, and which measures exist to protect staff. She emphasized that respectful communication works in both directions and that accessibility is essential to prevent escalation.
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2026-06-10Catalan Ombudswoman calls for country-wide agreement to transform the Catalan Government: "We must recover the mission of public service"
On 18 March 2026, the Catalan Ombudsman office presented the annual report for the year 2025, a document that records all its supervisory activity over the public authorities and the state of citizens' rights. In 2025, the institution recorded more than 25,000 actions, a record figure. The growth in complaints in regard to social matters stands out. The report's figures show the Catalan Government is under strain, slow, fails to respond to citizens' needs and has lost the capacity to carry out profound transformations.
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2026-06-08Federal Ombudsperson for Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace (FOSPAH)
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2026-06-18The 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.
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2026-06-05OKAJU Luxembourg - Agenda - Children in Migration event - EN
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2026-06-02IOI Board Meeting - The Hague, The Netherlands 2024
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2026-06-02Summary of Decisions (12 - 13 May) - The Hague (The Netherlands) 2024
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2026-06-12Le médiateur Marino Fardelli en compagnie d'autres médiateurs régionaux et médiatrices régionales italien(ne)s
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2026-05-28Ombudsman Punjab Engages with Belgian Federal Ombudsman on Whistleblower Protection Framework
The Office of the Ombudsman Punjab recently participated in an international webinar led by Mr. Klaas Vansteenkiste, Forensic Auditor, Centre Intégrité Centrum Integriteit (MedfedOmb), Federal Ombudsman Belgium, focusing on Belgium’s progressive whistleblower protection framework and the evolving role of ombudsman institutions in promoting institutional integrity and protecting individuals who report wrongdoing.
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2026-04-30The ‘DPU in Indigenous Languages’ Project launches a Booklet of Services in the Tikuna Language
Driven by concerns about access to rights and linguistic accessibility for Indigenous populations, on Wednesday, 8 April 2026, the “DPU in Indigenous Languages” project launched a booklet containing basic rights information in the Tikuna Language, spoken by the Magüta/Tikuna people of the State of Amazonas. This initiative results from a partnership between the Working Group on Indigenous Peoples and the Office for Translation Services. The launch took place at DPU headquarters, with representatives of the Magüta/Tikuna People in attendance.
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2026-05-19Sami Ullah, Advisor (F&P)/(ITID), Malik Khizer Hayat Khan, Advisor (Legal) and Rana Shaukat Ali, Advisor Bahawalnagar, attending the capacity-building webinar
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2026-04-24ACRC and the Blue House jointly organize a Government-wide “Grievance Innovation Forum” with over 140 Agencies
The Blue House, the Prime Minister’s Secretariat Office and the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission jointly held a pan-government innovation forum on March 31 at the Korea Press Center to address collective grievances and unusual public petitions. They declared their commitment to resolving chronic conflicts and comprehensively innovating the public petition handling system.
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2026-04-10Government agencies unfairly administering financial remedies
The Commonwealth Ombudsman has released a report about its investigation into the use of financial remedies by Australian government agencies. The investigation found instances where the administration of financial remedies for government wrongs was defensive, passive, secretive, inconsistent and untimely.
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2026-04-10New Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada appointed
Kelly Burke took office as Canada’s eighth Commissioner of Official Languages on March 30, 2026. Recognized for her strategic vision, her ability to engage in dialogue and her commitment to a truly bilingual Canada, Ms. Burke is approaching her new role with a focus on modernizing the language policy framework, strengthening public trust and making official languages a catalyst for unity, equity and vitality for all generations.
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2026-04-24Booklet of Services launched in the Tikuna Language
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2026-04-10Ms Kelly Burke, newly appointed Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada
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2026-03-27On World Down Syndrome Day: Together Against Loneliness
On 20 March 2026, the Colourful as a Butterfly event took place in Krško to mark World Down Syndrome Day. The Human Rights Ombudswoman, Dr Simona Drenik Bavdek, addressed those present. She emphasised that this day provides an opportunity to reflect on the fundamental connectedness between people. She highlighted the importance of meeting and getting to know one another in order to build relationships, as this enables an understanding of an individual’s needs and creates space for support, assistance, and shared well-being.
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2026-03-13Ombudsman Ontario publie un Plan de services aux Autochtones et s'engage à un dialogue continu pour améliorer la prestation des services publics aux peuples autochtones
Le 12 mars 2026, l'Ombudsman de l'Ontario, Paul Dubé, a publié le Plan de services aux Autochtones de son Bureau, s'engageant à des améliorations internes et à des engagements externes pour aider à garantir que les services publics en Ontario respectent les droits des Autochtones.
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2026-03-24The Hague Declaration (May 2024)