The Ombudsman Office of Azerbaijan continues its series of public-awareness training sessions within the framework of the “2024 Action Plan to Increase the Effectiveness of Protection and Promotion of Human Rights and Freedoms,” approved by the Ombudsman of Azerbaijan.

The topic of the next public awareness event organized at the Ombudsman Office was “Protection of Children’s Rights: Responsibilities of State Authorities and Independent Monitoring Mechanism.”

The training was organized for deputies of the heads of Sabunchu and Sabail district executive authorities, members of the Commission on Minors and Protection of the Rights of Minors within those executive authorities, police officers from district police authorities, representatives from the Ministry of Science and Education, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population, the Management Union of Medical Territorial Divisions, as well as education, healthcare providers, and social workers in the field of children’s rights protection.

The staff of the North, South, West, and Northwest Regional Centers of the Ombudsman, as well as representatives from the Ombudsman Office of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, also joined the event online.

Speaking at the training, the Head of the Office, Aydin Safikhanli, said that the Ombudsman pays special attention to the implementation of legal public awareness in order to develop their legal thinking and legal culture in society. He pointed out that during this year, training sessions will continue to be organized based on the Action Plan on the Protection of the Rights of Vulnerable Population Groups and other related topics approved by the Ombudsman.

During the training, employees of the Child Rights Protection Unit within the Human Rights Protection Department of the Ombudsman Institution spoke about relevant topics.

The presentations focused on international legal norms and national legislative acts on the protection of child rights, the Ombudsman’s activities in this field, institutional systems and protection mechanisms, as well as the responsibilities of state institutions and persons working with children.

The Ombudsman’s new authorities regarding the monitoring and promotion of the implementation of the CRC, as well as the existing challenges in the protection of child rights and the Ombudsman’s relevant recommendations and suggestions.

During the training, discussions were held around the topic, and questions of raised by the participants were answered.