Description:

National protection mechanisms have an important role in ensuring rights and freedoms in the field of information in an era when the information society is being formed. Among these mechanisms, the activity of the Commissioner for Human Rights has a special weight. This activity includes both the consideration of complaints regarding the violation of the right to access information, and the implementation of various educational activities in the field of information. In the article, the role of the Ombudsman in the implementation of the national information policy in the field of information in the Republic of Azerbaijan and the legal regulations on the powers of the Ombudsman in the provision of rights in the field of information were studied, legal and practical proposals were presented as a result of the analysis of the experience of foreign countries.