Pristina, Ocotber 23rd, 2024 – Ombudsperson, Mr. Naim Qelaj has welcomed in a meeting the Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Kosovo, Mr. Jonathan Hargreaves.

The Ombudsperson informed Ambassador Hargreaves about the Institution’s mandate, work and activities and about the state of human rights in the country. He also spoke about the essential principle of the Ombudsperson’s Institution, which is the independence and its multidimensional role in the sense of the principle of separation of powers, control and balance between them, exercising powers through giving opinions and recommendations to the responsible authorities.

The British ambassador appreciated the role and work of the Ombudsperson’s Institution, emphasizing the importance of the trust that the Ombudsperson enjoys in the public, offering cooperation with the aim of advancing human rights.

On this occasion, the Ombudsperson praised the cooperation with international mechanisms in the function of protection and respect for human rights and freedoms. This cooperation has had a positive impact on the construction of standards and principles on which the Ombudsperson’s Institution functions as an independent institution for human rights.