1) The highest natural right of people is to express themselves freely. People can
express themselves in different ways. These include art, music, writing, and also
methods of physical expression. The most important way to express itself is
sports and sport games, where athletes gather to freely express themselves and
fans support their favorite athletes. Also in Azerbaijan there have been taken
significant steps by the sports associations and federations in the direction of
expressing the rights of the people. In these organizations the tasks are selected
carried out by means of selection. Gender equality is protected and women are
represented in high positions in those structures alongside with men.
2) Olympic and sport ideals are basic issues that strengthen the human rights and
freedoms. Thus, as mentioned above, sport is the freedom of expression and
freedom of assembly. The realization of the Olympic and sport ideals of the
athletes shows the level of social welfare, which is directly connected to the
concept of human rights. In addition, in Azerbaijan, sport covers not only men,
but also women and people with physical disabilities which participate at
Paralympic Games. It may be noted in this regard that sport covers all people in
Azerbaijan. There were created modern Olympic sports facilities and sports
complexes in 40 regions of the country and people can freely get involved
3) As noted above, there is a wide range of interest in sports in Azerbaijan. Sports
of women, youth, persons with disabilities get the same care and attention. This
is the most important indicator of attention and care, and the guarantee of human
rights in the field of sports. During the creation of new sports facilities in the
country the disabled people are also taken into account. There was created
modern Paralympics Centre in the 3rd largest city of the country Sumgait. Simple
sport facilities are created in residential areas for all categories of the population.
Over the past 10 years, more than 2,700 schools were built and has been
capitally repaired. Each of these schools is are equipped with highly constructed
and renovated gyms and the necessary conditions were provided for young
people in class and extra-curricular pursuits. Each person has the right to use the
built sports infrastructure, which is provided by the state.
4) In ancient Greece during the Olympic Games the wars were stopped. Sport, and
in particular the Olympic ideals praise in itself peace. The respect of peace and
the care of Azerbaijan for Sport and the Olympic ideals are obvious. Being in a
state of war, despite the fact that 20 % of the territory is still under occupation by
Armenia, the relationships between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the sport remains
normal. In addition, despite the closed borders between the two sides because of
the war, Armenian athletes can freely use the sport revenues in Azerbaijan. At
the same time the Azerbaijani athletes can go to Armenia. There can be no
better example of sport for peace building. The impact of the development of the
sport in the country is undeniable. So in the summer of 2015, ownership of
Azerbaijan of the first European Games will help to establish and develop new
sports infrastructure, create new jobs, to ensure the visas, transportation, and
other areas to meet the highest standards of service. As noted in the 3rd
question, Azerbaijan respects the sport and Olympic ideals of all races, religions,
national origin, sexes, physical indicators and everyone has the right to use the
infrastructure of the sport, which are provided by the state. Embraced truly
unique sport and the Olympics Azerbaijan not only as means of sustaining the
economic, social and political vibrancy of the country, but its rich culture and
traditions of showcasing to the world.
5) Unfortunately, in front of the whole world, despite the four UN resolutions, 20
percent of the territory of Azerbaijan is still occupied. Residents of these areas
were banished from their lands for years. The government creates the conditions
for them, but it is not the places they were used to live and this causes
difficulties.
6) The existence of a free and independent media in Azerbaijan is a fact. Media
also fulfills the role of the media itself successfully. If any violation of the rights of
athletes occurs, the media gives a coverage and the state government takes the
actions as the issue of human rights. Cooperation between the public and the
media's role in the protection of human rights is at a very high level. For this, all
of the sports programs on TV and online media outlets are available. In addition
to the sports channel is broadcasting sports during the day, shows discussions
on the protection of rights of the athletes, broadcasts programs to educate
people.