The 2014 Annual Report Finished

Today, Aniko Muskinja Heinrich, the Provincial Ombudswoman, presented the 2014 Annual Report of the Provincial Protector of Citizens - Ombudsman (PPCO) to the President of Vojvodina Parliament, Mr. Istvan Pasztor.

The report is actually an evaluation of the state of affairs in human rights exercise, protection and advancement in the Autonomus Province of Vojvodina, Serbia, esp. as related to executive authorities and public services. It also comprises data on the number and structure of citizens' complaints, failures of the public authorities to act according to the regulations and for the benefit of citizens, as well as positive feedback and points of improvement addressed to them.

The Provincial Ombudswoman, Aniko Muskinja Heinrich, pointed out that, just like in the previous years, several thousands of citizens addressed the institution for various reasons, whose mandate is not to control the executive authorities, but to protect the rights of citizens addressing it with a human rights violation claim. She also expressed her satisfaction with the work of the national authorities, which were most forthcoming during the Ombudsman proceedings, esp. the Vojvodina branch of the National Pension and Disability Fund, the local police units of the Ministry of Interior Affairs, as well as the regional branch of the Taxation Office of the Finance Ministry.

President Pasztor said that the Report will be discussed at one of the following sessions of the  Vojvodina Parliament and expressed his content over te fact that, judging from the Report, it is evident that citizens of Vojvodina trust the Provincial Ombudsman, perceiving it as a significant and competent institution of integrity.

The PPCO 2014 Annual Report (in Serbian) can be found here.