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İndicator 16.a.1 Existence of independent national human rights institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles

Following the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the system of institutional mechanisms has been reconstructed in the country in order to carry out democratic, legal reforms and the effective provision of human rights. 
Establishing the Authorized Human Rights Institute for the first time as a state duty to ensure human rights in the Republic of Azerbaijan is envisaged in the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated February 22, 1998 "On Measures to  Ensure Human and Civil Rights and Freedoms." It also provides for the establishment of the Commissioner for Human Rights in the  State Program for the Protection of Human Rights, approved by the Presidential Decree of June 18, 1998.
On December 28, 2001, the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan adopted the Constitutional Law “On the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan”, and on March 5, 2002 the President signed a decree on the  application of this Law. A legal basis for the establishment and functioning of the Fund was established. 
The first ombudsman of the Republic of Azerbaijan was elected by the Milli Majlis on July 2, 2002 with 111 votes (112 votes) out of three candidates nominated by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 
The Ombudsman's position is to restore human rights and freedoms established by the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan  and international treaties ratified by the Republic of Azerbaijan and violated by state and local selfgovernment bodies, officials and  the Ombudsman. It was established to prevent human rights violations in cases defined by the Constitutional Act. 

Source: Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan


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İndicator name: Existence of independent national human rights institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles
1 1 Contact
1.1 Contact organisation The State Statistical Committee of Republic of Azerbaijan
1.2 Contact organisation unit Department of sustainable development statistics
1.3 Contact name Ilgar Valiyev 
1.4 Contact person function Head of the department of sustainable development statistics
1.5 Contact mail address Baku-AZ1136, Inshaatchilar Avenue 81
1.6 Contact email address ilgar.valiyev@stat.gov.az 
1.7 Contact phone number +99412 538-21-39; +99412 377-10-70 (22-51)
1.8 Contact fax number (+99412) 538 24 42
2 1 Metadata update
2.1 Metadata last certified 27.02.2023
2.2 Metadata last posted 27.02.2023
2.3 Metadata last update 03.06.2025
3 1 Statistical presentation
3.1 Data description This indicator measures the continuous global efforts of countries to build independent national institutions through international cooperation to promote inclusive, peaceful and accountable societies.
3.2 Classification system Not applicable.
3.3 Sector coverage  National human rights institution (e.g. national human rights commissions, human rights ombudsman institutions, mixed-type institutions, consultative and advisory institutions, institutes and centers and multiple institutions)
3.4 Statistical concepts and definitions The indicator "Existence of independent national human rights institutions in accordance with the Paris Principles" measures the compliance of national human rights institutions with the Principles on the Status of National Institutions (Paris Principles). The aforementioned principles were adopted by the General Assembly resolution No. 48/134 based on the procedural rules of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI - formerly the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights or ICC).
3.5 Statistical unit The State Statistical Committee of Republic of Azerbaijan
3.6 Statistical population Not applicable.
3.7 Reference area By country.
3.8 Time coverage Data is available as of 2015.
3.9 Base period Data is available as of 2015
4 1 Unit of measure Not applicable.
5 1 Reference period Yearly
6 1 Institutional mandate
6.1 Legal acts and other agreements Constitutional Law "On Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan", Sub-Committee on Accreditation of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI)
6.2 Data sharing The data is collected by the State Statistics Committee.
7 1 Confidentiality
7.1 Confidentiality - policy In accordance with the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Official Statistics" (Article 15), provision of primary data is prohibited. http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/3/Legislation/law_az.pdf  Access to microdata by the Chairman of the State Statistical Committee It is regulated according to the "Rules for providing users with micro-data for research purposes" approved on 13.06.2011. http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/6/personal_info/micro_inf.pdf "How to work with personal data, how to protect their privacy" approved by the order of the State Statistical Committee No. 7/02s dated February 19, 2014 needed?" There is a manual called. http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/6/personal_info/personal_information.pdf Protection of the confidentiality of primary (personal) data is reflected in the policy document of the State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the field of protection of confidential statistical data. http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/2/quality/az/mexfilik.pdf 
7.2 Confidentiality - data treatment It is not allowed to distribute official statistical materials reflecting confidential information or disclosing it among users. The final (aggregated) data permitted to be disclosed must include data from at least three statistical units, and the share of any of the statistical units in such summaries must not exceed 85%.
8 1 Release policy
8.1 Release calendar It is carried out on the basis of the approved schedule for the distribution of statistical data and press data. The information is reflected in the aggregate.
8.2 Release calendar access The broadcast calendar is posted on the website of the Committee in the Electronic services section. Access is open to all users and there are no restrictions. http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/4/publications/
8.3 User access In accordance with the "Law on Official Statistics", users receive statistical materials within the framework of the uniform rules and legal norms provided for in the official statistics program on the dissemination of information. In providing users with statistical information, all possible forms of data carriers are used, including special publications of state statistical bodies, mass media and other means.
9 1 Frequency of dissemination Yearly
10 1 Accessibility and clarity
10.1 News release It is distributed both in paper and electronic form.
10.2 Publications It is reflected in the statistical compilation "Sustainable Development Goals: a statistical overview" and its electronic version is available on the website of the State Statistics Committee: http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/6/statistical_yearbooks/
10.3 On-line database sdg.azstat.gov.az 
10.4 Micro-data access Micro data can be used only in accordance with the "Rules for providing users with micro data for research purposes" approved by the Chairman of the State Statistics Committee on 13.06.2011. http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/6/personal_info/micro_inf.pdf
10.5 Other Access to data is provided for all users at the same time. Data is free for all users. Users' requests are answered in electronic and written form.
10.6 Documentation on methodology Methodological explanations are available at this link: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-16-0A-01.pdf
10.7 Quality documentation Documents on quality: http://www.stat.gov.az/menu/2/quality/
11 1 Quality management
11.1 Quality assurance The State Statistical Committee implements the quality management system in accordance with the international standard ISO 9001. In 2013 the external audit of the quality management system was conducted in the State Statistical Committee, and in August of the same year for the first time ISO 9001:2008 international certificate of conformity was obtained in the direction of "Production and dissemination of official statistical data". After a major change of the international standard in 2015, all documents of the quality management system were redesigned in accordance with the requirements of the international standard ISO 9001:2015. According to the results of certification audit conducted on March 09-10, 2017, the apparatus of The State Statistical Committee and 13 local statistical offices where QMS is applied, and then the apparatus of the State Statistics Committee according to the results of recertification audit conducted on March 02-06, 2020 and another 17 local statistical offices where QMS is applied, then according to the results of recertification audit conducted on February 13-17, 2023, the apparatus of the State Statistics Committee and 45 local statistical offices where QMS "Production and dissemination of official statistical data" is applied, have received the international certificate of conformity 9001:2015 in the direction of "Production and dissemination of official statistics". http://stat.gov.az/menu/2/quality/en/sertifikat_ISO_9001_2015.pdf 
11.2 Quality assessment On the basis of the “Audit Program” approved annually, internal audits are carried out in the departments of the Office and in the local statistical bodies where the GIS is applied. Audit teams are formed to conduct audits and an individual audit plan is approved for each structural unit. The audit team conducts inspections in accordance with the audit plan. Internal monitoring of quality aspects in the State Statistics Committee is carried out in a centralized manner by the authorized structural unit (Quality Management and Metadata Department) and an annual “Analysis by Management” document is prepared and submitted to the management based on the results of audits. The members of the audit team (auditors) are instructed before each audit by the auditor general, as well as through seminars organized at least once a year. The activity of the State Statistics Committee is “Quality management systems. Requirements ”ISO 9001: 2015 is one of the strongest strengths. Increased workload due to incomplete transition to electronic documentation and parallel paperwork, late adaptation of staff (employees) to the requirements of the new standards are the weakest weaknesses. 
12 1 Relevance
12.1 User needs Ministries and committees of the Republic of Azerbaijan, international organizations, legal and natural persons
12.2 User satisfaction

