The Yukon Ombudsman has completed a formal investigation into the Whitehorse single-family residential lot lottery process. The investigative report concluded that the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources (EMR) was not meeting the intention of the legislation, resulting in an unfair lottery process.
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On July 24, 2026, the Education and Culture Committee of the Control Yuan (CY) approved an investigation report submitted by the sixth-term CY members Lai Ting-ming and Tien Chiu-chin regarding the rights and interests of international students studying in Taiwan. The report urged the Ministry of Education (MOE) to respond to the trend of higher education internationalization by learning from advanced countries’ forward-looking approaches to global talent acquisition, accelerating cross-ministerial resource integration, and refining admission mechanisms to attract outstanding international students, thereby enhancing Taiwan’s global competitiveness in higher education.
The Ombudsman, Ms. Jurima Bryson, LL.M. is bringing the services of the Office of the Ombudsman closer to residents through the campaign ‘Ombudsman in the neighborhood’. With this campaign, the Ombudsman wants to be more visible and accessible in the neighborhoods.
Join the African Ombudsman Research Centre, the research and training arm of the African Ombudsman and Mediators' Association, for its upcoming webinar on handling gender-based violence and discrimination complaints. This event, organised in partnership with the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI), will take place on Tuesday, 18 August 2026 at 10am (GMT+2). Kindly click here to read the invitation and register for the event.
The July 2026 edition of the Forum of Pakistan Ombudsman Newsletter, published under the theme “One Forum | Shared Purpose” highlights the work of Ombudsman institutions across Pakistan and includes a number of international engagements aimed at promoting institutional learning, professional cooperation and the exchange of grievance-redress practices. Kindly click here to read the newsletter.
Únase al Centro Africano de Investigación sobre el Ombudsman (CAIO), órgano de investigación y formación de la Asociación de Ombudsman y Mediadores Africanos (AOMA), en un webinario sobre la tramitación de quejas sobre violencia de género y discriminación. Este evento, organizado en colaboración con el Instituto Internacional del Ombudsman (IIO), tendrá lugar el martes 18 de agosto de 2026 a las 10:00 (GMT +2). Haga clic aquí para leer la invitación e inscribirse en el evento.
Rejoignez le Centre de Recherche des Ombudsmans Africains (CROA), organe de recherche et de formation de l’Association des Ombudsmans et Médiateurs Africains (AOMA), dans un webinaire consacré au traitement des plaintes relatives à la violence basée sur le genre et à la discrimination. Cet évènement, organisé en collaboration avec l’Institut International de l'Ombudsman (IIO), aura lieu le mardi 18 août 2026 à 10h00 (GMT+2). Cliquez ici pour consulter l'invitation et vous inscrire à l'évènement.
El Defensor del Pueblo ha iniciado una actuación de oficio para conocer las medidas adoptadas y pendientes de adopción, por parte de las diferentes administraciones, para dar respuesta, de manera coordinada, a la crisis humanitaria que vive la ciudad autónoma de Ceuta tras el cruce irregular de la frontera de El Tarajal de más de 70.000 personas, los pasados 30 y 31 de julio.
Following the successful completion of the first two sessions, the Office of the Ombudsman Punjab hosted batch 3 of the International Internship Programme 2026 from 27–31 July 2026, welcoming three international participants from African Ombudsman institutions. The participants included Mr. Godfrey Lewanika, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Office of the Public Protector, Zambia; Ms. Lwandisa Zaula, Outreach Coordinator, Public Protector South Africa; and Mr. Philani Mkize, Business Analyst, Public Protector South Africa.
The Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia (the Ombudsman) has once again received several complaints this summer highlighting inadequate conditions caused by high temperatures in various institutions. Based on these complaints and as part of the activities of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), the Ombudsman has already assessed conditions in some institutions and taken temperature readings. It will conduct several more such visits in the coming days.