PAKISTAN   FORUM OF PAKISTAN OMBUDSMAN (FPO) HOLDS ITS 29TH ANNUAL MEETING AT LAHORE.

The 29th annual meeting of the Forum of Pakistan Ombudsman (FPO) was held on 3rd January, 2024 at Lahore. The meeting was hosted by the Provincial Ombudsman Punjab and attended by Federal Ombudsman, Mr. Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi, Federal Tax Ombudsman, Dr. Asif Mahmood Jah, Provincial Ombudsperson for Protection Against Harassment of Women at Workplace Punjab, Ms. Nabila Hakim Khan, Ombudsman of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Ch. Muhammad Naseem, Mr. Mubassher Naeem, Director General, Federal Insurance Ombudsman, Pakistan and Mr. Ishrat Mehmood, Registrar Provincial Ombudsman Sindh.

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MACAU    VETTING AND APPROVAL OF SUBSIDIES NEED TO BE CONTINUOUSLY OPTIMISED.

In 2023, a complainant approached the CCAC, claiming that despite a school had received the subsidies under the “Science Popularisation Funding Scheme for Schools”, it failed to disburse the subsidies to the instructors who provided training after a protracted period of waiting for the vetting, approval and endorsement of the final report by the Science and Technology Development Fund. 

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KOREA   EFFORTS SHOULD BE EXERTED TO ERADICATE CORRUPT PRACTICES ENCOUNTERED BY CIVIL PETITIONERS AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS.

The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) announced the results of the ‘2023 Comprehensive Integrity Assessment of Public Institutions,’ which comprehensively evaluated the integrity levels of 498 administrative agencies and related public entities.

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PAKISTAN   ISLAMABAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DELEGATION CALLS ON WAFAQI MOHTASIB.

The Wafaqi Mohtasib, Mr. Ejaz Ahmed Qureshi has said that the Chamber of Commerce and Industry plays a key role in every society and a separate portal would be established for the chamber to facilitate speedy redressal of the problems being faced by the business community. He was talking to a representative delegation of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry, headed by Mr. Ashan Zafar Bakhtawari, which called on him in Islamabad today.

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THAILAND   THAI OMBUDSMAN RECOMMENDED GPO PRODUCE FOLIC ACID (VITAMIN B9)SUPPLEMENTS TO PRESERVE THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES.

The Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand B.E.2560, Chapter 5, Duties of the State, Section 55 stipulates that the State must ensure that the people receive efficient public health services universally, ensure that the public has the basic knowledge in relation to health promotion and disease prevention, and shall promote and support the advancement of wisdom on Thai traditional medicine to maximize its benefits.

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PROVINCIAL OMBUDSMAN SINDH   RS. 1,163,510/- TOWARD SERVICE DUES RECEIVED BY MR. GHULAM NABI MALLAH, MALARIA SUPERVISOR, HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

Mr. Ghulam Nabi Mallah, retired Malaria Supervisor approached this Secretariat in February 2022 stating that he retired from service on 22.07.2021 but still waiting for payment of service dues viz G.P. Fund, Gratuity & Leave Encashment etc. from District Accounts Officer Naushahro Feroze. On constant persuasion by this Secretariat, he received his dues amounting to Rs. 1,163,510/-.

MACAU    PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION AND THE GUARANTEE OF THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION.

A complainant was ticketed by the Public Security Police Force (PSP) for illegal parking in the area around the Rua do Comandante Mata e Oliveira as detected by the illegal parking detection system. 

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AZERBAIJAN    OMBUDSMAN OF AZERBAIJAN, SABINA ALIYEVA, PARTICIPATED IN THE 10TH BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OF THE OIC OMBUDSMAN ASSOCIATION (OICOA), HELD IN PAKISTAN.

The Ombudsman of Azerbaijan, Sabina Aliyeva, participated in the 10th Board of Directors Meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Ombudsman Association (OICOA), held in Pakistan.

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KOREA   THE NUMBER OF COLLECTIVE COMPLAINT MEDIATIONS “DOUBLED” IN 2023, RESOLVING LONG-STANDING ISSUE RAISED BY 120,000 LOCAL RESIDENTS.

A large-scale collective complaint triggered by prolonged conflicts between local residents and administrative agencies was “mediated,” resolving a longstanding issue raised by 120,000 local residents. 

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UZBEKISTAN    REINSTATEMENT OF ILLEGALLY DISMISSED EMPLOYEE AND RECOVERY OF 20 MILLION SOUMS FROM THE DEFENDANT – OMBUDSMAN.

Reinstatement of an illegally dismissed employee and recovery of 20 million soums from the defendant – V.A., a citizen of Fergana region, filed an application for unlawful dismissal and asked for assistance in restoring his labor rights. 

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PROVINCIAL OMBUDSMAN SINDH   CHIEF COMMISSIONER, PAKISTAN INFORMATION COMMISSION, ISLAMABAD VISITED THE OFFICE OF PROVINCIAL OMBUDSMAN SINDH.

Mr. Shoaib Ahmed Sidddiqui, Chief Commissioner, Pakistan Information Commission, Islamabad & Ms. Samaira Nazir Siddiqui, Member, Anti-Dumping Appellate Tribunal, Islamabad visited the office of Provincial Ombudsman Sindh on 22.01.2024 and discussed the issues of mutual interest. Honourable Ombudsman Sindh Mr. Ajaz Ali Khan presented Annual Report 2022 to the Chief Commissioner.

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AZERBAIJAN    THE MEMBERS OF THE OMBUDSMAN’S NATIONAL PREVENTIVE GROUP CONDUCTED MONITORING VISITS.

The members of the Ombudsman’s National Preventive Group (NPG) conducted monitoring in boarding schools of the Ministry of Science and Education, including the Sumgait City Boarding Gymnasium and a Sumgait City Special School for Children with Limited Health Opportunities, within the framework of the national preventive mechanism activities.

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INDONESIA   THE GOVERNMENT MUST REACTIVATE MINING OPERATIONS IN THE MANDIODO BLOCK, SOUTHEAST SULAWESI.

Member of Commission VII DPR RI, Mulyanto, asked the Government to reactivate nickel mining activities in the Mandiodo Block Mining Business Area (WUP), North Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi, which was previously closed due to a corruption case. The process of investigating this case must be accelerated, so that there is legal certainty for the perpetrators of corruption. So that the companies where hundreds of people work can resume operations.

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UZBEKISTAN    THE FIRST OMBUDSMAN-LED MONITORING TOOK PLACE IN NAVOI IN 2024.

On January 5, 2024, the Authorized person of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights (Ombudsman) and members of his Public Group on Detection and Prevention of Torture made a monitoring visit to Correctional Colony No. 11, located in the city of Navoi.

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GEORGIA    MEETING ON EARLY/CHILDHOOD MARRIAGE AND SOLUTIONS.

On January 29, 2024, Public Defender of Georgia Levan Ioseliani participated in the meeting of the Council of Ethnic Minorities of the Public Defender, where early/childhood marriage and solutions to this challenge were discussed.

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INDONESIA   INDONESIAN OMBUDSMAN HANDS OVER AWARD CERTIFICATE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE ASSESSMENT IN EAST JAVA PROVINCE.

Surabaya – Chairman of the Indonesian Ombudsman Mokhammad Najih handed over the 2023 Public Service Compliance Assessment Award Charter to City/Regency Governments in East Java Province, as well as to the East Java Provincial Government’s Levy Eradication Unit (UPP), on Wednesday (24/1/2024) at the office East Java Province Regional Secretariat.

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