46TH E-NEWS LETTER OF ASIAN OMBUDSMAN ASSOCIATION (AOA) MAY 2021
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HONG KONG – CHINA Regulatory Regime for Lifts and Escalators In Hong Kong, high-rise buildings are very common and lifts and escalators are frequently used in our daily lives. Components of lifts and escalators are susceptible to wear-and-tear and ageing. For the sake of users’ safety, proper maintenance and periodic examinations are of paramount importance. |
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HONG KONG – CHINA Management and Repair of Public Toilets by Food and Environmental. Hygiene Department and Architectural Services Department.Since 2000, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (“FEHD”) has outsourced street cleansing services (which include cleansing services for public toilets) to cleansing service contractors (“contractors”). As at September 2020, there are 808 public toilets under FEHD’s management across the territory. |
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REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN The Ombudsman has presented her report for 2020 in the Milli Majlis.The report of the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the protection of human rights in the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2020 was submitted to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on February 25, 2021, and on April 2, the Ombudsman Sabina Aliyeva presented this report in the Milli Majlis. |
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REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN Ombudsman Office and UNICEF signed a Rolling Work Plan on cooperation for 2021-2022The Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ms. Sabina Aliyeva received the UNICEF Representative to Azerbaijan, Mr. Edward Carwardine. |
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REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN Ombudsman Sabina Aliyeva paid a visit to TurkeyThe Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ms. Sabina Aliyeva and staff members of the Ombudsman Office paid an official visit to Turkey upon the invitation of the Chief Ombudsman of Turkey Mr. Şeref Malkoç. |
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REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN Tatarstan Ombudsman checks Kazan shopping centers for accessibility for people with disabilitiesThe presence of ramps, elevators, bathrooms equipped for people with limited mobility, contrasting markings, braille plates – all these are accessibility criteria that should be in every public place. |
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PUBLIC DEFENDER (OMBUDSMAN) OF GEORGIA Public Defender Appeals to Insurance Company relating to Discrimination on Grounds of Obesity.The Public Defender of Georgia has established indirect discrimination by Imedi L Insurance Company against an insured person diagnosed with obesity. |
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PUBLIC DEFENDER (OMBUDSMAN) OF GEORGIA Public Defender Appeals to Insurance Company relating to Discrimination on Grounds of Obesity.The Public Defender of Georgia has established indirect discrimination by Imedi L Insurance Company against an insured person diagnosed with obesity. |
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PUBLIC DEFENDER (OMBUDSMAN) OF GEORGIA Public Defender Calls on Parliament to Start Justice ReformThe Public Defender of Georgia calls on the Parliament of Georgia to expeditiously adopt the updated rules for the selection of members of the High Council of Justice, which will ensure greater transparency and trust in the justice system and reduce the spheres of influence on the judiciary. |
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REPUBLIC OF TURKEY 2020 ENGLISH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION OF TURKEY NOW AVAILABLE.We are pleased to share with you the abridged English version of the 2020 Annual Report of the Ombudsman Institution of the Republic of Turkey. The original Annual Report is 582 pages long. |
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REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN More than 100 calls were received during the hotline.The Commissioner for Human Rights held a “hot line” on compliance with the rights of citizens with limited health capabilities.The phone “hotline” received 101 call call from residents of different parts of the republic – Kazan, NaberezhnyeChelny, Nizhnekamsky, Zelenodolsky, Athnich, Chistopolsky, Bugulminsky and other regions of Tatarstan. |