On 11 May 2020, a seminar was organised for the Azerbaijani NGOs that received grants to implement reintegration programmes in order to support released prisoners.

The seminar raised the participants’ capacity as regards the provision of legal aid to the ex-offenders to address legal issues upon release. The practical challenges linked to psychological and psycho-social support to help social reinforcement and behavioural change were also discussed.

This second seminar fulfilled the preparation cycle of the selected NGOs to implement the grants effectively. Therefore, the NGOs are ready to start their activities which will be monitored by the CoE.

This activity was organised within the framework of the Joint Programme – “Further support to the Penitentiary Reform in Azerbaijan - 2” (SPERA 2), co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.