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STATEMENT by the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan regarding the 36th Anniversary of the Tragedy of 20 January 1990
It has been 36 years since the night of January 19–20, 1990, when the former USSR armed forces carried out a military intervention against the civilian population of Azerbaijan, aimed at violently suppressing the nation’s expression of independence and national will.
The Ombudsman Office held an event to commemorate the anniversary of the January 20 tragedy
The Ombudsman Office of Azerbaijan organized a commemorative event to mark the 36th anniversary of the January 20 tragedy
A meeting with repatriated persons was held
On 12 January 2026, five citizens of Azerbaijan (a mother and her four children) were repatriated from the Syrian Arab Republic to Azerbaijan
The Ombudsman received the delegation headed by the President of the Union of Mediators of the Turkic World
Sabina Aliyeva, the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman), received Mr. Yakup Erikel, the President of the Union of Mediators of the Turkic World
The situation regarding the protection of children’s rights in a state child-care institution was examined by staff of the Ombudsman Office
Within the mandates of the Ombudsman of Azerbaijan, encompassing the national preventive mechanism and the independent monitoring mechanism for the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, representatives of the Office conducted a monitoring visit to the Technical Sciences Boarding School-Lyceum named after Kamaladdin Aghayev in Bilasuvar city
The rehabilitation center was monitored
Staff of the Ombudsman Office carried out a monitoring visit to the ‘Gurtulush’ Rehabilitation Center, which provides rehabilitation services for various types of addictions
- STATEMENT by the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan regarding the 36th Anniversary of the Tragedy of 20 January 1990.
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- The Ombudsman Office held an event to commemorate the anniversary of the January 20 tragedy.
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- A meeting with repatriated persons was held.
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- The Ombudsman received the delegation headed by the President of the Union of Mediators of the Turkic World.
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- The situation regarding the protection of children’s rights in a state child-care institution was examined by staff of the Ombudsman Office.
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- The rehabilitation center was monitored.
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