CHAPTER VIII. ASSISTANCE OF THE OMBUDSMAN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF
THE POPULATION IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Article 33. Activities of the Ombudsman to promote public awareness in the field of human
rights
The Ombudsman shall promote awareness raising of the population in the field of human rights,
participate in the development of educational programmes and raising the level of knowledge of
the population in the field of national legislation and the most important international human
rights documents.
Article 34. Rights of the Ombudsman to promote public awareness in the field of human
rights
In order to promote awareness raising in the field of human and civil rights and freedoms, forms
and methods of their protection, the Ombudsman shall have the right to:
1) disseminate in the mass media about human and civil rights and freedoms, methods of
their protection and forms of personal participation in the political, economic, social and
cultural life of the state;
2) promote research aimed at raising public awareness, training in the field of fundamental
human and civil rights and freedoms;
3) make proposals on the improvement of training process and educational standards in
state educational institutions, as well as vocational training of civil servants, lawyers,
doctors, staff of detention facilities and military servicemen;
4) promote initiatives of public associations aimed at recognizing, observing and protecting
human and civil rights and freedoms.
Article 35. Official periodical of the Ombudsman
In order to disseminate knowledge about human and civil rights and freedoms, forms and
methods of their protection, as well as activities for the implementation of independent
monitoring of the observance of human and civil rights and freedoms, their protection, the
Ombudsman shall have the right to establish an official periodical printed publication.
CHAPTER VIII. ASSISTANCE OF THE OMBUDSMAN TO THE INTERACTION OF
STATE BODIES FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Article 36. The activities of the Ombudsman to assist in the organization of interaction of
state bodies for the protection of human rights