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Azerbaijani authorities explore Swedish coordination and protection mechanisms to strengthen national response to violence against women
Representatives of key Azerbaijani institutions visited Sweden to learn how the country coordinates prevention, protection, and prosecution efforts to tackle violence against women. The delegation included the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs, the Ministry of Health, the...
Closing the gender gap by addressing judicial data challenges
Experts and officials from the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership regions met in Budapest to discuss how improved data collection can contribute to closing the gender gap in justice systems. The roundtable aimed to identify practical ways to connect laws, data, and policies to make justice...
Azerbaijani institutions explore international digital tools to protect women victims of violence
Representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs, along with experts from Türkiye and Spain, took part in a workshop on emergency support for women victims of violence. The participants explored how digital tools, such as Türkiye’s...
Moldovan legal professionals discuss ways to enable access to justice for women
Judges and prosecutors from across the Republic of Moldova met to discuss ways to further improve women’s access to justice, following the implementation of the mentoring programme for legal professionals in the Eastern Partnership region. The meeting provided an opportunity to review the...
Upholding equality through peer exchange between Ombuds-institutions from Montenegro and Azerbaijan
The Ombudsperson offices of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Montenegro met in Budva to exchange practices and experiences related to anti-discrimination; protection of vulnerable groups’ rights, gender equality, and on the dialogue with civil society organisations. During this study visit,...
Eastern Partnership judicial training institutions take stock of progress to advance access to justice for women
Representatives of the Eastern Partnership judicial training institutions, alongside members of civil society, and European Union and Council of Europe representatives, met on 4 July 2025, to take stock of the progress achieved in advancing access to justice for women. The 3rd Technical Steering...
Legal professionals discuss protection of domestic violence victims in Baku
An interactive discussion on the protection of victims of domestic violence was organised in collaboration with the Bar Association of Azerbaijan. 25 legal professionals engaged in informal exchanges about the challenges faced by victims, listened to personal insights and recognised the crucial...
Armenian judges and prosecutors discuss strategies to improve access to justice for women
The Armenian Academy of Justice and the Administrative Court held a discussion on ways to further improve access to justice for women, following the implementation of the mentoring programme for legal professionals in the Eastern Partnership region. Judges and prosecutors met to take stock of the...
Read about key achievements of the programme in Eastern Partnership countries
The Partnership for Good Governance main highlights factsheets detail key results achieved during the ongoing third phase of the EU and Council of Europe joint programme. These factsheets showcase significant achievements in main thematic areas, including: strengthening justice, countering...
Empowering Azerbaijani Police: New training on domestic violence launched
A Council of Europe Human Rights Educational for Legal Professionals (HELP) course on combating domestic violence was launched for Azerbaijani police officers in an adapted version. This comprehensive course aims to equip law enforcement personnel with the critical knowledge and skills necessary...
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