IOI | Tender for IOI regional subsidies 2025/2026

The IOI Board of Directors decided at their Board meeting held in Rabat in May 2025 to continue the regional subsidy programme for the membership year 2025/2026. Voting members in good standing wishing to apply for regional subsidies can submit project proposals until 30 September 2025.

AORC | Save the Date for the AORC-IOI Webinar on Gender-Inclusive Policies

Join the African Ombudsman Research Centre, the research and training arm of the African Ombudsman and Mediators' Association, for their webinar on Gender-Inclusive Policies. This event, organised in partnership with the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI), will take place on Tuesday, 26 August 2025 at 10 am (GMT+2). Kindly click here to see the Save-the-Date note and register for the webinar.

PAKISTAN | Successful completion of IOI project under Subsidy 2021-22

Kindly click here to read the progress report on the 4th phase of the Provincial Ombudsman, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's awareness raising campaign subsidized by the IOI's Regional Subsidy Programme.

YUAN DE CONTROL, TAIWÁN | El “Foro de Diálogo Intergeneracional sobre Derechos Humanos en Asia 2025” concluyó con éxito

El 15 de julio de 2025, la Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos (por las siglas en inglés, la NHRC) del Yuan de Control y la Fundación de Intercambio Asia-Taiwán organizaron conjuntamente el “Foro de Diálogo Intergeneracional sobre Derechos Humanos en Asia 2025”, presidido por la vicepresidenta de la NHRC, Yu-ling Wang.

AUSTRALIA | Automation: …when the law is changed but the system isn’t

On 6 August 2025, the Commonwealth Ombudsman released an investigation report into the cancellation of income support payments to welfare recipients involving automatic decisions to cancel income support - without consideration of the job seeker’s circumstances.

España | El Defensor del Pueblo propone a la Dirección General de Tráfico medidas para proteger a personas a las que se les transfieren fraudulentamente vehículos sin su consentimiento

El Defensor del Pueblo, Ángel Gabilondo, ha dirigido recomendaciones a la Dirección General de Tráfico (DGT) para que se proteja de manera real y efectiva a las víctimas de suplantación de identidad, personas a cuyo nombre se transfieren fraudulentamente vehículos sin su consentimiento.

PAKISTAN | Ombudsman Sindh and Legal Aid Society join hands to expand access to justice

In a significant step toward enhancing legal empowerment and public grievance redressal, the Office of the Provincial Ombudsman Sindh and the Legal Aid Society entered into a Memorandum of Understanding at a formal ceremony held on 30th July, 2025 at the Ombudsman Sindh Office. The agreement outlines mutual cooperation in key areas such as complaint referral systems, legal assistance for underserved communities, joint public awareness campaigns, and capacity-building programs aimed at strengthening institutional outreach.

IOI | Newsletter - Holiday break

Due to a public holiday next Friday, the next issue of the IOI’s weekly newsletter will be published on Friday, 22 August 2025.

En raison d'un jour férié vendredi prochain, le prochain numéro de la lettre d'information hebdomadaire de l'IIO sera publié le vendredi 22 août 2025.

Debido a un día festivo el próximo viernes, el próximo número del boletín semanal del IIO se publicará el viernes 22 de agosto de 2025.