29/05/2026
๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ | ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฎ๐น
Honourable Federal Ombudsperson, Ms. Fauzia Viqar represented Pakistan๐ต๐ฐ at the two day International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) Conference being held at the Italian Parliament in Rome on 28โ29 May 2026 alongside ombuds institutions and global stakeholders.
In the opening session titled โ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ: ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ง๐ฌโ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌโ, Ms. Fauzia Viqar highlighted emerging digital risks including deepfakes, manipulated images, voice cloning and synthetic explicit content used to harass, intimidate or silence women. Attention was drawn to secure evidence submission, early preservation of digital material, strict confidentiality and coordinated engagement with relevant authorities alongside strengthened institutional accountability in safeguarding citizensโ rights.
She further underscored that the Rome Declaration advances efforts to bridge shared concern with strengthened institutional capacity in responding to emerging governance challenges.
Building on this, at the national level, Ms. Fauzia Viqar noted that Pakistanโs experience through reflects both the opportunities & complexities of digital transformation in a developing democracy, with protections expanding across new forms of work, communication and administration, while rights in the digital age require strengthened safeguards, enhanced institutional tools and sustained attention to accessibility and accountability. Institutional legitimacy, she added, depends not on technological advancement but on whether citizens feel heard, protected and visible, with digitalization enabling faster, safer, more accountable and more humane access to justice.
The address concluded with a call for continued institutional commitment to strengthening justice systems in the digital age.
