66th E-NEWS LETTER OF ASIAN OMBUDSMAN ASSOCIATION (AOA) February 2023

66th e-newsletter of Asian Ombudsman

PAKISTAN Ombudsman institution played its successful role in the journey of four decades in providing speedy & inexpensive relief to a common man

The Federal Ombudsman appreciated the role of media in sensitizing the functioning of Ombudsman institution among the general public. This was stated by Federal Ombudsman Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi while briefing the Islamabad Crime and Court Reporters Association (ICCRA) in his office today. He said that maladministration and bad governance are two sides of the same coin. Both breed in an environment of favoritism, discrimination and corruption.
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HONG KONG Direct Investigation against unauthorised Building Works in new territories exempted houses

The Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, announced at a press conference the completion of the direct investigation into the Government’s enforcement against unauthorised building works (UBWs) in New Territories Exempted Houses (NTEHs) and made 11 recommendations for improvement to the Buildings Department (BD) and the Lands Department (LandsD).
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MACAU CCAC completed case about complaints over noise caused by Construction Projects at Lot P, Avenida Do Nordeste

The CCAC has completed the handling of complaints over the noise caused by several construction projects at Lot P, Avenida do Nordeste during restricted hours, proving that although the out-of-hours works of the construction projects of the apartments for the elderly, the home-swap housing units, the temporary housing units and the flyover at the Amizade roundabout (Rotunda da Amizade) were permitted to be carried out, the competent authority has been following up the problems concerning the noise.
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PAKISTAN Federal Ombudsman takes Notice of the Public concerns against unilateral price hike of the locally fabricated vehicles.

Taking notice of the media reports and a large number of complaints received from Karachi and other cities against the unilateral increase in prices of automobiles by the manufacturers and assemblers, the Federal Ombudsman has called for a detailed report from the Ministry of Industries and Production. It was noticed that the increase in the prices of vehicles unilaterally by the manufacturers, without any oversight mechanism amounts to maladministration.He has also asked the Ministry to ascertain the fact that auto manufacturers were charging over and above the prices at the time of delivery of vehicles to the detriment of the interest of the customers who had initially deposited due price.
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ACRC KOREA ACRC Conducted Corruption Risk Assessment of Bylaws of 506 public institutions, removing 4,722 corruption-causing factors inherent therein

Customarily practiced acts of corruption in public institutions, including overseas business trip, abuse of authority over personnel affairs and unfair contract, etc., blocked at the source. The results of Corruption Risk Assessment (CRA) on bylaws of public institutions in the country conducted during a span of last three years have found that corruption-causing factors such as overseas business trips, abuse of authority over personnel affairs and unfair contract, etc. have been removed, raising an awareness of integrity of executives and staff members of public institutions.
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THAILAND Thailand Ombudsman, Mr. Songsak Saicheua initiates a Systemic Investigation on tougher Law for Road Safety

As many as 939,713 road accidents were reported in 2022, up 4.7% from 2021, the Thailand Road Accidents Data Centre for Road Safety Culture (ThaiRSC) said. According to data revealed by ThaiRSC, road accidents claimed 14,737 lives and injured 924,799 in Thailand. Of them, 536 deaths and 7,885 injuries were foreigners. Statistics show that more than half of the accidents (55.9%) involved motorbikes. Among the 14,737 lives lost, 360 deaths at the crossroad were officially reported. Thai RSC said that the average damage incurred per accident was about 200,000 baht, while other mental, social and economic impacts for families are immeasurable.

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AZERBAIJAN Sabina Aliyeva participated in the International Conference organized by the Uzbekistan Ombudsman Institute

The Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan Sabina Aliyeva participated in the international conference “Joint action and cooperation in the field of reliable protection of human rights and freedoms” held in the city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, upon the invitation of the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Supreme Assembly of the Republic of Uzbekistan Feruza Eshmatova.
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HONG KONG Direct Investigation against Illegal Occupation or Obstruction of Streets by Goods and Miscellaneous Articles

The Ombudsman, Ms Winnie Chiu, announced at a press conference the results of the direct investigation into the Government’s regulation of illegal occupation or obstruction of streets by goods and miscellaneous articles, identifying three major areas for improvement; namely enforcement actions, inter-departmental joint operations and the complaint referral mechanism.
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ACRC KOREA ACRC conducted an Integrity Perception Survey of 1,925 Students at 97 Middle and High Schools

The result of a survey of 1,925 middle- and high-school students in the country on their perceptions of acts of improper solicitations for benefits of a certain person against the principle found that 64.7% of the students said “absolutely unacceptable”. In addition, the greatest proportion of the students responded that strict detection and punishment of unfair acts are necessary to improve an awareness of integrity.

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UZBEKISTAN Interaction and Cooperation in the field of Reliable Protection of Human Rights and Freedom

On February 23 this year, an international conference was held on the topic “Interaction and cooperation in the field of reliable protection of human rights and freedom” in connection with the 28th anniversary of the establishment of the institution of the Authorized Person of the Oliy Majlis for Human Rights (Ombudsman) at the Congress Center of the “Silk Road Samarkand” complex in the city of Samarkand.
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AZERBAIJAN The next awareness raising events dedicated to the Right of Access to Information were held in Masalli and Lankaran

The Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsperson) of the Republic of Azerbaijan organized the next educational events related to the protection of the right of access to information in Masalli district and Lankaran city. The events were attended by representatives of information holding local executive power, law enforcement agencies, education departments and other state institutions.
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MACAU Launch of Training Plan for University Students “UNI Project”

In order to enhance local tertiary students’ awareness of integrity, the CCAC, for the first time, launched the “UNI Volunteer Project” – Integrity Promotion Plan for Tertiary Students (“UNI” stands for “University and Integrity”) in collaboration with the Moon Chun Memorial College of the University of Macau.
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PROVINCIAL OMBUDSMAN SINDH On Orders of Provincial Ombudsman Sindh, Reverse Osmosis (R.O) Plant repaired and water supply restored

Mr. Mansoor Ahmed Lashari & other residents of village Ghari Chand, District Jacobabad complained, about non-supply of drinking water due to non-functioning of Reverse Osmosis (R.O) Plants of the area.
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GEORGIA Public Defender submits alternative report to UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

On February 17, 2023, the Public Defender of Georgia submitted an alternative report on the implementation of the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by the Georgian authorities to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The alternative report echoes the first periodic report submitted by Georgia to the Committee and reviews the measures taken by the authorities to implement the Convention.
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