Назад Raising awareness on the Istanbul Convention in Azerbaijan

Raising awareness on the Istanbul Convention in Azerbaijan

The first of a series of webinars dedicated on explaining specific articles of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention) in Azerbaijan was launched this week.

The aim of these webinars is to contribute to the debate at national level on why Azerbaijan should join the convention and inform further on the Istanbul Convention.

On 18 March, the first webinar held focused on Article 12 of the Istanbul Convention on general state obligations on preventing violence against women.

Civil society, state authorities, students, journalists, social workers, legal professionals, healthcare works, teachers, etc participated in the webinar. The meeting had a very active session of questions and answers, during which participants raised important issues such as how to identify cases of violence against women, what actions are needed at local level, or how to make sure violence against women is considered a public matter.

The next webinars in will focus on the following topics:

  • Raising Awareness on Violence Against Women: Article 13 of the Istanbul Convention (June 2021)
  • Domestic and Sexual Violence Perpetrator Programmes: Article 16 of the Istanbul Convention (September 2021)
  • Emergency Barring Orders in Situations of Domestic Violence: Article 52 of the Istanbul Convention (December 2021)

This activity took place under the project “Raising awareness of the Istanbul Convention and other gender equality standards in Azerbaijan”, funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe in their Partnership for Governance (2019-2021).

  Visit the webpage of the project “Raising awareness of the Istanbul Convention and other gender equality standards in Azerbaijan” to find out more about their actions
Azerbaijan 18 March 2021
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Strasbourg, France Strasbourg, 1-2 July 2024
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Addressing hate speech and hate crime: regional gathering of the network of Equality Bodies from the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership Region

A two-day workshop on addressing hate speech and hate crime took place at the premises of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, involving Equality bodies from the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership regions.  The event supported by the EU and Council of Europe, gathered 50 representatives from both regions who discussed and exchanged on the best practices, measures and common challenges when addressing hate speech and hate crime. Through monitoring and reporting, policy advocacy, raising awareness and supporting victims equality bodies play a fundamental role in protecting human rights and ensuring that all individuals are treated equally.

In her opening remarks, Angela Longo, Head of Anti-discrimination Co-operation Unit, Council of Europe, underlined the significant progress in engaging with Equality Bodies through this network, regularly exchanging best practices and addressing the challenges of hatred and intolerance in societies. She highlighted that this new chapter of discussion delves into the grey area between hate speech and hate crime, addressing issues of incitement and biases,

Representatives from Equality Bodies had the opportunity to discuss and enhance their knowledge on the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers Recommendation to member States on combating hate crime, adopted on 7th May 2024, as well as gain a clearer understanding of EU standards in the field of hate crime. Moreover, participants engaged in exchanges with peers from the Spanish Observatory on Racism and Xenophobia (OBERAXE), who shared insights on addressing hate speech in the public discourse. The National Office Against Racial Discrimination (UNAR) in Italy provided practical examples for developing counter-narratives and raising awareness initiatives.

They also explored opportunities to advocate for legislative reform, foster multisectoral co-operation, enhance data collection, and overall improve national mechanisms to counter hate crimes.

This seminar was organised within the action “Promoting equality and combating racism and intolerance in the Western Balkans” and the project “Promoting equality and non-discrimination: towards more resilient and inclusive societies” – co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe, and implemented by the Council of Europe  under the joint Programmes “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye” and “Partnership for Good Governance”.

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