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Doctor Elgun Safarov (born on 5 June 1982) is an international lawyer, scientific researcher, trainer and international expert. He is a leading Azerbaijan expert in the fields of protection Human Rights and International Law, especially advancement of women's rights, gender equality, child rights protection, prevention of human trafficking and in particular elimination of discrimination against women.

Mr Safarov is the youngest member of United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) since 2019 till 2022.

Doctor Elgun Safarov was an expert and focal point of the Gender Equality Commission (Council of Europe – 2007-2018), Representative of the Drafting Committee of Ministers Recommendation to prevent and combat sexism (GEC-DC Sexism-2017-2018). He participated in the preparation of Gender Equality Strategy of Council of Europe and international agreements.

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Doctor Elgun Safarov ( fotonun sağ tərəfindən) United Nations CEDAW Committee vice-chairperson

Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/elgunsafarov Twitter: @safarov_elgun Elgun Safarov was awarded with the “Medal of the Progress” (“Tərəqqi”) of Azerbaijan Republic for his merits in solution of gender problems and implementation of social policy in Azerbaijan by the decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on February 1, 2016.

Education Elgun Safarov graduated Baku city secondary school №211 in 1999. He entered International Law Faculty of the Baku State University, in which he excelled. Mr. Safarov got PhD on “United Nations Security Council activities on the procedure of supporting international security and peace in the international law” in 2010. He has more than 50 science articles and thesis in Azerbaijan, Russian and Ukraine and other states science journals. In addition to his native Azerbaijani, Elgun Safarov speaks English, Russian and Turkish.

Career After graduating from university, Elgun joined the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2006. He was directly involved in drafting of the Law on State Guarantees of Equal Rights for Women and Men, the Law on prevention domestic violence, amendments of Family, Penal, Civil Codes, legislation on reproductive health and prevention child marriages and other legislative norms of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

In 2006 Doctor Elgun Safarov was appointed as a Focal point of the project “On the legal and political frameworks which promote women’s human rights and gender equality” between the Government of Azerbaijan Republic and United Nations Development Fond for Women (UNIFEM). In 2008 Mr. Safarov appointed Head of the sector on intercountry adoption affairs of the Law department of the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

In 2009 Mr. Safarov was appointed as the deputy of the head of Law Department in State Committee.

In 2013 he was appointed on the position of Head of the Information and Analytic Researches Department of the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Mr Safarov became actively involved in the promotion of women's and child rights and gender equality.

In 2018, became the youngest expert to be elected to the CEDAW Committee.

Pedagogical activity

In 2004-2006 Mr Safarov was Lecturer in Baku State University on Humanitarian Law and Human Rights protection. In 2014-2015 Elgun Safarov was trainer in ADA University on the history of creation and development European Union, judiciary and Legal system of EU. In 2014-2015 Doctor Elgun Safarov was Lecturer in State Customs Committee on Family Law.

Doctor Elgun Safarov was involved as a trainer and researcher by United Nations, European Union, Council of Europe, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, GIZ, OSCE and other international organizations.

Honours and awards Elgun Safarov was awarded with the “Medal of the Progress” (“Tərəqqi”) of Azerbaijan Republic for his merits in solution of gender problems and implementation of social policy in Azerbaijan by the decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on February 1, 2016. He was awarded Honorary Decree for active participation in the IV Congress of Women of the Republic of Azerbaijan and IV ISESCO Member States Ministerial Conference in charge of Child Affairs in 2013. Certificate on “Workplace Sexual Harassment” (USAID, ABA CEELI 2007) Certificate on “Male involvement in advancing gender equality and ending violence against women” (Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UNFPA) Certificate on “Capacity Building in International Relations. International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law”, The Graduate Institute Geneva, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC, Diplomatic Academy, School of International Affairs 2009. Certificate on Human Rights, Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, SIDA (2007)

List of most recent publications in the field of discrimination against women and advancement of their human rights: “Sustainable Development of Gender Equality System in the Republic of Azerbaijan: Problems, Good Practice and Perspectives” Proceedings of International Scientific Conference on SDG, 2017 (article). “Women rights protection: international and national aspects”, 2018 (scholar monograph). “Leadership Instruction”, GIZ. Germany. Instruction for the women participating in the local management municipalities, 2017 (article). “Promoting gender equality in the system of protection of human rights”, Azerbaijan University, 2017 (article). “Development of the protection mechanisms on the protection women and children rights in the national legislation system”, Knowledge Foundation, 2016 (article). Editor of the “Family, Woman, Child”, Journal (2013-2018).

Scientific articles and abstracts (more than 50) 1. ”Правосубъектность государств в международном праве” (2003). 2. “Правосубъектность Азербайджанской Республики” (2004). 3. “Связь международной правосубъектности и правопреемства государств” (2004). 4. “Эффективность Совета Безопасности ООН” (2004). 5. “Реформирование Совета Безопасности ООН” (2005) 6. “Юридическая природа международных организаций” (2005) 7. “Правовой статус и компетенция Совета Безопасности ООН” (2006). 8. “Процедура принятия решений в Совете Безопасности ООН”(2007). 9. “Beynəlxalq sülhün və təhlükəsizliyinin təmin edilməsində BMT Təhlükəsizlik Şurasının səlahiyyətləri (məsuliyyəti)” (2007). 10. “Dövlətlərin özünümüdafiə hüququnun beynəlxalq hüquqi aspekti və BMT Təhlükəsizlik Şurası” (2007). 11. “Milli qanunvericilik sistemində uşaq və qadın hüquqlarının müdafiə mexanizmlərinin inkişafı: nailiyyətlər və qarşıda duran məsələlər” (2016). 12. “İnsan hüquqlarının müdafiəsi sistemində gender bərabərliyinin təmin edilməsi (hüquqi məsələlər)” (2017) 13. “Liderlik təlimatı” - Leadership Instructions for Women in Local Politics (2017) 14. “Qadın Hüquqlarının Müdafiəsi: Beynəlxalq və Milli Aspektlər” - Protection of Women's Rights: International and National Aspects (2018) 15. United Nations International Scientific Conference on Sustainable Development «SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF GENDER EQUALITY SYSTEM IN THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN: PROBLEMS, GOOD PRACTICE AND PERSPECTIVES». (Baku, 2017)