Foreign funding for NGOs in Azerbaijan

Amendments to the NGO legislation adopted by Azerbaijan over the last three years have restricted funding of civil society organizations by foreign donors and operation of foreign donors in the country. Despite the repeated calls of domestic and international organizations, the authorities have not lifted the restrictve requirements of multi-tier registration. The “single-window” principle for registration of grants and foreign funding created by the Cabinet of Ministers’ decrees failed to eliminate these restrictions. EMDS presents an analysis of the “single window” principle and remaining restrictions for civil society.

Foreign funding for NGOs in Azerbaijan