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PAKISTAN WAFAQI MOHTASIB (FEDERAL OMBUDSMAN) INAUGURATES NEW OFFICE BUILDING IN MULTAN.Multan: 26 June, 2025 – The Wafaqi Mohtasib (Federal Ombudsman), Mr. Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi has called upon the government officials to ensure implementation of the Wafaqi Mohtasib’s decisions with a view to providing prompt relief to the people. He was addressing government officials and officers of the Wafaqi Mohtasib Regional Offices following inauguration of the new building of Regional Office at Multan . |
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HONG KONG OMBUDSMAN PROBES HOSPITAL AUTHORITY’S ASSISTIVE DEVICE LOAN SERVICE.The Ombudsman, Mr. Jack Chan, today (10 June) announced the launch of a full investigation into the procedures and mechanisms currently employed by the Hospital Authority (“HA”) in providing an assistive device loan service to the public. Hospitals under HA have long provided patients and their families or carers with a loan service of assistive devices, such as wheelchairs, canes and walking frames to support patients in their daily routine and rehabilitation during recovery. |
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MACAU RELEASE OF THE 2024 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION OF MACAO.On 11th June, the 2024 Annual Report of the Commission Against Corruption of Macao was published in the Official Gazette of the Macao Special Administrative Region. Regarding ombudsman actions, the report identifies key concerns in public service management, municipal affairs, and land and public works. Areas of focus include disciplinary matters, environmental hygiene, noise problems, administrative licensing, illegal construction, and oversight in public works. |
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REPUBLIC OF KOREA “CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST STATUS CAN BE CHECKED IMMEDIATELY BY SCANNING QR CODE!”… SELF-DIAGNOSIS SERVICE BEGINS TODAY.The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC, Chairperson Ryu Chul Whan) announced today that on the third anniversary of the enactment of the “Conflict of Interest Prevention Act for Public Officials,” a ‘Conflicts of Interest Self-Diagnosis Service’ that anyone can understand and utilize will be provided and a voting and survey related to the contest on the Conflict of Interest Prevention Act will be conducted. |
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PROVINCIAL OMBUDSMAN SINDH OMBUDSMAN SINDH LAUNCHES COLLABORATIVE OUTREACH INITIATIVE WITH UN AGENCIES AND CIVIL SOCIETY.Mr. Muhammad Sohail Rajput, Provincial Ombudsman Sindh, chaired a high-level meeting attended by representatives of prominent UN agencies, foreign and local NGOs, community based organizations, local support organizations, and civil society organizations to formally launch the “Awareness and Outreach Program – A Collaborative Initiative.” |
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AZERBAIJAN THE OMBUDSMAN PARTICIPATED IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON “ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS: OPPORTUNITIES, RISKS AND VISIONS FOR A BETTER FUTURE” IN QATAR.Sabina Aliyeva, the Ombudsperson of Azerbaijan, participated in the international conference on “Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human Rights: Opportunities, Risks, and Visions for a Better Future” held in Qatar. The event had brought together heads and representatives of various international organizations, ombudspersons and national human rights institutions, AI experts, and legal scholars from world-leading universities. |
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TÜRKIYE THE CHIEF OMBUDSMAN OF TURKIYE RECEIVES THE OMBUDSMAN TURKMENISTAN.On 5 May 2025, Chief Ombudsman of Turkiye and President of OICOA Mr. Mehmet Akarca received the Ombudsman of Turkmenistan Ms. Yazdursun Gurbannazarova. |
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TATARSTAN AN EXTENDED MEETING OF THE COORDINATION COUNCIL OF HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONERS IN THE CONSTITUENT ENTITIES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION WAS HELD.An extended meeting of the Coordination Council of Human Rights Commissioners in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation of the Volga Federal District was held on 25 June 2025. |
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PAKISTAN WAFAQI MOHTASIB (OMBUDSMAN) TEAM HOLDS KHULI KATCHERY IN FATEH JANG.Islamabad: 27 June, 2025 – A Wafaqi Mohtasib (Ombudsman) team comprising Advisor Maj. Gen. (R) Haroon Sikandar Pasha and Consultant Khalid Sial held a Khuli Katchery in Fateh Jang (District Attock) the other day and heard complaints relating to the federal government entities including Sui Gas, Electricity, Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), NADRA and others and resolved a number of complaints on the spot. |
