Azerbaijan
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PWYP affiliate “NGOs for Improving Transparency in Extractive Industries” was launched in 2004 and now has more than 80 members both in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, and its regions. The coalition has focused its efforts on supporting effective and credible EITI implementation and enhancing civil society participation. It has also pushed for disclosure of beneficial ownership and campaigned for state-owned companies to be more transparent. However, the environment for civil society in Azerbaijan is rapidly deteriorating, with restrictions on freedom meaning the coalition and its allies currently face challenging times.
Restrictions on civil society freedom mean the Azerbaijan coalition currently faces challenging times
Member organisations
| Citizens` Labor Rights Protection League | external website link > |
| Care for the Elderly Intellectuals | |
| ARAN Human Rights Resource Center | external website link > |
| Ganja Children Foundation | external website link > |
| Regional Human Rights and Media Center Social Union | external website link > |
| Islam, Democracy and Human Rights Center | |
| Development Society and Civil Relations Public Association | external website link > |
| Support Center for Civic Initiatives Social Union | |
| The Western Regional Representative Of Azerbaijan National Committee Of Helsinki | |
| Modern Development and Legal Aid Center | |
| Education Research Center Public Union | |
| "Region" International Analytical Center | external website link > |
| Oil Workers' Rights Protection Organization Public Union | external website link > |
| Young Democratic Reformers Public Union | external website link > |
| Public Union of Regional Human Rights and Social Research Center | |
| Economic Research Center | external website link > |
| Assistance to Social and Cultural Development of the Youth Social Union | |
| Gender Equality Public Union | external website link > |
| Eco-World Public Union | external website link > |
| Center for Citizen Initiatives and Legislation Improvement | |
| Individual member | |
| Human Rights and Enlightenment Social Union | |
| Research Center Against Torture | |
| Human Rights And Law Enlightment Public Union | |
| Election Researches Center | |
| Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Social Union | external website link > |
| Center of Women’s Problems Research CWPR | external website link > |
| Azerbaijan Committee for Human Rights and Defense of Freedoms | |
| Public Union for solving social-economic problems of Mortar Victims | |
| Regional Development and Human Rights Public Union | |
| Legal Aid Center to Oilworkers | |
| Ecolife Public Union | external website link > |
| Studying of Economic Resources Public Union | external website link > |
| Public Association for Assistance to Free Economy | external website link > |
| Caucasus Media İnvestigations Center | external website link > |
| “Youth Club" Public Union | external website link > |
| Social Strategic Studies and Analytically Investigations Public Union | external website link > |
| Regional Woman Initiatives Social Union | external website link > |
| Democracy and NGO's development Resource Center | |
| Society for Democratic Reforms | external website link > |
| Democratic Initiatives and Social Development Public Union | |
| Public Union for Civil Society Institute | |
| Progress Social Development Public Union | |
| “Regional Gender Center” Public Union | |
| Development Watch Research Center Public Union | |
| "Constitution" Researches Fund | external website link > |
| Care for disabled persons of Garabagh War Society | |
| Foundation of Legal Initiative and Enlightment of Democracy | |
| "Ulduz" Election Organization | external website link > |
| "Zangilan” Public Union | external website link > |
| Human Rights in the Extractive Industry Public Union | |
| Road Construction Monitoring Center | |
| "Elektron Election" Public Union | |
| Caucasian Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies | external website link > |
| Citizens initiative for democracy | |
| "ELS" Independent Research Center | |
| Independent Teachers Union of Azerbaijan | |
| Center of Political Culture for Azerbaijani Women | |
| Eco-Renessans Public Union | |
| Regional Human Rights and Education Center | |
| "Education of the Young Generation" Public Union | |
| Modern Woman and Society Public Union | |
| Dalgha Youth MovemCenter for Support Economic Initiativesent | |
| “Solidarity Among Women” Social Union | |
| Digital Development Public Union | external website link > |
| Economic Innovation Center | |
| "Support to Young Poets" Public Union | |
| "Rescuer" Public Union | |
| “Progress” Social Research Public Union | external website link > |
| Dalgha Youth Movement | |
| "Return to their Place" Public Association | |
| Public Finance Monitoring Center | external website link > |
| Economic and Political research Center | external website link > |
| Dalgha Youth Movement | |
| Caspian Barrel Research Center | external website link > |
| Free Person Human Rights Protection Society | |
| Merchants and Producers' Union | |
| Individual member | |
| Individual member | |
| Economic and Social Development Center | external website link > |
| Society Humanitarion Research | external website link > |
| Dalgha Youth Movement | external website link > |
Related Resources
Ilham Huseynli Key Facts
Key resources: petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals and alumina
In 2012 extractive revenues made up 80% of Azerbaijan’s GDP.
In 2010 crude petroleum made up 89% of Azerbaijan’s exports.
Companies operating here include Lukoil, Statoil and TOTAL.