(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 18. Commissioner for
Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan Sabina
Aliyeva has made an appeal to state and local self-government
bodies, scientific, educational and medical institutions, civil
society organizations due to the declaration of Human Rights Month,
the ombudsman's Office told Trend .
'A number of strategic documents, such as the state program and
national action plan, have been developed and approved at various
stages of Azerbaijan's development,' said the appeal.
According to the ombudsman, the first strategic public document
in the field of the country's human rights was the state program,
approved by the national leader of the Azerbaijani people Heydar
Aliyev on June 18, 1998. The program has determined the promotion
of human rights as one of the main government policies. Thus, every
year June 18 marks Human Rights Day following President Ilham
Aliyev's Order dated June 18, 2007.
'As the Commissioner for Human Rights of Azerbaijan, I declare
the Human Rights Month in the country from May 18 through June 18,
2022. In this regard, I urge state and local self-government
bodies, scientific, educational, and medical institutions, civil
society organizations, as well as non-governmental organizations
and media, to join this initiative and arrange series of events
devoted to human rights in the framework of the month,' Aliyeva
stressed.
She outlined that the major purpose of the month is to
strengthen human rights protection activities, inform the public
about the achievements, identify upcoming tasks to eliminate
existing problems, develop legal thinking and legal culture of the
population, as well as focus on the inadmissibility of
discrimination.
'Urgent preventive and protective measures taken at the state
level in response to the coronavirus infection have yielded
positive results. Due to stabilizing epidemiological situation in
the country, government has gradually been easing the restrictive
measures,' the ombudsman emphasized.
As she noted, based on the relevant decision of the Operational
Headquarters under the Cabinet of Ministers, restrictions on all
public gatherings and events are removed.
'Therefore, I believe that legal education events can be held in
a traditional, hybrid, and online form,' Aliyeva added. 'As part of
the month, I invite everyone to make a contribution to the
organization of educational events dedicated to human rights,
preparation of social videos, promotion of human rights in the
media and social networks, effective protection of human rights, as
well as the development of legal thinking and legal culture in
society'.
Tags:
- human rights
- Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev
- Ombudsman
- Heydar Aliyev
- Ombudsman's office
- coronavirus COVID-19
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