Azerbaijani parliament approves ombudsman's report for 2010

The Azerbaijani parliament approved Ombudsman Elmira Suleymanova's report for 2010.

During the discussions , MP Fazil Mustafa drew attention to the facts in the report that law enforcement agencies do not consider appeals and complaints thoroughly . Mustafa proposed to appoint a representative of the ombudsman 's office in the parliament.

"Participation of a representative of the Ombudsman 's office in the parliament will create the opportunity for the office to participate in the parliamentary discussions on human rights. In this case, ties between the parliament and the office on human rights will improve," Mustafa said.

Ombudsman 's office said they should prepare a report on suicide in Azerbaijan and investigate the causes more carefully , MP Elmira Akhundova said .

During the discussions, MP Aydin Mirzazade spoke about increasing the number of appeals to the ombudsman . He stressed improving public confidence in this office . Mirzazade raised the question about the results of executing the points of the report relating to state agencies.

"The report contains proposals to the relevant bodies . The level of their executing by these bodies must be investigated ," Mirzazade said.


/Trend/