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.

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.

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.