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Republic of Azerbaijan Young Lawyers Union is conducting trainings for law enforcement on “Struggling against human trafficking; cooperation between governmental and civil society organization” within the programme of CRS in the South Caucasus on enhancing the collaboration between civil society and governmental bodies on struggling against human trafficking. (09-JUL-07)

After almost a year of intensive efforts, the Human Rights House in Baku passed the registration at the Ministry of Justice on the 25-th of May 2007. The HRH Baku was registered as a branch of Human Rights House Foundation in the Republic of Azerbaijan Republic.
(08-July-2007)

On 5 July the head of the Human Rights Center of Republic of Azerbaijan (HRCA) Eldar Zeynalov (right) had a meeting with the “AGO” Monitoring Group. The main issues of the discussion were current political situation in the Republic of Azerbaijan as well as the list of political prisoners, composed by the Federation of Human Rights Organizations of Republic of Azerbaijan. (06-JUL-07)

The statement of President Ilham Aliyev (right) about the prohibition on punishing policemen who committed violence against citizens during the parliamentary elections in 2005 has caused negative reactions in society. The majority of public and political figures of Republic of Azerbaijan is concerned on the consequences of such statement. (05-JUL-07)

The Human Rights House Foundation is concerned with the statement of president Ilham Aliyev made at the Policy Academy on 2 July 2007. HRHF condemns the promise of unpunishment to the police for the violent dissolution of the demonstrations. HRHF always condemns the use of violence against oposition and independent journalists during national rallies. (06-JUL-07)

On the 2-nd of July 2007 president Ilham Aliyev (right) gave a speech during the graduation ceremony at Azerbaijan’s Police Academy.  He said that despite of the permanent international call to punish the policemen, who “had prevented the illegal actions of politicians during demonstrations, none of the policemen would be punished, as they were carrying out their professional duty”. (03-JUL-07)

Over 120 civil society organizations of Republic of Azerbaijan joined to the action of appealing to the European Union about the current situation of human rights and democratic values in Republic of Azerbaijan. The recent cases of pressure on media are particularly emphasized in the appeal, which calls the European Union to take actions during the talks with the highest level of Azerbaijan’s government. (26-JUN-07)

The local independent Azerbaijani news agency Turan was awarded the prestigious Freedom of Expression 2007 international prize today in a ceremony that took place in Norway. The prize, which is given by the Freedom of Expression Foundation jointly with the Ebelin and Gerd Bucerius ZEIT Foundation, includes ˆ30,000. (24-JUN-07)

The National Radio and TV Council (NRTC) proposed the creation of the special structure to regulate and control internet space. The local Azerbaijani NGO “Azerbaijan Internet Forum” (AIF) expressed serious concern about this step and called it a form of “censorship”. This “absurd” step violates articles in Azerbaijan’s Constitution and international norms related to freedom of the press and expression, as well as information exchange”, reads the statement. (22-JUN-07)