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Victims of Human Trafficking to Receive Compensation in Azerbaijan

Society Materials 11 December 2007 20:25 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku /corr. Trend K.Zarbaliyeva / The victims of human trafficking will receive compensation in Azerbaijan, said Azerbaijan's Deputy Interior Minister, Vilayat Eyvazov, at the press-conference on 11 December.

The Deputy Minister highlighted the establishment of the Fund of Assistance to Victims of Human Trafficking. According to Eyvazov, Azerbaijan's Cabinet of Ministers has already made an order on it. The compensation will be given to those appealing to the Fund.

According to him, the amount of the compensation is being discussed. It will depend on the finances allocated for the Fund which is supposed to begin its activity next year. Eyvazov said.

He added that a Refuge Center was established in Baku and next year, four such centers will be established in the regions. The victims of human trafficking will pass 15 days rehabilitation (if necessary 30 days) here. These periods for children have been determined depending on the heaviness of the case.

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