NPG members got familiarized with the work of Social Rehabilitation Center created in Ganja city in cooperation with "Ümidli Gələcək" (Reliable Future) Youth NGO, Ombudsman Office and state authorities and with support of UNICEF, and made suggestions and recommendations. With support of UNICEF, it was held a round-table discussion in Baku titled “Access to Justice for Children” for state authorities, judges, international and non-governmental organizations. The event focused on the issues of good practices in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, evaluation of the influences of judiciary reforms in juvenile justice system to the children in conflict with the law and exchange of relevant experiences. 63 Furthermore, experts from various UN agencies and Georgian Probation Service and head of the NPG of the Azerbaijani Ombudsman reported about possibilities for access of children in conflict with the law to legal and social services as well as the reforms. Participation of the relevant state authorities, non-governmental organizations, international experts, mass media in that event became also effective from the perspective of increasing legal awareness and discussion of the existed challenges. It was given comprehensive information about Ombudsman’s activity as an NPM, work for prevention of child abuse and for support to legal reforms, preventive measures, as well as her proposals submitted to the corresponding authorities to improve national legislation and the relevant experience. It has been discussed in the event the issues of organization of the probation work in various countries, increasing awareness of judiciary and other corresponding authorities for making fair decisions, early release of persons conducted unlawful behaviors and of juveniles out of places of which persons are not permitted to leave at will and social adaptation issue of such persons. In addition, in the frame of the EU Project on Asylum System Quality Initiative in Eastern Europe and South Caucasus, which has been started since two years, it was held range of activities within the cooperation of the Ombudsman Office, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and State Migration Service. Subsequently, throughout 2015, it was organized training in Bilasuvar, Jalilabad, Astara, Lankaran, Guba, Gusar and Khachmaz regions, for security department of International Airport named after Heydar Aliyev and law-enforcement authorities. Main purposes of this training were to better improving the knowledge and professional capacities of civil servants specialized in asylum and migration issues. 63 See the link: http://www.ombudsman.gov.az/view.php?lang=az&menu=94&id=1770 65

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