On February 23 the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD) was officially registered as an NGO in the Municipality of Amsterdam (Netherlands.) The IPD was originally founded by the famous Azerbaijani human rights activist Leyla Yunus in 1995 in Baku. For over 20 years the Institute was engaged in the protection of human rights in Azerbaijan. Under the IPD were created - Department of Conflict and Migration, Women's rights department, department to combat anti-personnel mines, and for work with young people.
The IPD conducted educational programs, research and monitoring, and worked on political problems, protection of property rights, etc.
The Institute of Peace and Democracy helped to create an NGO called the Women's Crisis Center and others.
Dinara Yunus, the daughter of the founder and director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy and head of the Department of Conflict Arif Yunus, will temporarily head the Netherlands Branch.
The IPD will continue its work in Azerbaijan begun earlier from Europe.
"We will help to ensure that Azerbaijan, as a member of the Council of Europe, has fulfilled all its commitments. To enforce human rights in Azerbaijan is the basic principle of IMD, said Dinara Yunus.
Leyla Yunus, known human rights activist, a knight of the Order of the Legion of Honor of France, was arrested July 30, 2014 on trumped-up charges of treason. On 5 August on the same charges was arrested her husband Arif. Despite hard health of the couple Yunus and explicit politically motivated arrests, they remain in custody.
Arif and Leyla Yunus have been included in the list of political prisoners, over which they have worked in detail. Leyla Yunus was arrested immediately after the distribution of the appeal of "Authoritarian countries are not for the Olympic Games", addressed to the IOC in connection with the forthcoming European Games to ignore this event due to massive human rights violations in Azerbaijan.—0—
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On Sunday, December 22, changeable cloudy weather is expected in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula. Drizzle is possible during the night and morning in some areas of the peninsula. Moderate southwest winds will prevail. The air temperature will be 5-8°C at night and 9-11°C during the day, according to the National Hydrometeorological Service of the Ministry of Ecology.
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Baku, often called the "Caucasian Dubai," is increasingly known for systematic violations of residents' housing rights. During urban renovations and the construction of elegant new buildings, thousands of families in Azerbaijan’s capital have been unlawfully deprived of their homes. Many, recognizing the futility of resistance, settle for inadequate monetary compensation for their irreplaceable property. A minority, placing faith in the Housing Code, demand fair compensation from construction companies but often lose everything—both their homes and any form of recompense.
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Azerbaijani team prepares to compete in three prestigious international Olympiads The preparation of young programmers representing Azerbaijan in international Olympiads continues successfully. In collaboration with Azercell, the Ministry of Science and Education, and the Institute of Education, the latest “Informatics Camp” was held at the Baku Higher Oil School.
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Last night, three earthquakes occurred along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border with magnitudes of 4.8, 3.0, and 3.8, according to the Republican Center for Seismological Service of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan. The Ministry of Emergency Situations reported no information about any destruction or casualties as a result of the earthquakes.
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