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Speak peace, be the change!
A new publication on hate speech, produced within co-operation programmes of the European Union and the Council of Europe, is now available online. "Speak peace! Hate speech is not an option" explores the concepts of hate speech, its manifestations, its risks for human rights and democracies....
The Council of Europe and the European Union share the proposals for future co-operation priorities in the six Eastern Partnership countries submitted through the Suggestion Box
The online event “Improving the lives of citizens through better governance” of the European Union and Council of Europe joint programme on Partnership for Good Governance (PGG) 2019-2021, held on 5-7 October 2020, allowed speakers and participants to exchange about priorities in the region under...
Towards an improved framework for transparency of beneficial ownership in Azerbaijan
The Partnership for Good Governance II (2019-2021) project against money laundering and terrorism financing in Azerbaijan continues to support the national authorities in their efforts to align the national legislation with international standards and best practices geared to anti-money...
The Council of Europe and the European Union Delegation present the state of implementation of the joint projects in Azerbaijan in 2020 and the PGG activities planned for 2021
The European Union and Council of Europe joint programme on Partnership for Good Governance (PGG) 2019-2021 held the second Steering Committee meeting for Azerbaijan on Monday 1 February 2021 in online format. The aim of the meeting was to present the state of implementation and the results of...
New initiative towards an effective asset recovery system in Azerbaijan
The project on “Strengthening anti-money laundering and asset recovery in Azerbaijan” launched a new initiative to support the development of an effective asset recovery system in Azerbaijan. The first phase in this support consists in assessing the existing legal and institutional framework for...
Leaflet on the Istanbul Convention’s monitoring system now available in Azerbaijani
A leaflet explaining the monitoring mechanism of the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention) is now available in Azerbaijani. The Istanbul Convention establishes a monitoring system based on two-pillars to help states parties...
What is the Istanbul Convention? Find out more in our leaflet now available in Azerbaijani
A leaflet explaining the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention) is now available in Azerbaijani. Find out more about what is the purpose of the Istanbul Convention, what makes it so ground-breaking, what types violence it covers,...
Thank you for your support in raising awareness on violence against women in Azerbaijan and #OrangeYourHome #OrangeTheWorld with the Council of Europe!
Today, on International Human Rights Day, our 16 Days of Activism against Gendered-based violence come to an end. Women’s rights are human rights and every woman has the right to live a life free from violence. If you followed our Social Media during this campaign, you will be now aware of the...
#OrangeYourHome #OrangeTheWorld! - Join the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence in Azerbaijan
What are the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence? It is an annual campaign to raise awareness on violence against women and domestic violence. It runs from 25 November - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women- until 10 December- International Human Rights...
Azerbaijan’s legislative framework on targeted financial sanctions discussed
In March 2020, the Council of Europe had responded to a request from Azerbaijani authorities to provide a legal opinion on the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Prevention of the Legalization of Criminally Obtained Funds or Other Property and the Financing of Terrorism, and two bylaws that...
Even in difficult times, Partnership for Good Governance programme keeps delivering
A PGG online event to reflect on the mid-term results of the second phase of the European Union and Council of Europe Partnership for Good Governance (PGG), launched in 2019 for the Eastern Partnership region, took place from 5-7 October 2020 under the title ‘Improving the lives of citizens...
Strengthening anti-money laundering and asset recovery in AZERBAIJAN
PGG II supports legislative and institutional reforms and development of capacities to combat money-laundering, terrorism financing and recover the proceeds from crime in line with European standards.
5-7 October: high-level online event on midterm results of the EU/CoE Partnership for Good Governance for Eastern Partnership countries
A welcome address by Marija Pejčinović Burić, Secretary General of the Council of Europe and by Olivér Várhelyi, EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement will be presented at 9:00 CEST on 5 October. It will be followed at 10:30 CEST on 5 October by a live session “Eastern Partnership:...
Combating Discrimination in Eastern Partnership Region: expert talks and good practices presentations are now available online
The Partnership for Good Governance (PGG) programme, financed by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe, launches a series of expert talks and good practices presentations on combating discrimination, hate speech and hate crimes in Eastern...
Online needs’ assessment meetings for the EU-Council of Europe joint action ‘Raising awareness of the Istanbul Convention and other gender equality standards in Azerbaijan’
The Programme for Good Governance II (PGGII) is a European Union and Council of Europe joint programme in the Eastern Partnership countries. The Council of Europe is currently implementing the joint action ‘Raising awareness of the Istanbul Convention and other gender equality standards in...
Road map on dissemination of CEPEJ efficiency and quality measurement tools in all courts of Azerbaijan
The European Union and the Council of Europe continue to work in partnership with the Republic of Azerbaijan to improve efficiency of the Azerbaijani judiciary. In this regard, the Council of Europe has developed a Road map on dissemination of CEPEJ efficiency and quality measurement tools in all...
Launch of training needs assessment for CEPEJ topics in Azerbaijan
The European Union and the Council of Europe continue to work in partnership with the Republic of Azerbaijan to improve efficiency of the Azerbaijani judiciary. Thus, in July the Council of Europe launched a training needs assessment for CEPEJ topics to identify training needs for different...
Council of Europe tools on Women’s Access to Justice now available in new languages
Within the Partnership for Good Governance II, the joint programme of the European Union and the Council of Europe, the regional project on Women's Access to Justice: delivering on the Istanbul Convention and other European gender equality standards in the Eastern Partnership countries has...
Webinar: The inclusion of disabled people and fighting discrimination
On 6 August, a webinar will be organised on “The inclusion of disabled people and fighting discrimination” between 3-5 pm CET. The webinar will be an opportunity to learn more about the situation of disabled people and their experiences of discrimination. Good practices will be shared on...
Azerbaijani Institutions increase their knowledge of the Warsaw Convention
26 representatives of law enforcement, judiciary, regulatory and other relevant government institutions came together for a training event on the “Application of the Warsaw Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and the Financing of Terrorism” which...
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