Ombudsmen, heads of national institutions and international experts from Uzbekistan, Turkey, China, Japan, Moldova, Indonesia, Iran, Korea, Kazakhstan , Pakistan and the Kingdom of Morocco were invited to the prestigious international conference on the topic “The role of the Ombudsman and National Human Rights Institutions in business and human rights".

The main purpose of the conference is to bring together Ombudspersons, national human rights institutions and stakeholders with experience in the field of business and human rights, to promote discussion of trends and challenges in the implementation of the guidelines, to develop dialogue and cooperation on business and human rights issues and to create a platform for mutual exchange of experience.

During the sessions of the international conference, discussions were organized on topics such as the role of Ombudspersons and National Human Rights Institutions in protecting economic and social rights, current initiatives, opportunities and challenges in implementing the UN Guiding Principles in the field of business and human rights, the role of Ombudspersons and National Human Rights Institutions in implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the role of Ombudsmen and National Human Rights Institutions in rooting out mismanagement.

Speaking at the event, The Authorized Person of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights (Ombudsman) Feruza Eshmatova congratulated the Ombudsman of Azerbaijan on its 20th anniversary and expressed readiness to further strengthen mutual cooperation.

Also, the Authorized Person of the Oliy Majlis for Human Rights (Ombudsman) focused on the ongoing reforms in our country in the field of human rights protection, measures of influence and mechanisms used by the Ombudsman to effectively protect the rights and interests of citizens, shared her experience in conducting monitoring visits to penitentiary institutions and spoke about the work done to ensure the transparency of the activities of the institution.

Press Service of the Authorized Person of the Oliy Majlis for Human Rights (Ombudsman)