Protecting Children from Violence and Exploitation: How Ready Is Azerbaijan’s Legislation for the Risks of the Digital Age?

More than 1,000 complaints by Azerbaijani consumers were resolved in their favour in the first five months of 2026, while businesses returned more than 152,000 manats to customers, according to the State Agency for Antimonopoly and Consumer Market...

Amendments to Azerbaijan’s Law on Psychiatric Care have entered into force, providing for the digitalization of psychiatric care records, new grounds for conducting psychiatric examinations without a person’s consent, and additional measures during...

On June 1, as in most countries around the world, Azerbaijan marks International Children's Day. This day carries not only symbolic but also strategic significance. This year, issues related to children's rights have become particularly...

Overcrowding in Azerbaijan’s penitentiary system is becoming one of the country’s most significant institutional challenges amid a rise in the prison population and an increasing share of detainees held in pretrial detention, according to Council of Europe statistics and expert assessments.