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Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery Republic of Azerbaijan [ Country-by-Country
Reports ] The Azerbaijan is primarily a source
and transit country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes
of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor. Women and some children
from Azerbaijan are trafficked to Turkey and the United Arab Emirates
(U.A.E.) for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Men and boys are trafficked
to Russia for the purpose of forced labor. Men and women are also trafficked
to Iran, Pakistan, the U.A.E., and India for purposes of sexual exploitation
and forced labor. Azerbaijan serves as a transit country for victims from
Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Moldova trafficked to Turkey and the
U.A.E. for sexual exploitation. The Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan serves
as a transit point for women trafficked to Turkey. - U.S.
State Dept Trafficking in Persons Report, June, 2008 [full country
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Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 TRAFFICKING
IN PERSONS – Women and girls were trafficked internally from rural
areas to the capital for sexual exploitation, men were trafficked to Traffickers were either foreigners or ethnic
Azerbaijanis who acted in loose concert with international networks. They approached
victims directly and indirectly through friends and relatives, usually
offering to arrange employment abroad. Traffickers also used deceptive
newspaper advertisements offering false work abroad. Traffickers reportedly
used forged documents to move victims. Traffickers also used fraudulent
marriage proposals from men posing as Iranian businessmen to lure women into
prostitution in neighboring Victims
of Human Trafficking to Receive Compensation in Azerbaijan The victims of human trafficking
will receive compensation in Azerbaijan, said Azerbaijan’s Deputy Interior
Minister, Vilayat Eyvazov, at the press-conference on 11 December. He added that a Refuge Center was
established in Baku and next year, four such centers will be established in
the regions. The victims of human trafficking will pass 15 days
rehabilitation (if necessary 30 days) here. These periods for children have
been determined depending on the heaviness of the case. Officials
May Sponsor among Human Trafficking – Azerbaijani Deputy Internal Minister Most human trafficking victims
were women aged 18 to 40 years old. The women are brought over from Middle
Asia, Russia, Ukraine and Moldova to Azerbaijan and then transported to other
countries. In 2006 and 2007 there have not
been any juveniles amongst the human trafficking victims, Eyvazov said. There
were no juvenile trafficking cases in 2004 and one was registered in 2005. Azerbaijan’s
National Coordinator to Combat Human Trafficking Reported before
Parliamentarians As a result of preventive and
operative measures in Azerbaijan in 2004-2006, some 689 human trafficking
incidents have been discovered and 695 people have been held criminally
responsible, the National Coordinator to Combat Human Trafficking, Deputy
Interior Minister, Vilayat Eyvazov, stated on 19 October at the Parliament while
presenting his annual report Number Of Human Trafficking Cases Increased In Azerbaijan http://eng.primenewsonline.com/news/130/ARTICLE/15474/2007-09-19.html Some 211 crimes linked with human trafficking
were registered in Azerbaijan in 2006. Criminal proceedings were instituted
against 107 people. Within the first six months in
2006, 187 crimes were registered, forty-four on human trafficking, 116 on
brothels, and twenty-two for luring people into prostitution. So far for 2007, criminal cases
were filed against 112 people, with seventy-two of them connected to human
trafficking. Network
of Lawyers Established to Combat Human Trafficking in Azerbaijan A network of lawyers has been
established to combat human trafficking in Azerbaijan, Nazir Guliyev, heading
the Juridical Assistance Fund of ‘World of Peace’, said on 29 August. The aim of the network is to inform the
public about the problems of human trafficking and to render assistance to
its victims. Thirty-three lawyers will work within the network. A lack of awareness is the main cause
contributing to human trafficking. Youths are the most victims of human
trafficking. Trafficking – Serious Problem for Azerbaijan http://www.demaz.org/cgi-bin/e-cms/vis/vis.pl?s=001&p=0056&n=001094&g= Victim of human trafficking told
how she found herself within the net of criminal elements - Rafiga understood that she was
deceived. But as her neighbor had her passport she tried to persuade “mama
Rosa” to give back her document. However, woman told that Rafiga is her
debtor as her marriage and ticket purchase were very expensive. “I will
return your passport when you work a debt out, and you will be free”, “mama
Rosa told”. Hotline
will be opened for victims of human trafficking In nearest future hot line will be
opened for victims of human trafficking In Baku, at present talks continue
