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Meeting with the delegation of the Russian Federation

On February 17, 2023, the Executive Director of the Center for Legal Expertise and Legislative Initiatives (Center) Samir Makhmudov and the Chairman of the Board of the Institute of Law and Human Rights (Institute) Mahammad Guluzade met with a delegation led by the Director of the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law (ILCL) under the Government of the Russian Federation, Academician Taliya Khabriyeva. At the meeting, the guests were provided with detailed information about the activities of the Center and the Institute, and views regarding future cooperation plans were expressed.

UN published new Guide on Protecting Minority Rights

“A Practical Guide to Developing Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Legislation” was published as a result of the joint efforts of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and the Equal Rights Trust “Protecting Minority Rights.. The purpose of the present Practical Guide is to help Governments to meet their core international law obligations to respect, protect and fulfill the rights to equality and non-discrimination standards. This Practical Guide helps to detail the broad content and key provisions of a potential discrimination law.

The Institute held training on the topic “Development of Corporate Law in Azerbaijan and further prospects”

On February 10, at the Institute of Law and Human Rights, Professor Kamran Behbutov conducted training on the topic “Development of Corporate Law in Azerbaijan and further prospects” for the employees of the Institute. The trainer made presentation on new innovative methods of digital governance in the field of Corporate Law in Azerbaijan and Eastern Europe. At the end of the training, the participants received answers to the questions on the topic.

Our trainers conducted trainings for teenagers in regions

On February 10, trainings for teenagers were held in our regions (Jalilabad and Bilasuvar) under the joint organization of the Institute of Law and Human Rights, the Youth Foundation of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Youth Development and Career Center. At the trainings aimed at legal education, trainers-experts of the Institute of Law and Human Rights Vusala Muradkhanli, Araz Abdullasoy and Ismail Musayev made presentations on the topics “Early marriages”, “Domestic violence”, “Legal liability for insults and defamation in social media” and “The Right to Education: Studying Abroad”.

The Institute held training for students

On February 8, trainings were held for undergraduate and graduate students of Universities jointly organized by the Institute of Law and Human Rights, the Youth Foundation of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Youth Development and Career Center. The opening ceremony was attended by Gadir Khalilov, Deputy Executive Director of the Youth Foundation, Mahammad Guluzade, Chairman of the Board of the Institute of Law and Human Rights, and Ramtig Alizade, General Director of the Youth Development and Career Center.

The Institute held training for employees on organization of the office work

On February 7, the Human Resources expert of the Institute of Law and Human Rights, Isamaddin Khamoyev, conducted training for the Institute's employees on the topic “Guide for the preparation and compilation of documents in the structural divisions of the Institute”. The trainer explained to the employees at the level of general requirements such important topics as document flow in the centralized office work system, organization and distribution of registration by structural divisions of the organization.

The activities of public legal entities in social networks have been monitored

In the context of the widespread use of social networks, which are an integral part of the culture of communication in the information society, the Institute of Law and Human Rights has carried out monitoring and analysis of contacts with citizens in social networks of some agencies and institutions that received the status of a “public legal entity”. As you know, social networks and platforms are constituting a huge information resource. Most Internet users utilize social networks to get this information. The purpose and targets of the analysis were to determine which social media platforms are mostly used by public legal entities, the degree of freedom for citizens to access information from these social networks, as well as the number of followers of public legal entities.

An article by our lawyer “Protection of victims of human trafficking: in the context of international and national legal norms” was published

In the 17th issue of the newspaper “Республика” (Republic) dated January 26, 2023, an article by Sevinj Huseynova, a researcher at the Legal Research Department of the Institute of Law and Human Rights, entitled “Protection of victims of human trafficking: in the context of international and national legal norms” was published. The article shows that it is important to determine the status of the victims in order to remove them from the state of exploitation, to ensure their immediately physical and psychological needs, and to implement appropriate protection measures.

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