Further Support to the penitentiary reform in Azerbaijan

This 24-month project is co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe in cooperation with the main project partners, namely the Penitentiary Service and the Main Medical Department of the Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan and other national stakeholders interested in penitentiary reform.

With this Joint Project the Council of Europe will assist the Azerbaijani authorities in the process of enhancing human rights protection of sentenced persons in Azerbaijan in line with the Council of Europe standards, in particular those of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT).

The JP SPERA-2 focuses on three areas:

effective prison management,
the provision of healthcare in prisons and
the reintegration of prisoners in line with European standards and best practices. This component involves the participation of civil society actors.

The JP SPERA-2 has an overall project budget of EUR 773 940 co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.

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Back Revised Action Plans on prison management and prison healthcare presented in Azerbaijan

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Meetings to update the Azerbaijani Action Plans on prison management and prison healthcare, adopted in 2017, were held in Baku, on 18-19 February 2020.

Council of Europe consultants and representatives of the Penitentiary Service, the pilot prisons and the Main Medical Department of the Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan discussed the update of the Action Plans in view of the achieved progress and identified priorities.

The updated Action Plans were presented to the relevant authorities on 21 February 2020.

This activity is 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.

Baku, Azerbaijan 21 February 2020