with the government related to this matter. With the support of the United
States Embassy and OSCE, the International Organization for Migration (IOM)
conducted training for the future staff of a hotline and shelter for trafficked
victims. In
Baku, for the trafficking victims there was allocated separate building In compliance with the instruction
of the Cabinet in Baku there was allocated three-floor building for
arrangement of the asylum with the purpose of ensuring safety of the victims
and proposed victims and also eye-witnesses of trafficking and deliver
psychological, medical and legal assistance to them. Russian
Crime Boss Arrested On Sex Trafficking A reputed crime boss from the former Soviet Union has
been arrested on charges he ran a brutal sex trafficking ring in The
Protection Project - Azerbaijan FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE
TRAFFICKING INFRASTRUCTURE - Poor social and economic conditions for women and children make
them vulnerable to trafficking. Women’s lower social status and lack of
decently paid work opportunities compel them to seek employment outside of
Azerbaijan. Furthermore, with the
collapse of the Soviet Union, the social welfare system ceased to function
effectively in Azerbaijan, thereby forcing many children onto the streets, where
they are vulnerable to exploitation. - htsccp Freedom
House Country Report - Political Rights: 6 Civil Liberties: 5 Status: Not Free Human Rights Overview by Human
Rights Watch – Defending Human Rights Worldwide Stop
Violence Against Women – Country Page U.S. Library of Congress
- Country Study Azerbaijan
Human Rights Report Traffickers identified by the IOM
were either foreigners or ethnic Azerbaijanis who acted in loose
international networks, probably without central coordination. Victims were
approached directly and indirectly through friends and relatives. Traffickers
also used newspaper advertisements offering false work abroad. According to
the Society for the Defense of Women's Rights, draft-age men seeking to
escape military service in 2000 were invited by local traffickers to work in
the hotel industry in Turkey, but ended up in male brothels; however, the IOM
was not aware of such reports. Another NGO reported that families of young
women had been approached by individuals claiming that visiting Iranian
businessmen had seen their daughters and wished to marry them. Following
parental permission for such marriages, the women were transported to Iran to
work as prostitutes. According to the IOM, families sometimes willingly
married their daughters to wealthy men in Iran and turned a blind eye to
their outcomes. Azerbaijan
Adopts Action Plan Against Human Trafficking The OSCE Office in Baku today
welcomed the adoption by Azerbaijan of a national action plan to co-ordinate
all efforts in the fight against human trafficking. "The events in this sphere
represent the most rapid progress anywhere, from a starting point in November
2002, when the existence of trafficking in human beings was not recognised,
to the adoption of the National Action Plan," he added. The document is a result of the close
co-operation between the Azerbaijani Government and institutions and the
international partners. It is in line with the spirit and provisions of the
OSCE documents on the prevention of trafficking in human beings, which commit
all participating States to take actions to eradicate human trafficking. Azerbaijan
probes child-organ traffickers The Azerbaijani government says it
is keen to crack down on child traffickers who are believed to take children
abroad and sell their organs for profit. Both international and domestic
adoptions have been suspended for reasons that include an investigation of a
hospital that has possible involvement in domestic child trafficking, and
serious concerns about corruption and transparency in international
adoptions. Human
trafficking in Azerbaijan Many victims of trafficking are
mostly taken to Turkey, Pakistan, Greece and the United Arab Emirates. At the
same time, people from Russia, Moldova, Uzbekistan and Ukraine are taken to
Azerbaijan for sex work. According to calculations, criminals can earn from
12,000 to 15,000 dollars from each person monthly. Opponents
of Human Trafficking from Transcaucasia Tour U.S. to Share Information Nine government and police
officials from the three republics of Transcaucasia--Armenia, Azerbaijan, and
Georgia--visited UCLA January 24 as part of a 21-day set of consultations in
the United States on methods to stop trafficking in human beings for
prostitution, slave labor, and domestic slavery. Azerbaijan
braces for "thousands" of Iraqi refugees - migration official The head of the Azerbaijani centre
for legal aid to migrants, Alovsat Aliyev, has said that the country might
become flooded by thousands of Iraqi refugees in the event of a US operation
against Iraq. He told the Azerbaijani newspaper Ekho that it was necessary to
amend the migration law to curb illegal human trafficking as it damages the
country's image abroad and causes distrust in Azerbaijan. All material used herein
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