95th E-News Letter of Asian Ombudsman Association July 2025
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PAKISTAN WAFAQI MOHTASIB OPENS AOA WEBINAR ON THE SHARED PRINCIPLES OF OMBUDSMANSHIP AND THE UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS.Islamabad: 14 July, 2025 – Wafaqi Mohtasib, Mr. Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi, has said that the ombudsmanship and the UN Sustainable Development Goals pursue shared principles and purposes which together constitute the agenda for global action. He was inaugurating a webinar organized by the Asian Ombudsman Association (AOA) in cooperation with the Wafaqi Mohtasib Secretariat at Islamabad today. Mr. Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi is the current President of the Asian Ombudsman Association which is a 47-member strong non-political, professional body of ombudsman institutions in the Asian region. |
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HONG KONG OMBUDSMAN’S THREE STRATEGIC FOCUSES DELIVER RESULTS AND TANGIBLE BENEFITS TO COMMUNITY.The Ombudsman, Mr. Jack Chan, presented the 2024-25 Annual Report of The Ombudsman to the public. The Office exceeded all its service targets in handling enquiries, complaints, reassessment and review of complaints in the reporting year. |
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REPUBLIC OF KOREA ACRC TRANSFORMS POTENTIALLY UNWANTED STORMWATER DETENTION FACILITY INTO A WATERFRONT PARK.The collective civil complaints filed by residents of the Yunjung Apartment Complex, who had expressed concerns about potential damage from the stormwater detention facility*being constructed in the Yangju Hoecheon District to prevent damage from torrential rains, are expected to be resolved through mediation by the ACRC (Chairperson Ryu Chul Whan). |
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TÜRKIYE CHIEF OMBUDSMAN MR. MEHMET AKARCA ADDRESSES THE INTERNATIONAL OMBUDSMAN SYMPOSIUM HELD IN AZERBAIJAN.Chief Ombudsman Mr. Mehmet Akarca participated as a speaker in the session titled “Ensuring the Enforcement of Constitutional Rights through Ombudsmen and National Human Rights Institutions” at the International Ombudsman Symposium on “Strengthening the Rule of Law: The Role of Ombudsmen and National Human Rights Institutions” held in Baku, Azerbaijan on 18 June 2025. |
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PAKISTAN WAFAQI MOHTASIB STRIVING FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE IN THE COUNTRY.Islamabad: July 28, 2025 – A group of Interns, currently undergoing training at the office of Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO), visited the Wafaqi Mohtasib Secretariat here today and attended a briefing on its role and functions. |
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ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN NATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION SYSTEM LAUNCHED IN IRAN.First Deputy of the Judiciary: We Rely on Public Participation to Achieve Justice President of the General Inspection Organization: Public Engagement is the Key to Preventing and Combating Corruption The “National Whistleblower Protection System” was officially launched during a ceremony attended by Hojjatoleslam Wal-Muslimeen Khalili, First Deputy of the Judiciary; Dr. Khodaeiyan, President of the General Inspection Organization (GIO); Mr. Sahebkar Khorasani, Deputy for Strategic Affairs; and Mr. Kazemi-Fard, Deputy for Statistics and Information Technology of the Judiciary. |
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REPUBLIC OF KOREA “EXPORTING K-ANTI-CORRUPTION TO KAZAKHSTAN…ACRC SHARED KOREA’S INTEGRITY POLICIES WITH KAZAKHSTAN.The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC), chaired by Ryu Chul Whan, announced that it had transferred Korea’s exemplary anti-corruption systems including the Public Institution Integrity Assessment and the whistleblower protection system to the Republic of Kazakhstan. |
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AZERBAIJAN AN AWARD CEREMONY WAS HELD FOR A GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO COMPLETED THEIR VOLUNTEER WORK AT THE OMBUDSMAN’S OFFICE.Mr. Aydin Safixanli, Head of the Office of the Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, met with a group of young people who completed their volunteer work at the institution. During the meeting, A. Safixanli provided extensive information about the volunteer program successfully organized at the Ombudsman’s Office at the initiative of the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Sabina Aliyeva, in which young people are actively involved. |
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TÜRKIYE CTHE 2023 AND 2024 ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION WERE PRESENTED TO THE JOINT COMMITTEE OF THE GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF TÜRKIYE.The 2023 and 2024 Annual Reports of the Ombudsman Institution were presented to the Joint Committee of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye, composed of members of the Petition Committee and the Human Rights Inquiry Committee. The meeting was attended by Ombudspersons, Mr. Sadettin Kalkan, Mr. Ertunç Erkan Balta, Ms. Fatma Benli Yalçın, Mr. Özcan Yıldız, and Secretary General Mr. Mehmet Doğan. |
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ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN 14 KEY ACTIONS BY THE GENERAL INSPECTION ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN IN SUPPORT OF PRODUCTION IN 2024.
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UZBEKISTAN OMBUDSPERSONS OF UZBEKISTAN AND RUSSIA CONDUCT MONITORING VISIT TO PENAL INSTITUTION.On July 29, 2025, the Commissioner of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights (Ombudsman) and the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, Tatyana Moskalkova, along with members of the accompanying delegation, conducted a monitoring visit to Penal Colony No. 13, located in the city of Chirchik, Tashkent region. |
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GEORGIA TRAINING FOR PRIVATE COMPANY EMPLOYEES.On July 2 and July 17, 2025, the Equality Department of the Public Defender’s Office conducted training for managers, HR specialists and other employees of the central office of one of the large service sector companies (fast food restaurant) and its branches operating throughout Georgia. |
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TIMOR LESTE PDHJ PARTICIPATES IN THE 2ND SEANF TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP MEETING IN YOGYAKARTA.Yogyakarta, Indonézia, 22-24 July 2025 –The Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice (PDHJ) of Timor-Leste participated in the 2nd Technical Working Group (TWG) Meeting of the Southeast Asian National Human Rights Institutions Forum (SEANF), hosted from 22 to 24 July 2025 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The PDHJ delegation was composed of Áureo José António Sávio, Margarida dos Santos, and Antoninho Bernardino. |
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AZERBAIJAN AN INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ENTITLED “TOWARDS A MINE-FREE WORLD – THE EXAMPLE OF AZERBAIJAN” WAS HELD IN KUALA LUMPUR.An international seminar on the topic “Towards a Mine-Free World – the Example of Azerbaijan” was held in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, jointly organized by the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) and the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Malaysia. |
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GEORGIA PUBLIC DEFENDER MEETS WITH CHIEF OMBUDSMAN OF TURKEY.On July 25, 2025, in the city of Batumi, Levan Ioseliani, Public Defender of Georgia, met with Mehmet Akarca, Chief Ombudsman of the Republic of Turkey, and other representatives of the Turkish delegation. |