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UZBEKISTAN THE OMBUDSMAN OF UZBEKISTAN PARTICIPATED IN AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM HELD IN BAKU.On June 18, 2025, an international symposium on the theme “Strengthening the Rule of Law: The Role of Ombudspersons and National Human Rights Institutions” was held in Baku, Azerbaijan. |
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MACAU THE CCAC COLLABORATES WITH UNIVERSITIES IN MACAU TO PROVIDE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMMES FOR TERTIARY STUDENTS.Since 2021, Commission Against Corruption of Macau (CCAC) has been offering internship opportunities for tertiary students to participate in integrity promotion efforts. From June to July 2025, several undergraduate students from the Department of Communication at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Macau, and the Department of Journalism and Communication at the School of Humanities and Arts of Macau University of Science and Technology, participated in an internship at the CCAC. |
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REPUBLIC OF KOREA “EXCESSIVE PAPERWORK REQUIRED BY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS IS A BURDEN…”ACRC STARTS SOLVING THE RECRUITMENT PROBLEM OF INTERNATIONAL GRADUATES.In the future, it is expected that job seekers who have graduated from overseas educational institutions will ease the burden of submitting s when applying to public institutions. The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC, Chairperson Ryu Chul Whan) recommended 331 public institutions to ease the job applicant burden of international graduates. |
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PROVINCIAL OMBUDSMAN SINDH SINDH OMBUDSMAN ESTABLISHES CLIMATE & DISASTER JUSTICE UNIT (CDJU)The Provincial Ombudsman Sindh. Mr. Muhammad Sohail Rajput, inaugurated one-of-its-kind Climate & Disaster Justice Unit (CDJU), a pioneering initiative to ensure expeditious and justifiable redressal of complaints stemming from climate-related and man-made disasters. The unit will be a fast-paced mechanism resolving issues of delay, corruption, or neglect in relief, rehabilitation, and public service delivery. |
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TÜRKIYE CHIEF OMBUDSMAN OF TÜRKIYE AND PRESIDENT OF OICOA MR. MEHMET AKARCA TOGETHER WITH OMBUDSMAN MR. ERTUNÇ ERKAN BALTA ATTENDED THE 4TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND 12TH BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OF THE OIC OMBUDSMAN ASSOCIATION IN TEHRAN.On 13-14 May 2025, Chief Ombudsman and President of OICOA, Mr. Mehmet Akarca, paid a visit to Tehran to attend 4th General Assembly and 12th Board of Directors Meeting of the OICOA which were hosted by the General Inspection Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran. |
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AZERBAIJAN THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF OMBUDSMEN WAS HOSTED IN BAKU.The Ombudsman of Azerbaijan hosted the International Symposium of Ombudsmen on “Strengthening the Rule of Law: The Role of Ombudsmen and National Human Rights Institutions,” in Baku. The event was dedicated to the “Year of the Constitution and Sovereignty” and the Human Rights Day in Azerbaijan, which is marked on June 18. |
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TIMOR LESTE OMBUDSMAN CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT AND RIGHTS-BASED JUSTICE REFORM AT PALOP-TL-EU MINISTERIAL MEETING.Dili, 6 June 2025 – The Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice of Timor-Leste, Virgílio da Silva Guterres “Lamukan”, participated as a speaker in the political dialogue session of the 15th Ministerial Meeting between Portuguese-Speaking African Countries and Timor-Leste (PALOP-TL) and the European Union, held in Dili under the central theme “Justice and the Rule of Law.” |
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UZBEKISTAN MONITORING VISIT CONDUCTED TO SETTLEMENT COLONY NO. 46 FOLLOWING A PRISONER’S APPEAL.This appeal was immediately taken under control by the Commissioner of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights (Ombudsman). On the same day, staff of the Ombudsman’s Secretariat, the Regional Representative in the Tashkent region, and members of the Public Group under the Ombudsman visited the facility to investigate the issues raised, and conducted private interviews with the inmates. |
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GEORGIA PUBLIC DEFENDER PARTICIPATES IN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF OMBUDSMEN.Public Defender of Georgia Levan Ioseliani participated in the International Symposium of Ombudsmen, which was held in Baku on June 18, 2025, organized by the Ombudsman of Azerbaijan, Sabina Aliyeva. The theme of the symposium was “Strengthening the Rule of Law: The Role of Ombudsmen and National Human Rights Institutions”. |