PAKISTAN   WAFAQI MOHTASIB (OMBUDSMAN) HOLDS MEETING WITH HIS TATARSTAN COUNTERPART TO DISCUSS UPCOMING MEETINGS OF THE ASIAN OMBUDSMAN ASSOCIATION (AOA).

Wafaqi Mohtasib Mr.Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi who is also the current President of the Asian Ombudsman Association (AOA), today held a video meeting with his counterpart Ms. Sariya Saburskaya, Commissioner for Human Rights, Republic of Tatarstan to discuss matters pertaining to the forthcoming annual moot of the Asian Ombudsman fraternity. The upcoming meetings of the Board of Directors and the General Assembly of the Association are being hosted by the Republic of Tatarstan in September this year.
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HONG KONG   OMBUDSMAN PROBES GOVERNMENT’S WORK IN COMBATING ABUSE OF PUBLIC HOUSING RESOURCES.

The Ombudsman, Ms. Winnie Chiu, today (20 April) announced the launch of a direct investigation into the Government’s work in combating abuse of public housing resources. Public housing resources are precious to society. As the authorities managing public rental housing (“PRH”), the Hong Kong Housing Authority (“HKHA”) and the Hong Kong Housing Society (“HKHS”) have taken measures to prevent abuse of such resources. According to HKHA and HKHS, common types of PRH abuse include non-occupation (or not retaining regular and continuous residence), false declaration (such as income, assets, marital status and household particulars), subletting, non-domestic usage or engagement in illegal activities.
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KOREA   ACRC PROVIDED AN ‘INTEGRITY INSTRUCTOR TRAINING COURSE’ TO EDUCATE INTEGRITY PROFESSIONALS.

Take part in the field to promote the integrity level of public offices once being registered as professional integrity instructors. The Anti-Corruption Training Institute of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC, Jeon Hyun-Heui) provided this year’s first “Integrity Instructor Training Course” for 50 trainees in order to educate integrity professionals.

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JAPAN   TRAINING WORKSHOPS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COUNSELORS ON COUNSELING WITH FOREIGN NATIONALS.

In Japan, the Administrative Evaluation Bureau (AEB) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has been conducting “Training Workshops for Administrative Counselors on Counseling with Foreign Nationals” since 2022. Administrative Counselors are private citizens who are commissioned by the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications as unpaid volunteers. About 5,000 Counselors are working nationwide and receiving complaints, requests, and opinions from citizens regarding the activities of the central government.
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MACAU    ORGANISING THE AWARD CEREMONY OF THE “INTEGRITY” THAT TOUCHES MY HEART – MICRO-MOVIE PRODUCTION COMPETITION ON HONESTY.

By the end of last year, the CCAC held the “Integrity” that Touches My Heart – Micro-movie Production Competition on Honesty targeting at higher education and secondary students of Macao, through which it seeks to encourage the young people to have a deep reflection on the topics of integrity.
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PAKISTAN   WAFAQI MOHTASIB (OMBUDSMAN) INTERVENES TO EXPEDITE PAYMENT OF RS. 750,000 AS COMPENSATION TO A WIDOW FOR ELECTROCUTION OF HER SON.

A widow was paid Rs.750,000/- on the intervention of Wafaqi Mohtasib, Mr. Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi by Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) as her son has died of electrocution caused by an electric pole in the street. The widow has lodged a complaint to the Wafaqi Mohtasib stating therein that her sixteen years old son met a tragic accident and died due to electrocution on 13th March 2021.
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AZERBAIJAN    OMBUDSMAN’S NATIONAL PREVENTIVE GROU CONDUCTED VISIT TO THE INTEGRATION TRAINING BOARDING SCHOOL.

Within the jurisdiction of the Mechanism of the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Sabina Aliyeva, the Members of the National Preventive Group carried out a visit to the Integration Training Boarding School No. 11 under the Ministry of Science and Education of Azerbaijan. The goal of the visit was to investigate the situation with ensuring the rights of children in the facility, their living conditions, treatment issues and the current situation.
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UZBEKISTAN   TTHE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE OMBUDSMAN’S ACTIVITIES INCREASED BY 2.5 TIMES COMPARED TO 2021.

On April 7, 2023, at the plenary session of the Senate, the report of the Authorized Person of the Oliy Majlis for Human Rights (Ombudsman) on activities in 2022 was considered. The Authorized Person of the Oliy Majlis for Human Rights (Ombudsman) Feruza Eshmatova made a report on this issue. It is noted that in 2022, in total, the Authorized Person received 17,761 appeals from citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan and stateless persons, foreign citizens and Ombudsmen of foreign states, as well as persons held in places of detention of persons with limited freedom of movement, their close relatives and defenders (lawyers). Compared to 2021, the number of applications decreased by 977 or 5.2 percent.
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KOREA   EVERY PUBLIC INSTITUTION WILL ENHANCE THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE IDENTITY OF CORRUPTION AND PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWERS.

The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC, Chairperson Jeon Hyun-Heui) provides training in the prevention of violations of the duty of confidentiality of corruption and public interest whistleblowers for central administrative agencies, local governments, and public service-related organizations by regions from March to July for 11 sessions.
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KYRGYZ REPUBLIC    EDUCATIONAL EVENT ON ‘PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH AUTISM’ ORGANIZED.

Within the framework of the autism awareness month-long campaign, the Ombudsman’s Western Regional Center held a legal awareness event on “Protection and Promotion of the Rights of People with Autism” with the participation of children with autism, who benefit from the services of the Ganja Community-based Rehabilitation Center of the United Aid for Azerbaijan (UAFA) and their parents.
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MACAU    CONTINUOUS COOPERATION WITH VARIOUS GROUPS IN PROMOTION OF INTEGRITY EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

The CCAC met with the leadership of Luso-Chinese Technical and Vocational School and Saint Joseph Diocesan College and Macao New Chinese Youth Association respectively to exchange information of integrity education and co-organise various activities with them.
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ARMENIA   MS. ANAHIT MANASYAN ELECTED AS NEW HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER OF ARMENIA.

On 12 April 2023, Ms. Anahit Manasyan was elected as the new Human Rights Defender of Armenia by the RA National Assembly for a term of six years. She started performing her duties on 13 April 2023, in accordance with the RA Constitution and the Constitutional Law on the Human Rights Defender.
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