The Unending Pain of War: An International Perspective on the Problem of Missing Persons and the Experience of Azerbaijan

Work to drain groundwater in the centre of Baku’s Buzovna settlement has entered its final stage about six months after it began, but state institutions have yet to disclose the project’s cost, source of financing, client, contractor or documents...

The protected-area system: what lies behind the map? The institutional protection of wildlife in Azerbaijan dates back to the 1930s, when the Goygol, Zagatala and Gizilaghaj nature reserves were established. Today’s network consists of three legal...

Falling births, fewer marriages and the concentration of people around Baku are turning demography from an abstract statistic into a long-term economic risk. The Great Return may partly reshape Azerbaijan’s settlement map, but constructing houses is...

Azerbaijan is expanding its network of inclusive classrooms, but a substantial gap remains between a child’s right to learn alongside their peers and the daily realities of school life. A ramp and an enrolment order do not necessarily mean that a...