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Discussions on defamation in Azerbaijan

A round table on defamation took place on 31 May 2016 in Baku. The conference was organised in close cooperation with the Azerbaijani Press Council. The main aim of the round table was to raise awareness on Council of Europe standards and best European practices on defamation and freedom of expression and to provide a platform for open discussions on how to improve the national legislation concerning defamation and journalistic practice in Azerbaijan.

About 50 representatives of state authorities (Presidential Administration,  Milli Majlis, Ombudsman’s Office), academia, media professionals,  representatives of civil society and international organisations attended the round table. Mr Patrick Penninckx, Head of Information Society Department of the Council of Europe amd Ms Herdis Thorgeirsdottir, Vice President of the Venice Commission also participated in this event.

 Council of Europe Freedom of Expression page

Baku 31 May 2016
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