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in 1995, and signed its optional protocol in 2000. The first government report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) was published on 16 September 1996. The convention clarifies the meaning of "discrimination against women" and assigns the state organizations
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The Open Society Fund introduced the Azerbaijan Gender Information Center (AGIC) in 2002. The AGIC is made up of several women organizations: the Research Center of Modern Social Processes; the Association of Creative Women and the Azerbaijan Association of Organizational and Technical Development,
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was adopted on 22 June 2010. The law focuses on domestic violence between close relatives to mitigate its negative legal, medical and social outcomes and provide legal and social assistance for victims. Although it does not state that its aim is to protect women, women are the victims in most cases
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has taken the form of the Women for Conflict Prevention and Peace Building in the Southern Caucasus regional project. The first phase of the project, aiming to promote the activities of women's organizations and support activists, leaders, and youth in gender equality, peace-building and conflict
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The 21-article Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan On State Guarantees of Equal Rights for Women and Men, adopted on 10 October 2006, aims to eliminate all forms of gender-based discrimination and ensure gender equality in the political, economic, social and cultural spheres. All human rights are
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The Organizational and Technical development Association (an AGIC member) has implemented the following projects in cooperation with the Eurasia Foundation (which supported the association's creation): incubating nongovernmental women's organizations (2000) and women's businesses (2002), and
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guaranteed to women and men. To implement the law, public authorities must regularly review legislation related to gender equality and amend it as necessary. The dissemination of information about gender equality and education in the field has been defined by the law as essential.
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and is responsible for implementing state policy on family, women and children's affairs. It may propose legislation and sign agreements with the relevant bodies of foreign countries and international organizations, in accordance with the
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asserts that "all human beings are created equal", instead of "all men are created equal", to better reflect gender equality and equal human rights. However, women are still in need of additional protection to help them attain
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The Research Center for Modern Social Processes is responsibility for the center. APEAT has conducted studies in collaboration with other organizations, including women's business cooperation in the
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of domestic violence. The law accepts the prohibition of discrimination against women as a core principle, enumerating three types of domestic violence: physical, psychological and sexual.
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prevention, took place between 2001 and 2004. The project's second phase, from 2004 to 2007, built on the first phase and reinforced women's rights based on CEDAW,
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ratified a United Nations convention in 1995, and a Gender Information Center opened in 2002. A committee on women's issues was established in 1998.
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is guaranteed by the country's constitution and legislation, and an initiative is in place to prevent domestic violence.
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responsible for taking appropriate measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women.
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The State Committee on Women's Affairs was established by presidential
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was approved by presidential decree on 9 August of that year.
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by another decree on 6 February 2006. The committee
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original research
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verifying
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Azerbaijan
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
gender equality
human rights
Constitution of Azerbaijan
domestic violence
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
UNIFEM
Azerbaijan
UN Security Council
Millennium Development Goals
Beijing Platform for Action
Baku
Mingechaur
southern Caucasus
third sector
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decree
State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs
charter
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government budget
Constitution of Azerbaijan
international agreements

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