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OSCE Office in Baku trains social workers in combating domestic violence
Publishing date: 16 December 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Gender equality
The OSCE Office in Baku organized a train-the-trainers workshop on the role of social workers in the prevention of domestic violence. More than 20 participants working in various shelters and family support centres attended the three-day event from 13 to 15 December 2011.
OSCE Office in Baku trains detention facilities staff on rights of suspects and accused
Publishing date: 15 December 2011
From 12 to 13 December, the OSCE Office in Baku held a training course for police and penitentiary officers in the city of Ganja in western Azerbaijan on international standards related to the treatment of suspects and accused in custody...
OSCE promotes women’s participation in political parties in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 21 June 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Gender equality
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
Publishing date: 21 June 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Border management
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 supports Azerbaijan and Georgia talks on shared water resources
Publishing date: 28 November 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
Government representatives of Azerbaijan and Georgia met to discuss a draft bilateral agreement on the shared water resources of the Kura River Basin in Baku on 28 November 2011 as part of a joint OSCE-UNECE project under the Environment and Security (ENVSEC) Initiative...
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 and Azerbaijan’s Ombudsman hold workshop on torture prevention mechanism
Publishing date: 26 April 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Rule of law
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...
OSCE Office in Baku supports legal centre for entrepreneurs
Publishing date: 16 April 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Economic activities
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...
OSCE Office trains Azerbaijani police on managing public gatherings
Publishing date: 16 April 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Policing
BAKU, 16 April 2012 – Today the OSCE Office in Baku starts a two-week training course for Azerbaijani police and internal troops on public assembly management...
OSCE Office trains youth on public relations and political campaigning
Publishing date: 4 April 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Elections
BAKU, 5 April 2012- A four-day training course on public relations and political campaigning organized by the OSCE Office in Baku for young political activists started today in Baku...