“Human traffickers see Azerbaijan as grassroots and transit.”

Amendments may create serious obstacles for the freedom of expression and normal functioning of the civil society in Azerbaijan, they said. “They may even lead to closing of the Council of Europe School of Political Studies in Baku”.

"Over the past four years, the situation of human rights in Iran has not been satisfactory. There was pressure on those who worked with regards to human rights."

Protocol N14 aims at increasing effectiveness of work of the European court on human rights. One of the goals of this protocol is not to admit cases having no prospects. Case will be considered to be unadopted if a person did not suffer from “great damage”...

"We are establishing such an agency to preserve and improve human rights, monitor national and international human rights development, inform people and institutions about the issues concerning human rights, examine human rights complaints and prevent human rights violations."

Turkmenistan is drawing up a national report on implementation of the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, ratified in 1999.

The 44th President of the United States Barack Obama - the first African American President of the country - was sworn in on Tuesday before the U.S. Capitol Hill and offered an inaugural address. Hundreds of thousands of people watched the inauguration ceremony. After the inauguration ceremony the new president Barak Obama made a speech before Capitol Hill. Afterwards he and first lady Michelle Obama saw off ex-president George Bush with his family to the helicopter taking them back to Texas. President Obama’s coming from Capitol Hill to the White House was accompanied by a festive parade.

The 44th president of the United States Barak Obama took an oath on the Lincoln Bible.

Barak Obama has gained the authority to run the government as the 44th president of the United States. The new president sworn in at 21:10 Baku time started to the presidency. Chief Justice John Roberts swore Obama in and he replaced George Bush in presidency. Obama took an oath on the Lincoln Bible. Lincoln swore in on this bible in 1861.

Nicola Sarkozi stated that he was very happy because of the development of cooperation between two countries, President Press service informed Lent.az: “Baku conference of France-Azerbaijan Joint Economic Commission will give a chance to work out broad and rich prospects of international activity and cooperation on economy and trade. I was satisfied with discussions during your visit in November, 2007 and I will happy to receive you in France in 2009. The visit will give opportunity to us to learn all aspects of relations tied the two countries and work for deepening them”.
As a co-chair of Minsk group Sarkozy assured to support Azerbaijan to achieve just and peaceful solution to Daqliq Qarabaq. “You know that I have a personal interest in this issue and considered hopeful results of Moscow meeting with Armenian President Sarkisyan on the initiative of Russian President Medvedev on November 2, 2008. I feel that 2009 is an exceptional and expedient year for solution to Nagorno Karabakh conflict. France is ready to contribute to positive process and will assist Caucasus to become peaceful and progressive zone,” he said.
In the letter French President stressed that reforms taken under EU for determination of Eastern Partnership within the framework of European Neighborhood Policy are chance for Azerbaijan’s integration into Europe. “I assure you that France will try to work out a document for favor of Azerbaijan,” he said.

An international conference on “Tolerance and Discrimination in Education” within the 8th General Assembly of the Dialogue Eurasia Platform in Antalya has started.
The conference was co-organized by the Turkey’s Ministry of Education and Dialogue Eurasia Russian National Committee, the platform’s chair, APA reports.
Welcoming the participants, chairman of the platform Rastislav Ribakov spoke about the way Eurasian peoples passed and work done during the Russian DA presidency and enlargement of the platform. He said sometimes the seeds of enmity were sown via the education. Ribakov said DA was trying to eliminate the discrimination and he believed that it would reach its goal.