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The protection of basic human rights and freedoms in Azerbaijan was one of the integral parts of National Leader, former President Heydar Aliyev's political course.

Azerbaijan's transformation into a country where human rights are protected at the highest level is the biggest achievement we have managed to attain during the years of the country's independence.

Beginning from the 1990s, as a result of the Soviet empire collapse, national liberation movements raised their head in different corners of the world and new independent states emerged. In the last decade of the century Azerbaijan also became one of the countries gaining independence. Azerbaijan's political and geographical situation required that our country integrate into the world civilization. To this effect we had to embrace the world's democratic values and accept them at the state level.

Development and approval of the first Constitution of the independent Azerbaijan was another achievement of National Leader Heydar Aliyev. The Constitution of Azerbaijan, adopted on November 12, 1995, envisages the separation of powers and it is the main advantage of this document.

Read more about it in AZERNEWS online newspaper's print edition published on May 10.

Also, in the new edition you can read articles about Flower Day marked in Azerbaijan on the 90th anniversary of Heydar Aliyev, the planned opening of subways in major Azerbaijani cities, successful liquidation of malaria in Azerbaijan, etc.

The readers will also get tips from AZERNEWS weekly columnist Scott Fenwick to avoid weight gain whilst training.

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