Azerbaijan releases statistics of domestic violence against women

Parliament’s Deputy Chairman Bahar Muradova said that currently the problem of violence against is one of the urgent issues facing the country.

“Next year we are to pass a bill on prevention of domestic violence,” she said.

It was noted during the hearing that Azerbaijan's law enforcement agencies take relevant states to combat domestic violence against women.

Service 102 launched by the Ministry of Internal Affairs operates at a stretch in three languages and accepts complaints in this regard.

Azerbaijan has registered 11,389 facts of violence against women in 2009.

/Fineko/abc.az/