Azerbaijani parliament designs bill to combat domestic violence

One of the measures is creating and consolidating legal framework.

Social Policy Committee  together with relevant government agencies had worked out various laws and regulatory documents related to the protection of human rights and freedoms, violence prevention, protection of labor rights.

A hearing on combating domestic violence attended by representatives of international and nongovernmental organizations and public took was held in the parliament.

Work is continuing on a draft law to combat domestic violence. The parliament  has received a lot of feedback and suggestions from international organizations and representatives of local community. The bill  will be submitted for discussions to the parliament in near future.

/AzerTaj/