UN General Assembly will discuss a draft resolution “The situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan” in a plenary meeting of the 64th session on September 7.

At the meeting of the Judicial-Legal Council, held under the chairmanship of the Minister of Justice of Azerbaijan Fikrat Mammadov, the termination of authority of ten judges was announced.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on increasing the minimum monthly salary...

The Azerbaijani Press Council jointly with the OSCE held a round table meeting to discuss changes to be made in the Code of Professional Ethics of Azerbaijani Journalists.

Farhad Abdullayev’s interview - the Chairman of Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan to Trend News.

The complainer said that he was not satisfied with the response letter received from the Car Transport Service Department with regards to the appeal and that concrete measures were not taken. He asked the Ombudsman to assist in investigating and resolving this issue and making the inspectors answerable.

According to the task of the Comissioner Elmira Suleymanova, Ombudsman Apparatus officials reviewed Isolators Number 3, Penitentiary Service of the Ministry of Justice and Baku Investigation Isolator, as well, Temporary Isolator of Ezizbeyov District Police Office.

In the event Chairman of The Council Azay Guliyev informed that The Council held financial contest for NGOs, for the implementation of 248 projects out of 613 presented projects, 2 million 68 thousand dollar were expended.

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a recommendation to the Committee of Ministers containing a series of measures to guarantee greater respect for media freedom and the safety of journalists.

“Forthcoming visit of UNESCO and Fact-finding Mission of Council of Europe to the region still subject of negotiations” – said Minister Abulfas Garayev in the round-table “Protection of cultural values during armed conflicts” organized by Ministry of Culture and Tourism and The Committee of International Red Cross.

On January 27, European Committee of Social Rights reported on 36 joined countries to European Charter of Social Rights.

On January 28, European Court of Human Rights chief held press conference on opening of court year within the framework of winter session of Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe.

"We give most important role in the solution of Nagorno Karabakh problem to efforts of Azerbaijan, Armenia and the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs," said OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Secretary of State - Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Kanat Saudabayev at the ministerial meeting of OSCE and EU in Brussels.

"We have visited Eldar Tagiyev and informed his family and authorities about him," Tun Vandenhov, head of the ICRC mission in Azerbaijan, told journalists.

Secretary General of UN addressed to international community on the occasion of International Day dedicated to the memory of the Holocaust victims. 65 years before, in this day the biggest and the most disgraced death camp Auschwitz Birkenau was set free.