Rashit Vagizov has become member of Asian Ombudsmen Association

On invitation by the President of the Asian Ombudsmen Association (AOA) the Ombudsman of the Republic of Tatarstan, Rashit Vagizov, took part in the 11 the Asian Ombudsmen Association Conference in Bangkok, Thailnad.

The AOA currently has members from 16 countries including Japan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Iran, Pakistan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Korea, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Thailand, India, Yemen, Azerbaijan, Kyrgystan. Ombudsmen from Australia, the USA, Canada also took part in the conference.

At the conference, Tatarstan Ombudsman Rashit Vagizov became an AOA member also becoming the Russian Federation’s first ombudsman with a membership in an authoritative international human right organization.