The Commission on Administrative Justice - Office of the Ombudsman, Kenya successfully implemented the fourth phase of the Ombudsman Mashinani initiative between March and May 2026 across Nairobi County’s informal settlements with support from the International Ombudsman Institute. The initiative brought free Ombudsman services closer to underserved communities, significantly enhancing access to administrative justice at the grassroots level.

The Office of the Ombudsman of the Lazio Region is pleased to provide an update on the III International Ombudsman Conference – Italian Edition, to be held in Rome at the Chamber of Deputies on 28–29 May 2026. Kindly click here to receive information on the programme and the participants.

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.