BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 1. The Baku Initiative
Group (BIG) has successfully held over 35 international events on
various topics such as the consequences of colonial and
neo-colonial policies, legal issues, the protection of human
rights, the protection of the rights of indigenous peoples, and the
protection of the rights of ethnic minorities since 2023, the
Executive Director of BIG Abbas Abbasov said at an international
Youth Forum entitled "Strengthening the role of youth in the
postcolonial era", Trend reports.
He noted that since 2024, the BIG has continued its activities
as a think tank.
"Since 2024, we have published three books and prepared and
published more than 40 reports. At the same time, we have prepared
and submitted authoritative reports to international organizations
and relevant international institutions. We have successfully
established cooperation with more than nine overseas territories
that, unfortunately, still suffer from colonialism, as well as with
more than 15 countries that have suffered from neo-colonial
policies.
In addition, we have established cooperation with international
organizations and their institutions, such as the United Nations
and its agencies, the Human Rights Council, the Human Rights
Committee, the Permanent Forum on Peoples of African Descent, and
the United Nations Youth Office, as well as the Non-Aligned
Movement," Abbasov added.
