Council of Europe Baku Office News
Ensuring diversity and inclusiveness: a coordination meeting in Baku with Young European Ambassadors
The representatives of the Office of the Council of Europe (CoE) in Baku convened a meeting with six Azerbaijani Young European Ambassadors (YEAs), students, young professionals and civil society members,who completed cross-regional online training session sand an in-person training on promoting...
Artificial Intelligence - Bridging the Equality Gap
Statement by Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić ahead of International Women’s Day
“More and more, AI is giving shape to the world we live in - our job prospects, our health-care outcomes, our access to benefits and services. The list of areas affected by AI is long and is growing. Unless we learn how to harness the potential of AI to bridge inequalities - including gender...
New national studies on women's access to justice in the Eastern Partnership countries available
Policy-makers, judges, prosecutors, legal professionals, as well as representatives of academia and civil society can now benefit from updated national studies “Barriers, remedies and good practices on women’s access to justice” for Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine. The...
A Guide to Data Protection and Privacy
A Guide to Data Protection and Privacy has been prepared by international and national experts and aims to familiarise readers with the key features of data protection regimes in the Council of Europe and the European Union with reference to national data protection regulations. While it is not...
Young European Ambassadors sending a loud and clear message from Budapest: Say NO to hatred!
More than 50 Young European Ambassadors (YEAs) got introduced to methods on how to effectively address hate speech and discrimination. This will enable the YEAs to make a difference in their communities through the promotion of equality and diversity, ultimately contributing to combating hate...
National authorities in Azerbaijan strengthen capacities towards effective implementation of targeted financial sanctions
Targeted financial sanctions is a key tool to prevent and suppress the financing of terrorism and proliferation. Azerbaijan has enhanced their efforts in this area, by adopting a new law on targeted financial sanctions and developing guidelines for its effective implementation. In view of...
Azerbaijani authorities examine techniques to prevent and combat money laundering schemes associated with new payment methods
The landscape of the traditional financial system continues to change with the rise of crypto assets. This drives the crucial need for further enhancement of the investigation and prosecution against the increasingly sophisticated money laundering schemes employed by criminals to obfuscate the...
Consultations carried out on data collection and digitalisation of the mediation system in Azerbaijan
On 9 January 2024, the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) conducted a meeting via videoconference with the representatives of the Mediation Council, Ministry of Justice, and Academy of Justice to present the “Assessment report on data collection and digitalisation of the...
National stakeholders discuss results and next actions of the anti-corruption and anti-money laundering project in Azerbaijan
The second Steering Committee meeting of the project “Preventing and fighting economic crime in Azerbaijan” took place on 7 December 2023. The project is part of the joint European Union and Council of Europe’s Partnership for Good Governance programme. The meeting endeavoured to present and...
Training on promoting equality and non-discrimination for civil society representatives in Azerbaijan
Civil society representatives, young legal professionals and volunteers from Baku and three regions of Azerbaijan, were trained on standards and tools of the Council of Europe promoting equality and non-discrimination. This training, through a collaborative learning platform for interactive...
Working Group and Sub-Working Groups meetings on the National Execution Strategy and Action Plan for the Execution of European Court of Human Rights Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights by the Republic of Azerbaijan were held on 15th and 18th December 2023
On 15 December 2023, a second working group meeting was held in Baku for the elaboration of the National Strategy for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights by the Republic of Azerbaijan and corresponding Action Plan. The National Strategy was adopted at the end of the...
Raising awareness on combating violence against women among law-enforcement officials and judges in Azerbaijan
On 13-14 December 2023, in Baku, twenty police officers, thirteen judges and nine representatives of local executive authorities participated in two sessions on international standards for combating violence against women and domestic violence especially looking at protection orders for victims....
Legal professionals from Baku advocate for zero tolerance on domestic violence
A group of 25 legal professionals in Azerbaijan convened in Baku on December 9, 2023, for the café discussion "Zero tolerance to domestic violence in society". This event takes place during the "16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence" period, which runs from 25 November to 10 December...
Call for international consultants
The Council of Europe is currently implementing a Project titled "Promoting Media Professionalism and Freedom of Information in Azerbaijan." In this context, the Project is seeking short-term international consultants to provide expertise in the areas of international legal standards related to...
Working Group Meeting on National Execution Strategy for European Court Judgments in Azerbaijan convened for the first time.
The first Working Group meeting on the National Execution Strategy and Action Plan for the Execution of Judgments and Decisions of the European Court of Human Rights by the Republic of Azerbaijan was successfully concluded on 20th November 2023. The Working Group meeting was conducted in online...
International conference “European Convention on Human Rights and Azerbaijan: achievements and prospects”
On 17 November, the Council of Europe Office in Baku and the Faculty of Law of the Baku State University organised an international conference “European Convention on Human Rights and Azerbaijan: achievements and prospects” in Baku. The conference is dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the entry...
Lawyers and law students invited to event on international standards on violence against women and domestic violence
An exchange entitled “Zero tolerance to domestic violence in society” will be held on 9 December 2023 where Jeyhun Garajayev, Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan will present international standards on violence against women and domestic violence. The aim of this...
CEPEJ visit to improve the training framework on mediation in Azerbaijan
The visit of experts of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), which took place from 25 to 27 October 2023, in Baku, focused on improving the mediation training framework in Azerbaijan. It started with consultations on the opportunity of setting up standards for training...
International conference “European Convention on Human Rights and Azerbaijan: achievements and prospects”
The Council of Europe Office in Baku and the Faculty of Law of the Baku State University will organise an international conference “European Convention on Human Rights and Azerbaijan: achievements and prospects”. The conference is dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the entry into force of the...
Enhancing Judicial Capacity: Delegation of the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan visits the Council of Europe
On 19-20 October 2023, in the framework of its Visiting Professionals Scheme, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) received the delegations from Azerbaijan, Slovenia and Latvia. The visit was organised to enhance the capacity building of the higher courts through the transmission of...