last updated June 5, 2006

First Periodic Report (French) (Spanish)

• Due: 12 November 1993
• Submitted: 21 April 1994
• Summary record of the 1332nd meeting (French)
• Summary record of the 1333rd meeting
• Summary record of the 1334th meeting (French)
• Summary record of the 1335th meeting
• Summary record of the 1336th meeting (French)
• Concluding observations of the Committee (French)
• The Committee made several recommendations to the Azerbaijani government, including that of legal reforms that take into account the human rights of minorities. In addition, it stressed the need to improve information and education on human rights for the public.

Second Periodic Report (French) (Spanish)

• Due: 12 November 1998
• Submitted: 8 November 1999
• Summary record of the  meeting (French)
• Concluding observations of the Committee (French) (Spanish)

• The Committee commented on four issues involving violence against women or problems of women in its statement on 1 November 2001. The issues involved trafficking in women, rape, domestic violence, unwanted pregnancies, and the traditional roles of women. Regarding the problem of trafficking, the Committee recommended legislation including sanctions to directly combat this practice. The Committee was concerned about the incidence of rape and that domestic violence was not acknowledged to be a problem. It recommended that effective measures be taken to specifically combat marital rape, that the government organize an effective information campaign to educate women on their rights, and that the government collect data regarding all types of violence against women. Regarding unwanted pregnancies, the Committee recommended that the government implement family planning programs in order to decrease the instances of women using life-threatening abortions as a remedy for their situation. Lastly, the Committee recommended the Azerbaijani government make efforts to increase the participation of women in public life and implement programs to overcome the traditional attitudes regarding the roles of women.

• Comments of the Government of Azerbaijan (French) (Spanish)

Additional Information

• Due: 2 November 2002
• Submitted: 12 November 2002

Third Periodic Report

• Due: 1 November 2005
• Not submitted