PACE judged the steps of the Armenian delegation

The booklets and DVDs which were disseminated in the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, made the Azerbaijani delegation in the body feel dissatisfaction. “Azerbaijani delegation has officially voiced his displeasure ...

There is a necessity to hold dialogues between officials and journalists

From this month on, the Azerbaijani Council of Press intends to organize a number of events which can help liberalize information environment, with regard to preparedness of society and journalists ...

136 people involved in crime responsibility due to corruption in Azerbaijan

About 136 people were made answerable for facts of corruption in Azerbijan over nine months of 2009, Prosecutor General Zakir Garalov said. According to Garalov, the Corruption Enforcement Department under ...

European Court passes two more resolutions on Azerbaijan

The European Court of Human Rights has passed two resolutions on Azerbaijan. The resolutions were passed on complaints by the Azerbaijan Public Association for the Nature Protection and Rahib Maksimov- ...

Azerbaijan likely to establish Alimony Fund

The Azerbaijani State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs has proposed to create the Alimony Fund to ensure fulfillment of court decisions on payment of alimony, a member of ...

UN mechanisms on adjusting conflicts must be strengthened: president of 62nd UN General Assembly

The president of the 62nd UN General Assembly believes raising the Nagorno-Karabakh issue on the level of the General Assembly signals strengthening of the international interest to the region. “The ...

Azerbaijan to establish agency ensuring low-income families with lawyers

Azerbaijan will establish an agency ensuring families with low income with lawyers. Answering Trend News question, Chairman of the Azerbaijani Supreme Court, Ramiz Rzayev said that it was proposed to ...

Azerbaijani Supreme Court dissatisfied with courts ‘ frequent decisions on arrest

Chairman of the Azerbaijani Supreme Court is concerned about frequent provision of the prosecution’s requests on a preventive measure of arrest towards a detained person by courts. “We are sorry ...

Ian Micallef to report on his mission to Azerbaijan

The President a.i. of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe will submit a detailed report on the results of the visit to Azerbaijan on ...

Venice Commission ready to work over amendments to Azerbaijani Election Code

The Venice Commission is ready to work over the amendments to the Election Code of Azerbaijan, if it receives the relevant request from the official Baku, Representative of the Council ...