Users go to the official website www.stat.gov.az and answer questions about the use of the main areas of statistics in the section "Request for statistical information to users". The results of this online survey are available at https://www.stat.gov.az/source/others/sorqu-yekun-2024-ARAYI%C5%9E.pdf

12.3 Completeness The information is fully covered.
13 1 Accuracy and reliability
13.1 Overall accuracy No such assessment has been conducted.
13.2 Sampling error Not applicable.
13.3 Non-sampling error Non-sampling error is carried out in accordance with the "Rules for classification and elimination of errors in the reporting data" approved by the decision of the State Statistics Committee No. 9/3 dated October 30, 2019. https://www.stat.gov.az/menu/2/quality/az/00_5.pdf 
14 1 Timeliness and punctuality
14.1 Timeliness Data on this indicator are collected annually until the 1st decade of September.
14.2 Punctuality Dissemination of the final results is carried out in a timely manner in accordance with the "Statistical Works Program".
15 1 Coherence and comparability
15.1 Comparability - geographical No comparison is made.
15.2 Comparability - over time Not applicable.
15.3 Coherence - cross domain No related statistics.
15.4 Coherence - internal No comparison is made.
16 1 Cost and burden Not applicable.
17 1 Data revision
17.1 Data revision - policy Not applicable.
17.2 Data revision - practice Not applicable.
18 1 Statistical processing
18.1 Source data Primary data is collected based on the information of the State Statistics Committee.
18.2 Frequency of data collection Data are collected annually.
18.3 Data collection The data is collected by the State Statistics Committee.
18.4 Data validation After the data is entered into the database, the entered data is checked by the colleagues of the department: If inconsistencies are detected during the monitoring of the online database, the relevant ministry, committee or head office that submitted the information is informed about it, relevant explanations are given and relevant corrections are made before the end of the reporting period.
18.5 Data compilation Data is being aggregated.
18.6 Adjustment Seasonal adjustments are not made.
19 1 Comment No comments.