Monitoring of the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
Azerbaijan
Signature and ratification
- Signed: 25 February 2010
- Ratified: 23 June 2010
- Entry into force: 1 October 2010
Text of the Convention
- English - French [official versions]
- Azerbaijani [non-official translation]
Azerbaijan - 4th Evaluation Round | In progress
Focus: Vulnerabilities to human trafficking and measures taken by States Parties to prevent them, detect and support vulnerable victims, and punish the offenders, including a focus on the use of information and communication technology
(done) 
GRETA Fourth round questionnaire
EN - FR | sent 11 December 2025
(GRETA may add country-specific questions, indicated where applicable in the reply to the questionnaire below)
(done) 
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire
EN | submitted 7 April 2026
(done)
GRETA Monitoring visit to Azerbaijan
(working)
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties
Azerbaijan – 3rd Evaluation Round | Completed
Focus: Access to justice and effective remedies for victims of trafficking in human beings
GRETA Third round questionnaire: EN - FR | sent 6 October 2021
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire: EN - AZ | received Date 3rd Reply
Appendix 1 - Explanation of Rights and Options for presumed victims of Trafficking (Consent Form) | Appendix 2
GRETA Monitoring visit to Azerbaijan: EN - FR | 5 to 9 September 2022
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments: EN - FR | published 6 June 2023
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN - FR | adopted 16 June 2023
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN | received 11 June 2025
Azerbaijan - 2nd Evaluation Round - Completed
Focus: Impact of legislative, policy and practical measures, new trends in trafficking, child traffickings
GRETA Second round questionnaire: EN - FR | sent 1 February 2017
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire: EN| submitted 1 July 2017
GRETA Monitoring visit to Azerbaijan | 23 to 26 October 2017
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments: EN - FR| published 23 November 2018
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN - FR| adopted 9 November 2018
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN | submitted 9 November 2019
Azerbaijan - 1st Evaluation Round - Completed
Focus: Overview of the implementation of the Convention by each state party
GRETA First round questionnaire: EN - FR | sent 31 January 2012
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire: EN | submitted 21 May 2012
GRETA Monitoring visit to Azerbaijan | 13 to 17 May 2013
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments: EN - FR | published 23 May 2014
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN - FR| adopted 7 July 2014
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN | submitted 28 June 2016
The Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention is the first international legal instrument to take a human rights-based approach to the fight against human trafficking.
An important added value of the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention is the monitoring mechanism set up to supervise its implementation by State Parties
Levels of urgency of GRETA recommendations
GRETA uses three different levels of recommendations in its reports:
“URGE” - when GRETA assesses that the national legislation or policies are not in compliance with the Convention, or when it finds that, despite the existence of legal provisions and other measures, the implementation of a key obligation under the Convention is lacking.
“CONSIDER” - when GRETA assesses that it is necessary to make further improvements to fully comply with a provision of the Convention
“INVITE” - when GRETA assesses that the measures taken to comply with a provision of the Convention are already in place and should be continued and fully implemented in practice
