69th E-News Letter of Asian Ombudsman Association May 2023

69th e-newsletter of Asian Ombudsman

PAKISTAN FEDERAL OMBUDSMAN TAKES COGNIZANCE OF NON-PAYMENT OF POST RETIREMENT DUES TO RETIRED TEACHERS.

Wafaqi Mohtasib Mr. Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi has taken cognizance of the nonpayment of post-retirement benefits to the retired teachers of the educational institutions operating under the Federal Directorate of Education, Islamabad. The plight of retired teachers was highlighted in a web report titled, ‘Forgotten Heroes; Islamabad’s Retired Teachers Await Their Pending Dues’ which appeared on 15th May, 2023.

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PAKISTAN FORUM OF PAKISTAN OMBUDSMAN (FPO) ORGANIZINGES TRAINING SESSION ON OPERATIONS AND COMPLAINT MANAGEMENT PROCESS.

The Forum of Pakistan Ombudsman (FPO) organized on 16 May 2023 a highly informative and engaging training session for Members together with Members from Asian Ombudsman Association (AOA). The session was held at the Federal Tax Ombudsman Secretariat in Islamabad. It aimed to enhance the professional skills and expertise of Ombudsmen from across the country and abroad.

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HONG KONG OMBUDSMAN PROBES TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT’S
ARRANGEMENTS FOR DRIVING TESTS.

The Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, announced the launch of a direct investigation to examine the driving test arrangements of the Transport Department (“TD”). TD handles matters relating to the arrangements for driving test appointments, driving tests and assessments, as well as driving test appeals pursuant to the relevant sections of the Road Traffic Ordinance and Road Traffic (Driving Licences) Regulations.

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KOREA ACRC SETS OUT TO ERADICATE CORRUPTION AND PUBLIC INTEREST INFRINGEMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY.

The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC, Chairperson Jeon Hyun-hui) and the National Police Agency (NPA, Commissioner General Yoon Hee-keun) discussed measures to reinforce inter-agency cooperation in creating corruption-free society, such as swift handling and thorough investigation of cases of corruption and public interest infringement involving drugs, etc.

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PROVINCIAL OMBUDSMAN SINDH SCHOOL BUILDING RETRIEVED FROM ILLEGAL OCCUPANTS ON SINDH OMBUDSMAN’S SUO MOTO.

Sindh Ombudsman Ajaz Ali Khan has got the Government school building vacated from tenants after taking Suo Moto action on a report titled “Ebrahim Ali Bhai, Boys Government Secondary School building rented out to tenants” published on 12.01.2023 in the daily “The Express Tribune”.

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MACAU THE CCAC RELEASES INQUIRY FINDINGS ON THE LAND PLOT AT THE LEATHER FACTORY.

The CCAC has released the results of an inquiry into the land plot at Rua dos Pescadores where buildings no. 15 and 17 (commonly known as the “Leather Factory”) were located. In response to the fact that at that time the Administration accepted the maintaining of the status of the building already constructed on the grounds that it should not be subject to the declaration of invalidation arising from the corruption case of the former Secretary for Transport and Public Works Ao Man Long and the fact that the land use period was approved to be extended in and after 2018, the CCAC believes that they, to a certain extent, met the principle of useful and effective use of land and there were no apparent administrative illegalities or irregularities.

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THAILAND THE OMBUDSMAN OF THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND AND THE ANTI CORRUPTION AND CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA JOINTLY SIGN EXTENSION OF THE MOU.

On 8 May 2023, the signing of the MOU on bilateral cooperation between the Chief Ombudsman of Thailand, Mr. Somsak Suwansujarit, and the Chairperson of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea, Ms. Jeon Hyun -Heui, took place at the Office of the Secretariat of the International Ombudsman Institute in Vienna, the Republic of Austria.

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KOREA INSTITUTIONAL BLIND SPOTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC FINANCIAL LEAKAGE TO BE REMOVED BY PREVENTING FALSE CLAIMS FOR PUBLIC FUNDS.

Local governments across the nation were provided with a venue for communication to share the achievements made in the course of the implementation of the Act on the Prohibition of False Claims for Public Funds and Recovery of Illicit Profits (herein after referred to as the “Public Fund Recovery Act”) for the last three years and to address the institutional blind spots of the public fund management.

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AZERBAIJAN OMBUDSMAN OFFICE ORGANIZED A SCIENTIFIC-PRACTICAL CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO THE NATIONAL LEADER HEYDAR ALIYEV.

On 3 May, in Baku, a scientific-practical conference on the topic “The National Leader Heydar Aliyev and the Development of Human Rights in an Independent Azerbaijan”, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Great Leader Heydar Aliyev, was organized by the Ombudsman’s Office.

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MACAU HOLDING THE AWARDS CEREMONY OF PANEL OF ADVISORS FOR TEACHING MATERIALS CUM THEMATIC SHARING SESSION.

In the middle of May, the CCAC held the Awards Ceremony of “Panel of Advisors for Teaching Materials on Integrity of the CCAC” cum Thematic Sharing Session to award the members of the panel of advisors for writing, scrutinising and teaching trial lessons for the teaching materials for the CCAC. During the ceremony, it invited an expert representative of the members of the panel of advisors to discuss with the individuals of the education sector on the topic of “Integrity Education for Teenagers in the Era of Artificial Intelligence – Opportunities and Challenges”.

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UZBEKISTAN COOPERATION BETWEEN THE OMBUDSMEN OF UZBEKISTAN AND HUNGARY IN THE FIELD OF PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS.

Authorized Person of the Oliy Majlis for Human Rights Feruza Eshmatova is currently in the Republic of Hungary on a working visit. A number of meetings are scheduled for May 16-19 within the framework of the first official conference of the heads of the Ombudsman institutions and national human rights institutions, organized by the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of the Republic of Hungary Akos Kozma.

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GEORGIA PUBLIC DEFENDER MEETS WITH MEMBERS OF COUNCIL OF RELIGIONS.

On May 30, 2023, Public Defender Levan Ioseliani met with members of the Council of Religions of the Public Defender of Georgia.Those present at the meeting discussed challenges relating to the protection of the rights of religious minorities and spoke about the need to implement the recommendations developed by the Public Defender and the Council of Religions in order to strengthen the tolerant culture.

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AZERBAIJAN OMBUDSMAN’S REGIONAL CENTERS HELD EDUCATIONAL EVENTS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF “WORLD AUTISM MONTH”.

On the initiative of the Ombudsman, within the framework of “World Autism Month”, the Ombudsman’s Western, North-West, Northern, and Southern Regional Centers organized legal awareness events on the topics of “Public Awareness of Autism” and “Benefits of Early Diagnosis”.

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GEORGIA MEETINGS FOR IMPROVING QUALITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION.

On May 10-11, 2023, Gvantsa Davitashvili and Giorgi Kvirikashvili, representatives of the Department of Human Rights Education of the Public Defender’s Office, together with Andranik Baghdasarian, an employee of the East Georgia Division of the Office, held meetings in Akhaltsikhe with the administration, academic staff and students of law and other programs of Samtskhe-Javakheti State University, as well as students of local public schools..

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