SOCIETY FOR HUMANITARIAN RESEARCH

From the beginning of activity SHR has conducted many inquiries as regards themes such as: the problems of the youth, unemployment, educational problems, the most popular matters reflected and read regularly by the population in the mass media means, as well as the problems of migration, protection of human rights and media freedom; it is also the author of the reports.

The data base of the organization contains information about the youth, women carrying out their activity in Azerbaijan, the migration problems, addresses of human rights organizations and all these information have been placed in the internet page of the organization.

In 1999 it has organized and held trainings in 5 districts of Azerbaijan populated by the internally displaced persons (IDPs) at the theme of “rights of refugees” joined approximately by 150 IDPs.

By the authorship of the organization, “the news release for persons seeking for asylum in Azerbaijan” within the framework of the Conference’s working group were published in the Russian and English languages in connection with problems of refugees in the CIS countries. In 2000, the organization has published the “news release” with the assistance of the Embassy of Norway Kingdom in Azerbaijani and Russian languages and the “vocabulary of election definitions in the Azerbaijani –English and Russian languages”. At the same time, the organization has prepared the “Information release for NGOs” with the assistance of UNO Development Program that was published in Azerbaijani and English languages. In 1999 SHR has prepared the reports of “situation of legislation in Azerbaijan on migration”, “condition of children in Azerbaijan“, “On the condition of development of the development of the third sector”.

From April 2002, the organization is publishing a ballot paper styled “Human Rights in Azerbaijan” by the financial assistance of the Open Society Institute – the Assistance Foundation. The official Internet page of the magazine, i.e. www.humanrights-az.org contains the information related to the human rights.

Within 2004-2005 the organization has accomplished the two years NGO news services and the Hot Line project declared by the Catholic Relief Services organization. The organization has caused the foundation of the virtual resource center in the Internet and there is an internet page www.ngo-az.net besides the services to be rendered within the framework of the project.

In 2006 the organization published firstly in Azerbaijan the book “Karabakh is a subject of discussions” reflecting the official position of the Azerbaijani community as regards the Karabakh conflict. This book, financed by the UK Conciliation Resources organization and published in Azerbaijani and Russian languages was presented officially in Azerbaijan and outside the territory of Azerbaijan – in 6 countries. At the same time, by the financial support of the mentioned organization the organization caused the making of the documentary film “Nagorniy Karabakh: consultation with the society” and it demonstrated in the different countries.

In 2006, the organization accomplished the project of “the expert network from the Southern Caucasus on the problems of refugees” together with the Georgian Caucasus Institute of Peace, Democracy and Development based on the financial support of the Danish Refugees Council, prepared reports and books concerning the problems how will influence the various variants of the settlement ways of the conflict to the residential places of refugees and IDPs.

The organization is one of the active members of the program securing the participation of the civil society in the process of settlement of the conflict of Nagorniy Karabakh. The organization is fulfilling the projects of “joining of the civil society to the settlement of the conflict” and “estimation of the conflict and the status quo” financed by the UK  International Alert organization that besides the debates conducted in the regions within the project in connection with the conflict of Nagorniy Karabakh conducted inquiries embracing the losses and other parameters subjected by the parties and they were published in the form of a book. 

The organization carries out its activity according to the structure noted in the Charter registered and confirmed with the Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan Republic. The supreme body of the organization is a general Meeting convened once in a year. The Board of Management consisting of 7 persons accomplishing the management of the organization is elected by the General Meeting and is consisted of 5 men and 2 women. The program director and heads of several departments are women.  At the same time, the number of women amongst the volunteers is 35%.

Po.Box 158 SHR

Baku – 1000 Az Azerbaijan

Tel/fax: (+99412) 4375287

Mobile: (+99450) 3202534

E-mail: avazyh@yahoo.com

shrazerbaijan@gmail.com  

www.humanrights-az.org  

http://societyforhumanitarianresearch.blogspot.com/

http://www.youtube.com/shrfilm