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  • BAKU: Decrease In Number Of Women Prisoners In Azerbaijan

    DECREASE IN NUMBER OF WOMEN PRISONERS IN AZERBAIJAN

    Trend
    14.09.2007 12:20:21

    Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. S.Ilhamgizi / The Women Problems
    Examination Centre will carry out a range of measures to release
    some women prisoners and will develop a set of proposals, Sevil
    Allahverdiyeva, the chairman of the Centre, reported.

    Monitoring was held by the Centre for Agitation of Women Problems in
    the Women's Prison 4 to become familiar with human rights protection
    and corresponding of the prison to international standards.

    The crimes committed by the majority of women range from killing
    their husbands, fraud, prostitution and participation in illegal
    drugs. There are carpet weaving and sewing shops in the prison. The
    ventilation system in the prison is in a terrible condition. The
    prison also has a shower room, beauty shop and library, hospital
    and mosque. The ' Azerbaijan', 'Republic', 'Khalg', ' Baku worker'
    newspapers are constantly supplied in the prison. The monitoring
    group felt the meals served in the prison to be normal.

    The age of most women prisoners ranged from 18 to 68.

    Besides the Azerbaijani women there are prisoners from 8 countries
    serving their sentence; 10 from Russia, 7 from Georgia, 2 from
    Ukraine, 1 from Uzbekistan, 1 from Kyrgyzstan, 1 from Kazakhstan,
    1 from Moldova and 1 from Iran.

    The ethnic composition of the women is 203 Azerbaijanis, 14 Russians,
    4 Avar, 2 Lezgi, 2 Georgian, 1 Ukrainian, 1 Chuvash, 1 Gipsy, 1 German,
    1 Gagauz, 1Kirghiz, 1 Uzbek, 1 Chechen, 1 Kabardinian, 1 Armenian.

    In total 239 women are serving their sentence in the Women's Prison 4.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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