On 15 October 2014, Ombudsman and IOI Secretary General Günther Kräuter welcomed a delegation of the Uzbek Ombudsman institution „Authorized Person for Human Rights“ to the Austrian Ombudsman Board. The delegation was headed by Ms. Sayora Rashidova, the Authorized Person for Human Rights of the Uzbek Parliament.

Uzbekistan that was one of the first countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States that founded an Ombudsman institution will be celebrating the institution’s twentieth anniversary next year. The institution that is currently in the process of amending its laws on the Ombudsman institution – is striving to further develop its existing legal foundations by profiting from mutual exchange with the Austrian Ombudsman Board.

Ombudsman Günther Kräuter highlighted the mutual benefit of an enhanced cooperation between the two institutions, particularly for the protection and promotion of human rights.