Baku International Ombudsmen Conference underway
Baku, June 19 (AZERTAC). The 10th Baku International Conference of Ombudsmen entitled “The protection of human rights in emergency situations: problems and opportunities" is underway in Baku.
The international conference is dedicated to 18 June-Human Rights Day, 10th jubilee of Ombudsman`s Office activity and the 20th anniversary of Azerbaijan’s membership in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
A meeting of the Board of Directors of Asian Ombudsman Association will be held firstly within the framework of the conference.
Tuesday sessions were focused on the role of strategic planning to improve the protection of human rights and encourage the capacity of national human rights institutions and regional and global development in the effective protection of human rights.
According to Azerbaijan Ombudsman`s Office, the conference, organized under the support of UNESCO has brought together 56 ombudsmen and their delegations, representatives of national human rights institutions (NHRIs) prominent sciences in the relevant sphere and international experts from 20 countries of Europe, Asia and America.
Delegations of Mexico, China, Japan, Korea and Turkey joined the conference for the first time.
As earlier reported, May 18-June 18 has been announced annual Human Rights Month in the country at the initiative of Azerbaijan’s commissioner for human rights Elmira Suleymanova. The conference will sum up results of human rights month.
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