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Press releases and media advisories
OSCE media freedom office and Azerbaijan Press Council hold training on safety of journalists, access to information
BAKU, 13 November 2012 – Training courses for journalists, law enforcement officers and government spokespersons in Azerbaijan held by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media to promote the safety of reporters and public access to official information concluded today...
OSCE Office in Baku trains future judges on combating money laundering and terrorism financing
BAKU, 1 October 2012 – A training course held by the OSCE Office in Baku with the Judicial Legal Council for future judges on countering money laundering and the financing of terrorism started today... ()
OSCE holds training course in Azerbaijan on wildfire management
QABALA, Azerbaijan, 24 September 2012 – The OSCE Office in Baku and the Office of the Coordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA), in co-operation with the Global Fire Monitoring Centre and Azerbaijan’s Emergency Situations Ministry launched today a two-day training course on fire management...
OSCE Office promotes shadow reporting to protect human rights in Azerbaijan
BAKU, 14 September 2012 - Some 25 civil society activists are learning about using alternative and shadow reports in advocacy and co-operation with international human rights institutions at a three-day OSCE-supported workshop that started today. The OSCE is co-sponsoring the event with the UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) and Counterpart International supported by USAID... ()
OSCE Secretary General, in Azerbaijan, stresses need for political will in conflict resolution, pledges continued co-operation
BAKU, 9 July 2012 – The OSCE Secretary General, Lamberto Zannier, on an official visit to Azerbaijan today, emphasized the need for political will in negotiating a peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict... ()
OSCE promotes women’s participation in political parties in Azerbaijan
BAKU, 21 June 2012 – An OSCE workshop on increasing the participation of women in political parties in Azerbaijan opened today in Baku... ()
OSCE Office in Baku trains officials on human trafficking and asylum seekers
BAKU, 21 June 2012 – A two-day training course on human trafficking and asylum seekers started today for border guards and officials from the State Migration Service and security service based at Baku International Airport. The OSCE Office in Baku is co-organizing the event with UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) missions in Azerbaijan. The training course will focus on the identification of victims of trafficking and forced labour among asylum seekers... ()
OSCE and Azerbaijan’s Ombudsman hold workshop on torture prevention mechanism
BAKU, 26 April 2012 – A workshop organized by the OSCE Office in Baku and the Ombudsman Office of Azerbaijan on detention monitoring and reporting on cases of torture under national preventive mechanisms (NPMs) started today... ()
Second Model OSCE in Azerbaijan on organized crime and corruption
BAKU, 20 April 2012 - More that 60 students from 12 universities across Azerbaijan will take part in the second Model OSCE conference, which starts in Baku on Sunday... ()
OSCE Office in Baku supports legal centre for entrepreneurs
MINGACHEVIR, Azerbaijan, 17 April 2012 – A legal advice centre for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) supported by the OSCE Office in Baku opened today in Mingachevir, the fourth biggest city in Azerbaijan... ()