“The right of people with disabilities to vote must be a genuine one, whereas at present it is more of a formality—if not merely a facade.” With these words, Ombudsman Velislava Delcheva opened the forum “Accessible Electoral Environment: Information and Technology Solutions for Voters with Visual and Hearing Impairments,” organised by the Ombudsman Institution.

Dr Simona Drenik Bavdek, the Human Rights Ombudswoman of the Republic of Slovenia, has submitted her views on the proposed amendment to the Personal Assistance Act to the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities. While welcoming certain improvements aimed at greater legal certainty, she also points out key shortcomings that may limit the rights of persons with disabilities.

The Commonwealth Ombudsman, in his capacity as the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman, has released a report comparing how Australian private health insurers performed in the 2024-2025 financial year.

On 1 April 2026, the second Ombudsman of the Kingdom of Lesotho and former IOI Board member, Adv. Sekara Mafisa KC passed away. Kindly click here to read the condolence message from the current Ombudsman, Adv Tlotliso Polaki.

The second and concluding session of the Ambassador Program for students from the IBA University Karachi was held on 13 April 2026 at the Provincial Ombudsman Secretariat, followed by a certificate distribution ceremony.

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.

The Ombudsman of Aruba, Ms. Jurima Bryson LL.M. has published the report “Het Luisterend Oog, In kader brengen van instellingen” (Dutch for “The Listening Eye”) on March 9th, 2026. In this report 564 institutions on Aruba, that fall under the National Ombudsman Ordinance, have been identified.

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.