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Azerbaijani authorities boost their capacities on anti-corruption and ethics in public service

The handbooks on anti-corruption concepts, standards, and practices, as well as ethics in public service were presented at the meeting of the Scientific-Advisory Council under the General Prosecutor of the Republic of Azerbaijan. This is of particular importance due to the establishment of the new Anti-Corruption Training Centre of the Council, which is a new institution fostering ownership and ensuring the sustainable capacity of Azerbaijani institutions to fight corruption.

These handbooks were produced as a part of the project “Strengthening capacities to fight and prevent corruption in Azerbaijan” aimed at supporting Azerbaijani authorities in their efforts to fight corruption, money laundering and to strengthen the rule of law, accountability, and transparency.

The meeting allowed to reiterate the importance and availability of other project resources developed in connection with this initiative. With a view to support future trainings on anti-corruption and ethics, the Council of Europe encouraged the Training Centre to engage certified trainers who had undertaken a special training on this subject matter. In addition, a teaching methodology, curriculum outline and three student readers for academic staff, prepared within the framework of the project for higher education institutions in Azerbaijan to introduce or improve the anti-corruption and ethics courses, are also available to fulfil training needs.

These activities are undertaken with the ultimate goal of promoting international anticorruption recommendations of Group of States against Corruption of the Council of Europe (GRECO) in Azerbaijan and supporting the government’s efforts in preventing and fighting corruption.

The meeting was organised in the framework of the project “Strengthening Anti-Money Laundering and Asset Recovery in Azerbaijan,” funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe in their Partnership for Good Governance II.

Azerbaijan 17 June 2021
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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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