This report covers the establishment of the National Preventive Mechanism
against Torture in the Republic of Azerbaijan, the mandate of the Commissioner for
Human Rights (Ombudsman), the law in force and institutional problems, as well as
the actions taken during the years 2009 and 2010, and the relevant proposals and
recommendations.
The list of establishments falling under the jurisdiction of the NPM, the Optional
Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment, the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On
Making Additions and Amendments to the Constitutional Law of the Republic of
Azerbaijan on the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of
Azerbaijan”, and photos have been added to the report as well.
ISBN: 978-9952-8138-7-6
This report was prepared by the Commissioner for Human Rights
(Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan and published with the financial
support of the OSCE Office in Baku. The views expressed in the report are the
author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the OSCE
Office in Baku.