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Azerbaijani Human Rights Commissionerâ€™s Office and German Institute for the Human Rights hold final conference in the framework of Twinning project 2011 in Baku

16 August 2011 08:44 (UTC +04:00)

Human Rights Commissioner of Azerbaijan Elmira Suleymanova informed the participants about the important work done in Azerbaijan toward coordinating the laws with the international standards, APA reports.

Head of the EU Office in Azerbaijan, Ambassador Roland Kobia said Azerbaijan undertook certain commitments before the Council of Europe, when it became its member. â€œThe work to be done in the field of human rights is a part of these commitments. The human rights shouldnâ€™t be considered as the European value. This right has been given to the human since his or her birth. â€œArabian springâ€ also showed that the human rights are one of the highest, supreme valuesâ€.
Kobia said Azerbaijanâ€™s commitments in the field of human rights were described in the countryâ€™s legislation. The EU representative added that Azerbaijan should prosper not only physically, but socially as well.
Kobia said EU gives a serious importance to cooperation with Azerbaijan.

Twinning project leader for Azerbaijan Frauke Seidensticker said representatives of human rights institutions of Azerbaijan and Germany are closely working together. She informed about the Twinning partners and the issues covered by the project.