Coercion to children occurs everywhere- at schools, in families, in streets and in pre-trial prisons. Coersion does not only put their health in jeopardy but also their future generally. Children can not form themselves as personalities. According to the law “About Children`s Rights” which was adopted in 1998, in Azerbaijan, anyone under 18 is considered to be a child. The existing laws of the country– Constitution of Azerbaijan Republic, Labour Code, Code of Family and Marriage and the law “About Children`s Rights” regulates children`s rights in Azerbaijan. Although the laws prohibit and restrict labour activities of people of tender age and ban their being exploited and violated, but still children`s rights are hugely offended in many areas in Azerbaijan as it is done everywhere...

Photo reportage regarding the round-table on the topic of “Children exposed to violation in Azerbaijan and their rehabilitation problems” in 26 of May, 2009:


speaker: Shahin Jamalov ( the president of the “Human Rights in the XXI century-Azerbaijan” Foundation)

"The courts dealing with administrative cases will act in the composition of the Court of Appeal as a board."

The parliament had received an appeal signed by over 63 parliamentarians on making amendments to the law.

"Both donor organizations working for the development of civil society in Azerbaijan have a number of strategic targets and the joint activity may be more efficient."

Foreign sappers will train in the teaching base of ANAMA in Goygol region and added that 8 sappers from Tajikistan and 10 from Afghanistan will train in Azerbaijan for several months.

“Although normalization of Turkey-Armenia relations and Nagorno Karabakh conflict are different problems, the process of solution must be in parallel lines.”

"Association of municipalities helps transform them into powerful organization that makes it possible to build their own budget and success in activity."

"The meeting will focus on relations between the media and official agencies and obtaining information from the initial source."

Dear readers of our Web-site!

“Human Rights XXI century- Azerbaijan” foundation will hold a round table on the topic of “children exposed to violence in Azerbaijan and their rehabilitation problems” in the conferece hall of Caspian Plaza at 12:00, in May 26, 2009. There will be discussions on violence problems of children in Azerbaijan, prevention of violence towads children, rehabilitation of violated children in this event. Representatives of law enforcement, local law defending organisations, a number of international organisations in Azerbaijan, lawyers and well-known experts in this area have been invited to the round-table meeting.

We invite people who are concerned with this probem(experts, journalists, students etc.) to the round-table meeting!

As we all know, in the modern world, rights and freedoms of people are accepted part of high values to be protected by state leaders, international bodies, law-defense organizations, mass media and active members of civil society. For instance, the legal state conception of Azerbaijan Republic on its development process, intends to protect a citizen from any illegal affects, and aims the existence of fair and independent court.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov received State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia, Mrs. Olga Algayerova.

Monitoring will be conducted within the framework of the project of international children organizations.

The decision on holding the next Intercultural Dialogue Forum in Baku was adopted during the 8th plenary session of the Steering Committee for Culture of the Council of Europe held on 14 – 15 May, this year.

"We are establishing such an agency to preserve and improve human rights, monitor national and international human rights development, inform people and institutions about the issues concerning human rights, examine human rights complaints and prevent human rights violations."