CHAPTER 5. PUBLIC RELATIONS As it is known, pursuant to the Constitutional Law, the Commissioner, in line with the directions of her activity, cooperates with local, regional and international organizations and the organization of public relations and international cooperation is one of the directions of the Azerbaijani NPM’s activity. In 2014 as well, information exchange was continued with state and municipal bodies, local civil society organizations, mass media, regional and international organizations, and NPMs of foreign countries; mutual participation at the events was ensured and joint events were held. During the past period both local and international communities were regularly informed about the Azerbaijani NPM’s activity. In 2014, alongside the reports delivered at this or another event, in total 76 press releases were disseminated to the media, 36 of them dealing with visits, 40 talking about awareness raising and other events. Altogether, 627 press releases were disseminated during 2009-2014 out of which 379 were about visits and 248 about awareness raising and other events. Press releases, reports on the NPM’s activities, information on the composition of the NPG, as well as relevant normative legal acts have been posted in the Azerbaijan and English languages in a special section created on the Commissioner’s website. The reports, along with being posted on the Commissioner’s official website, were also sent to the relevant state bodies. As already mentioned, in 2014 the Azerbaijani NPM continued its efficient collaboration in the field of prevention of torture with the state agencies, civil society, NGOs and mass media. 76