"APA Media Group", "Clean World" Women's Aid Public Union, "Azerbaijan Children" Public Union, "Tamas" Regional Development Public Union non-governmental organizations signed a "Partnership Bridge" Information Support Memorandum signing ceremony.

APA informs that Nurshan Guliyev, the Editor-in-Chief of "APA" Information Agency, who opened the event with his opening speech, drew attention to the increase in the number of victims of human trafficking in the world and the need to strengthen measures to combat it.

N. Guliyev said that the institutions included in "APA Media Group" consider it a priority to support the fight against human trafficking, and expressed his interest in cooperation with NGOs and civil societies specialized in this field: "We also support the fight against human trafficking in terms of social responsibility. we are ready to give.

I believe that this Memorandum will contribute to the fight against human trafficking."

Chairman of the "Azerbaijan Children" Public Union, Kamala Aghazadeh, noted that they want to see healthy media with them at all times and share information with them: "In addition to signing the memorandum, we will hold a two-day training for media representatives on the fight against human trafficking. Sometimes lack of education, increase in social problems , domestic violence also results in human trafficking later. Eliminating social problems, increasing the number of educated people can lead to the prevention of human trafficking. I am not saying that it is possible to prevent it completely, but with the measures taken, the number of people who become victims of human trafficking can be reduced. We are already In international reports, we want to see the name of our country in the first place, not the second place in the fight against human trafficking. I believe thatThe memorandum signed today will also contribute to this".

Mehriban Zeynalova, the chairperson of "Tamiz Dunya" Women's Aid Public Union, said that the services of media representatives are invaluable in the fight against human trafficking.

According to him, the first steps of the struggle begin with the correct coverage of events.

"An element of the event is that small initiatives bring great results. We have shown that it is possible to fight without large funds. However, the participation of entrepreneurs in the fight against human trafficking is also very important. We do not intend to be satisfied with signing this Memorandum and training. With human trafficking the struggle should be taken as a strategy, the activity in this field should be more extensive", he said.

Chairman of the Press Council Aflatun Amashov noted in his speech that human trafficking is one of the biggest problems attracting attention in the world.

A large amount of black money is found in human trafficking: "Women and children suffer the most here. I express my deep gratitude to the media organizations and public associations that support the fight against this problem. The majority of the media is healthy. Those who engage in some problematic activities are not the media. Proper coverage of events prompts the relevant institutions to take action".


Head of "Liatris Holding" Ruhi Aliyeva pointed out that entrepreneurs should also actively participate in the fight against human trafficking: "Human trafficking is the biggest scourge of the modern era. I think that not only government institutions, the media, public associations, but also entrepreneurs should be involved in the fight against it. and it is necessary to involve citizens. Citizens are a little reluctant in such matters. They are afraid to help each other."


Ruhi Aliyeva noted that sometimes the written information does not serve to solve the problem, and called on the media, especially social network users, not to openly disseminate information about victims of human trafficking: "Sometimes that information gives a big blow to a person who has become a victim of human trafficking, and leads to tarnishing his name. How much our women if they are educated, they can protect themselves. That's why the education of our women is important. An uneducated person will not be able to fully defend himself, even if the media and government institutions want to support him. I think that the main cause of these types of problems is due to lack of education. I want , awareness measures should be conducted among the people in our remote regions. When something happens, we fall on the state institutions.But the state institution cannot solve every problem."

Police colonel Araz Babayev, head of the department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' Anti-Trafficking Department, said that human trafficking is a form of modern slavery and is considered one of the most serious crimes: "Human trafficking crimes are taking place all over the world. In the fight against human trafficking, which is modern slavery, public Unions help us a lot. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has cooperated with 45 organizations to combat human trafficking."

Araz Babayev said that disseminating confidential information about a victim of human trafficking carries criminal responsibility: "You can provide any information about the person who committed this crime - a human trafficker, but disseminating the information of victims of human trafficking is not allowed. I appeal to journalists to share the information of a person who is a victim of human trafficking This also creates criminal liability under a specific article in the Criminal Code."

Sabina Seyidova, an employee of the MEDIA Agency, also urged media representatives to be extremely careful when covering information about vulnerable people.

At the same time, he said that it is a violation of the law to publish information about the unfinished investigation to the media: "However, we see the great impact of the conducted trainings. Compared to previous years, we are witnessing a decrease in such cases. In April of this year, a document on editorial policy and professional ethics was sent to the media. These documents instructions on the form in which such information should be disclosed are mentioned".

Sudaba Mammadova, co-chairman of "Tamas" organization, also spoke at the event.

He drew attention to the cases of violence against women in the regions, and the need to strengthen the fight against human trafficking.

S. Mammadova emphasized the need to work more closely with the media in order to achieve successful results in this field.

In the end, "APA Media Group", "Clean World" Women's Aid Public Union, "Azerbaijan Children" Public Union" and "Tamas" Regional Development Public Union signed a "Partnership Bridge" Information Support Memorandum.


Let's note that on September 2-3 In the office of "APA Media Group" there will be a training for media representatives on combating human trafficking.