Table of ContentsFront PageList of AbbreviationsExecutive SummaryIntroduction and Methodology1Understanding Domestic Violence in Azerbaijan: History, Mentality and Traditional ViewsUnderstanding Domestic Violence in Azerbaijan: History, Mentality and Traditional Views1.1Historical Shifts1.2Gender Parity at Birth1.3Attitudes Towards Gender Violence1.4Social Stigma, Mentality and Patriarchal Family Model: Victim Prospective 2Legislation and Government Policy Legislation and Government Policy 2.1International Conventions3Recent Events and Case Studies 4Feminist Movement and Anti-Femicide Protests5Challenges and Needs6Conclusion and RecommendationsList of AbbreviationsADB Asian Development BankCEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against WomenCoE Council of Europe CSO Civil society organizationECHR European Convention on Human RightsECtHR European Court of Human RightsGBV Gender based violenceICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsIDP internally displaced persons NGO Non-Governmental OrganizationNGO Non-governmental organizationODIHR Office for Democratic Institutions and Human RightsOSCE Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe SCFWCA State Committee for Family, Women and Children AffairsSME Small and medium enterpriseUDHR Universal Declaration of Human RightsUN United Nations UNFPA United Nations Population FundUNDP United Nations Development Programme
