azerbaijan | AOA and OIC OA Meetings were held in Baku

On the initiative of Sabina Aliyeva, the Human Rights Commissioner of Azerbaijan, meetings of the Asian Ombudsman Association (AOA) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Ombudsmen Association (OIC OA) were held in Azerbaijan.

The next meeting of the AOA Board of Directors was held in Baku on October 18. The event brought together ombudspersons and heads of human rights institutions from Azerbaijan, Japan, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Iran, Pakistan, and Turkiye. Federal Ombudsman of Pakistan, Ejaz Ahmed Qureshi, the Ombudsman of Azerbaijan, Sabina Aliyeva, and AOA Executive Secretary Abdul Moiz Bukhari made speeches at the opening ceremony.

During her speech, S. Aliyeva said that she is happy to host the meeting of foreign ombudsmen in Azerbaijan on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Azerbaijan Ombudsman Institution. In her speech, it was proposed to create working groups on different areas of human rights.

At the meeting, the AOA analyzed its activities since the period after the last meeting in Istanbul and determined the tasks ahead.

Azerbaijan also hosted the General meeting of the OIC Ombudsman Association (OIC OA) today.

This OIC OA Meeting was attended by representatives from Azerbaijan, Turkiye, Pakistan, Morocco, Iran, and Indonesia. The Ombudsman of Sudan joined the event using a video conferencing tool.

First, the OIC OA President, the Chief Ombudsman of Turkiye, Şeref Malkoç opened a meeting.

Then, Sabina Aliyeva, the Ombudsman of Azerbaijan, welcomed the participants and informed them about the work of the Institution, and made suggestions on how to improve the activities of the OIC OA. In her speech, the Ombudsman touched on the importance of the training to exchange experience between partner institutions.

During the meeting, ombudspersons shared their positive experiences and exchanged ideas on the development of joint cooperation within the Association. At the meeting, opinions were also exchanged among OIC OA Members regarding the future directions of the institution's activities and organizational issues.

Source: Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights, Republic of Azerbaijan