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Ombudsman makes annual report in Azerbaijani Parliament

04 March 2008 12:54 (UTC +04:00)

She noted that she received 33,660 appeals, as well as 7900 appeals in 2007. 95, 6 % of them are appeals and 4, 4 % covers infringement of rights. 39, 6 % of appeals envisage the human rights, 60, 4 % is a violation of economic and social rights. 47,6 % of appeals were executed and 40,6 was considered. 1148 appeals are linked with the judicial bodies, 318 with unfullfilment of court decisions, 430 with local executive powers, 233 with municipalities, 356 with prosecutorâ€™s offices, 725 with police departments and other state authorities. Ombudsman noted that one of the problem caused anxiety was torture. Several appeals received by ombudsman cover various tortures undergone by officials of police departments and penitentiary service. Suleymanova stated that National Security Ministryâ€™s investigatory isolation ward, MIA Office on Struggle against Organized Crimeâ€™s detention ward and Penitentiary Serviceâ€™s investigation ward were monitored. Human Rights Commissioner said that she had met imprisoned journalist during this term. Then Ombudsmanâ€™s annual report was discussed.