Counter-terrorism
On 16-18 March 2011, the Office facilitated the participation of Azerbaijani Government
officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and National Security in a Symposium on
"Strengthening the Response to Terrorism by Addressing Connections with Related Criminal
Activities" held by UNODC in Vienna. Officials also met representatives of the ATU and the
SPMU to discuss various programmes and activities to be implemented in Azerbaijan in
2011.
On 17 June, the Office participated in the “Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear
(CBRN) Awareness Seminar”. This seminar was organized by the OSCE Secretariat in cooperation with the external partner, Hotzone Solutions Group, which is an international
training and consulting company founded by a group of former military and civilian nuclear,
biological and chemical defence officers, inspection team leaders and weapon inspectors.
The participants of the seminar were introduced to the topic of CBRN and provided an
overview on how to analyze and manage CBRN-related threats and risks.
From 9-11 December, the Office attended the third “International Symposium on Terrorism
and Transnational Crime” in Antalya, Turkey. The International Centre for Terrorism and
Transnational Crime (UTSAM) at the Turkish National Police Academy organized this
conference with the support of the Promotion Fund of the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry
of Interior of Turkey, the General Directorate of the TNP, and the OSCE. During the panel,
which was devoted to the role of community policing to prevent violent extremism and
radicalization that lead to terrorism, the speakers shared their experiences in both
operational and training fields and participants discussed the practical steps for preventing
radicalization and the use of community policing.
Cyber Security/Cybercrime
On 6-7 October, the Office organized a National Expert Conference on "Tackling Cybercrime
- A Key Challenge to Comprehensive Cyber-Security”. The ATU and SPMU, the Academy of
Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the Council of
Europe’s Office in Azerbaijan supported this event. More than 80 representatives of relevant
state agencies of Azerbaijan, international experts from embassies, international
organizations, the industry and internet providers operating in Azerbaijan, attended the
conference. Attendees discussed the legal framework for prosecuting cybercrime cases,
international conventions, standards and best practices on criminal and procedural laws as
well as relevant human rights considerations.
On 13-14 December, the Office attended and delivered the keynote address at the opening
of a Council of Europe seminar on cyber-legislation. The European Union sponsored the
event, which included representatives from five Eastern Partnership countries. The Office
presented results of the OSCE’s work on combating cybercrime and touched on results of
the Office’s international workshops on cyber-security and cybercrime in September 2010
and October 2011.
Trafficking in Human Beings
On 15 February, the Office participated in the eighth steering committee meeting organized
by the ILO. During the meeting participants discussed issues related to the law enforcement
training curriculum to be prepared by the IOM in consultation with the Office; and the regional
conference on “Human Trafficking and Forced Labour” to be organized in Tbilisi in May 2011.
The Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population, and Trade
Union representatives also attended the meeting.
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