Transparency International Anticorruption Center (TIAC) has conducted assessment of the anti-corruption related activities of the state institutions. In the 2014 Assessment Report the Center examined the anti-corruption safeguard mechanisms in 13 institutions. The effectiveness of the institutions in fight against corruption was assessed by a 100 point scale.
According to this assessment, the Ombudsman received 80 points; the Central Electoral Commission received 61 points; the Legislative Branch received 56 points; the Executive Branch received 54 points, whereas the judiciary with 52 points is the last. The Human Rights Defender’s Office reports.
Since 2012, the Ombudsman is considered as one of the 5 most trusted by the population institutions. According to the 2014 report trust towards the ombudsman has grown by 2 5 and currently it is the second with 31 % following the Local Government (35%)
The report says, The Human Rights Defender is quite courageous in performing its tasks, while resisting pressure from possible disproportional and bureaucratic critiques from other state institutions. The best evidence of this is the discussion of his annual reports in the parliament, which have been attacked by all factions, including opposition…”
The staff of the Ombudsman was assessed by other measurements as well (and again by a 100 point scale.)
• To what extent is the Human Rights Defender independent in practice – 100 points.
• To what extent are there provisions in place to ensure that the public can obtain relevant information on the activities and decision-making processes of the Human Rights Defender? – 75 points.
• To what extent is there transparency in the activities and decision-making processes of the Human Rights Defender in practice? – 75 points.
• To what extent are there provisions in place to ensure that the Human Rights Defender has to
report and be answerable for its actions? – 75 points.
• To what extent does the Human Rights Defender have to report and be answerable for its actions in practice? – 75 points.
