On April 18, 2024, as part of an international event aimed at strengthening the activities and exchange of experience of the Ombudsman of the Central Asian countries, the participants visited the Finnish Parliament building for the first time.

The human rights ombudsman of the Central Asian countries were for the first time familiarized with the activities of the Parliamentary Ombudsman, which has been functioning for a hundred years, acts as a supervisory body and has unique best practices in the field of ensuring the protection of human rights.

In addition, a tour of the building of the Finnish Parliament was organized, where information was provided on the lawmaking, monitoring and analytical activities of deputies.

The participants in the event, organized jointly with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and the Rule of Law Centre at the University of Helsinki, also visited the Finnish Supreme Administrative Court and the Office of the Prosecutor General.

The ombudsman of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan met with the President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland, Kari Kuusiniemi, and the Prosecutor General of Finland, Ari-Pekka Koivisto. During the organized meetings, representatives of these bodies gave detailed information on their activities.

The meetings, which took the form of rich mutual discussions, explored the experience of countries in ensuring human rights.

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