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The Future of Human Rights in the 21 Century
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THE CHIEF OMBUDSMAN OF TÜRKİYE MR. ŞEREF

MALKOÇ GAVE THE CLOSING SPEECH OF THE
INTERNATIONAL OMBUDSMAN CONFERENCE ON THE

FUTURE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE 21 CENTURY.
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The Chief Ombudsman of Türkiye Mr. Şeref Malkoç thanked all the country repre-
sentatives and guests who participated in the Conference on the Future of Human
Rights in the 21 Century, which they held in Ankara on 11-12 January 2023. He stated
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that very important speeches were delivered during these two days that would lead
to positive developments in the field of human rights, and knowledge and experi-
ence sharing continued not only during the sessions, but also during coffee and meal
breaks, and they are pleased with this effective result.

He stated that as Ombudsmen, we must attach importance to the Venice Criteria,
which is the international standard, in order to increase both the quality of the work
and the strength of the institutions, and that we should both demand and follow the
constitutional and legal changes in our own country in accordance with these criteria.
He stated that as the Turkish Ombudsman Institute, we will keep the communication
and information flow with all the world’s Ombudsman offices alive in the future, and
we would like to organize mutual trainings and cooperation meetings both online and
face-to-face.

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