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OSCE's human rights office launches training course for Azerbaijani border guards in Poland
WARSAW 24 October 2002
WARSAW, 24 October 2002 - Starting today, a group of 15 border guards from Azerbaijan will be trained at the Polish border guards academy in Ketrzyn. The one-year programme has been organized and sponsored by the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) as part of the Office's assistance to the reform of the Azerbaijani border system.
"The transition to a modern border management in line with international standards requires training and institutional reform", said Nadzeya Zhukava, ODIHR Migration Officer at the opening of the training course. "We feel that the far-reaching experience of the Polish Border Service, which has undergone transformation from a military structure to a border police under the Ministry of Interior, during the last ten years, is particularly relevant for Azerbaijan, this is why we decided to hold the training here."
The 15 Azerbaijani border guards, among them five women, had successfully passed a three-month selection process, organized by the Baku Office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and are expected to fill high-ranking positions after their return to Azerbaijan. The training at the Polish border guards school will improve their professional skills, familiarize them with relevant international human rights standards, and prepare them to train new recruits in their home country.
With its assistance programmes, the OSCE/ODIHR promotes a more efficient and humane border management which at the same time ensures border security and the appropriate treatment of individuals leaving or entering a country in accordance with human rights standards.
"The transition to a modern border management in line with international standards requires training and institutional reform", said Nadzeya Zhukava, ODIHR Migration Officer at the opening of the training course. "We feel that the far-reaching experience of the Polish Border Service, which has undergone transformation from a military structure to a border police under the Ministry of Interior, during the last ten years, is particularly relevant for Azerbaijan, this is why we decided to hold the training here."
The 15 Azerbaijani border guards, among them five women, had successfully passed a three-month selection process, organized by the Baku Office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and are expected to fill high-ranking positions after their return to Azerbaijan. The training at the Polish border guards school will improve their professional skills, familiarize them with relevant international human rights standards, and prepare them to train new recruits in their home country.
With its assistance programmes, the OSCE/ODIHR promotes a more efficient and humane border management which at the same time ensures border security and the appropriate treatment of individuals leaving or entering a country in accordance with human rights standards.