08.07.2022

In May 2022, the Main Department on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Education, and the NGO Coalition to Combat Human Trafficking conducted educational events in several educational institutions. These events, titled "Nature, Forms, Dangers of Human Trafficking and Combating Human Trafficking," were held at the College of Construction under Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction, the Art College under Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts, the Music College under the Azerbaijan National Conservatory, the Baku Communication and Transport College under Azerbaijan Technical University, the Shusha Humanitarian College, the Sumgayit Music College under Azerbaijan National Conservatory, the Sumgayit State Technical College under Sumgayit State University, the Zagatala State College of Management and Technology, the Sheki State Regional College, the Ismayilli State Human Sciences and Technology College, the Sabirabad State Socio-Economic College, the Shirvan State College of Economics and Human Sciences, and the Shamakhi State Regional College.

More than two thousand students and teachers participated in these events. Participants received detailed information on the nature and forms of human trafficking, methods for identifying victims, first aid and services available to potential victims, the "Hotline," and other victim identification techniques. The training sessions garnered significant interest among the participants, who posed numerous questions on the topics discussed, all of which were addressed comprehensively.