Centre of Journalist Research held seminar on the theme of “Highlighting Rights of Journalists and Human Rights” in Tartar Regional Vocational Training in Tartar within the project “Support for Increasing the Role of Regional Press in Protection of Human Rights and Freedoms” being implemented with financial support of Fund of State Support for Development of Mass Media under the President of Azerbaijan Republic.
Seymur Verdizade, the Project Coordinator who opened the seminar stated that human rights and freedoms are broad notion and told about duties committed on press in civil society building. Mushfig Alasgarli, Member of Observation Council of Fund of State Support for Development of Mass Media, Chairman of Journalists’ Trade Union noted importance of increasing the role of regional press in protection of human rights and freedoms. Tofig Huseynov, Editor-in-Chief of “Yeni Tartar” that is published in Tartar, spoke about problems faced by regional press and expressed that they seriously hoped for activity of Fund of State Support for Development of Mass Media towards solution of those problems.
Rey Karimoghlu, journalist and representative of International Eurasia Press Fund noted that helding the seminar in Tartar, which was war territory, was especially important. He stated that implementation of such projects in the region is necessary from point of view protection of rights and freedoms of population.
Zabil Mammadov, Head of Tartar Regional Branch of Azerbaijan Mine Victims Association told that the organization he represented was interested in cooperation with press. He stated that there was great need in highlighting problems of mine victims and war victims in Tartar.
Journalists working in the region, as well as representatives of community of the district participated in the seminar. They discussed ways of collaboration with press in order to disseminate problems appeared in the sphere of human rights.