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Prevention of discrimination and ensuring equality
12-01-2026
A Monitoring Report on ensuring the right to equality and combating discrimination in football was prepared
06-12-2025
The Ombudsman Office representatives participated in the CERD 116th Session held in Geneva
29-10-2025
Sabina Aliyeva adressed a correspondence to the Ombudsman of Montenegro regarding the protection of citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan detained in this country
03-10-2025
A peer to peer exchange between the Azerbaijan and Montenegro Ombudsperson’s Offices was held
24-09-2025
The taxi service situation at Heydar Aliyev International Airport was monitored to assess whether it aligns with the right to equality
12-09-2025
An Event titled “Religions Call for Peace and Empathy” was held in Ganja City
21-07-2025
Educational material on the prohibition of hate speech and xenophobia has been prepared on the initiative of the Ombudsman
14-07-2025
The Ombudsman’s representatives got familiarized with the Roma community
16-06-2025
The Ombudsman Institution prepared an educational material on “Know your rights, stand against discrimination!”
05-06-2025
A representative of the Office of the Ombudsman participated in the OSCE Annual Human Dimension Meeting
23-05-2025
A series of legal awareness events were organized by the Ombudsman's Regional Centers
21-05-2025
A social video clip about ensuring the right to equality was produced within the scope of the Ombudsman’s activities
25-04-2025
An enlightening event on “Ensuring and Promoting the Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination” was organized
13-12-2024
The Ombudsman's South Regional Center held an event on "Combating Gender-Based Violence"
09-12-2024
An awareness-raising event for civil society organizations was held in the Ombudsman Office
15-10-2024
New Monitoring Groups were created within the Ombudsman Office
08-10-2024
The Chief of Ombudsman Office spoke at the OSCE Human Rights Dimension Conference VIII plenary session
03-05-2024
Range of legal awareness events of the Ombudsman's West and South Regional Centers are continued
07-02-2022
Ganja Regional Center of the Ombudsman held an event on the topic “Legal and Social Aspects of Fighting Discrimination”
25-10-2021
Bulgarian Delegation had a meeting with the Chair of the Parliament
25-10-2021
A meeting with the Delegation from Bulgaria was held in Ombudsman Office
25-10-2021
Bulgarian Delegation arrived in our country at the invitation of the Ombudsman
28-09-2021
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Azerbaijani Ombudsman Office and the Commission for Protection Against Discrimination of Bulgaria
27-09-2021
Ombudsman Sabina Aliyeva has left for Bulgaria
09-05-2021
Statement of the Azerbaijani Ombudsman in support of the implementation of the UN Resolution on Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
06-05-2021
The Azerbaijani Ombudsman Sabina Aliyeva sent letters to Michelle Bachelet and Dunja Mijatovic on the activities of the Armenian Ombudsman that undermines peace in the region
04-05-2021
Ombudsman sent Report on Hate Crimes and Hate Speech against Azerbaijanis to international organizations
01-10-2020
Staff of the Ombudsman Office participated in an online training-seminar on the “Role of the Equality Bodies in Combating Hate Speech”
19-09-2020
Jalilabad Regional Center of the Ombudsman conducted an online meeting on national and religious tolerance, peace-loving and humanistic values
28-08-2020
Ombudsman held an online meeting with officials of the Council of Europe
31-07-2020
Ombudsman participated in the Council of Europe and European Union online meeting
20-04-2020
Staff members of the Ombudsman Office participated in online meeting with the representatives of the COE
01-02-2020
A training seminar on anti-discrimination was held in Guba
01-10-2019
Ombudsman’s representative spoke about the activity for prevention of discrimination at the ECRI’s High-Level Conference
09-04-2019
Ombudsman received the representatives of the Council of Europe
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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.
The Ombudsman Office held an event to commemorate the anniversary of the January 20 tragedy.
A meeting with repatriated persons was held.
The Ombudsman received the delegation headed by 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.
The rehabilitation center was monitored.