Republic of Azerbaijan – Special Report – For Public Comment

In 2023, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM)The Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) is OGP’s accountability arm and the main means of tracking progress in participating countries. The IRM provides independent, evidence-based, and objective ... published a special report that provides an independent assessment of the development and implementation of Azerbaijan’s 2020–2022 Action PlanAction plans are at the core of a government’s participation in OGP. They are the product of a co-creation process in which government and civil society jointly develop commitments to open governmen... with specific focus on the progress on the implementation of recommendations issued in 2017 to the government of Azerbaijan by the Criteria and Standards Subcommittee of OGP’s Steering CommitteeThe Steering Committee is OGP’s executive decision-making body. Its role is to develop, promote and safeguard OGP’s values, principles and interests; establish OGP’s core ideas, policies, and ru... under the OGP Response PolicyThe Response Policy is used when an OGP participating country appears to be taking actions that undermine the values and principles of OGP, as articulated in the Open Government Declaration, in a way ....

In the Republic of Azerbaijan, the IRM’s findings are summarized below:

In Azerbaijan’s 2020-2022 Action Plan, commitments aimed at improvement of the CSO environment were broadly formulated and did not incorporate specific proposals on legislative changes as proposed by the civil society. Out of seven recommendations issued by the Criteria and Standards Subcommittee of OGP, only one has been partially addressed.

The public comment period closed 4 April 2023.