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OSCE Office presents handbook in Azerbaijani on human rights for military personnel
Publishing date: 13 December 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Human rights
BAKU, 13 December 2011 – Today the OSCE Office in Baku presented an Azerbaijani-language version of the Handbook on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Armed Forces Personnel...
OSCE Office trains detention facilities staff on rights of suspects and accused
Publishing date: 7 October 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Human rights
Some 20 police and penitentiary officers working in detention facilities participated in a two-day specialized training course on international standards related to the treatment of suspects and accused in custody.
OSCE Office in Baku co-hosts course on fundamental rights and freedoms for judges and lawyers
Publishing date: 25 July 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
BAKU, 25 July 2011 – The OSCE Office in Baku and the German Justice Ministry's International Legal Co-operation Foundation today launched a week-long course on fundamental rights and freedoms for 30 judges and lawyers...
OSCE Office promotes community policing with conference in Baku
Publishing date: 9 June 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality, Policing
BAKU, 9 June 2011 – A two-day community policing conference, organized by the OSCE Office in Baku, began today with senior Azerbaijani police management, government agencies, civil society and international experts...
OSCE Chairperson, in Azerbaijan, calls for strengthening ceasefire regime and confidence-building measures, offers support for reforms
Publishing date: 14 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution
BAKU, 14 March 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, in Baku today, emphasized the importance of Azerbaijan in securing regional stability, and urged the authorities to work towards progress in the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement process and implement OSCE commitments to further democratic reforms, including promoting pluralism...
OSCE Office supports implementation of domestic violence prevention law
Publishing date: 11 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
BAKU, 11 March 2011 – The OSCE Office in Baku, in co-operation with the State Committee on Family, Women and Children’s Affairs, held a conference today to support the implementation of the Law on Prevention of Domestic Violence, raising awareness about the matter and sharing international experience in addressing it...
Azerbaijan's elections, though peaceful with opposition participation, did not mark meaningful progress in democratic development
Publishing date: 8 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections
BAKU, 8 November 2010- Yesterday's parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan were characterized by a peaceful atmosphere and all opposition parties participated in the political process, but the conduct of these elections overall was not...