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.
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See the link:
http://www.ombudsman.gov.az/view.php?lang=az&menu=94&id=1770
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