{"id":944,"date":"2026-06-12T09:36:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T09:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barama.org\/?p=944"},"modified":"2026-06-12T09:45:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T09:45:17","slug":"factsheet-4-trust-in-law-enforcement-agencies-among-lgbti-people-in-azerbaijan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barama.org\/en\/factsheet-4-trust-in-law-enforcement-agencies-among-lgbti-people-in-azerbaijan\/","title":{"rendered":"FACTSHEET #4 \u2013 Trust in law enforcement agencies among LGBTI+ people in Azerbaijan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"944\" class=\"elementor elementor-944\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c140858 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c140858\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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class=\"elementskit-menu-close elementskit-menu-toggler\" type=\"button\">X<\/button><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-menu-overlay elementskit-menu-offcanvas-elements elementskit-menu-toggler ekit-nav-menu--overlay\"><\/div>        <\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-508837d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"508837d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"xs_cta_style_17\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4280a4c8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4280a4c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a0381b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"1a0381b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\">\t\t\t\t<div class='ekit-heading__description'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-930 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/barama.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4_en.jpg?resize=240%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/barama.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4_en.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/barama.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4_en.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/barama.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4_en.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/barama.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4_en.jpg?resize=10%2C12&amp;ssl=1 10w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/barama.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4_en.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><br \/>This factsheet presents the findings of a survey conducted by Barama to assess the level of trust in law enforcement agencies (the police) and reporting tendencies among LGBTI+ individuals in Azerbaijan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Data collection was carried out between July 2025 and March 2026, with a total of 193 individuals participating in the survey. <\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">16 responses were excluded from the analysis due to incompleteness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Of these, 30 responses were collected through focus group discussions, while the remaining responses were gathered via online outreach and direct individual invitations.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14fdffbf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"14fdffbf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4437126b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4437126b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-299f014e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"299f014e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34f5b3b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"34f5b3b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_center   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title\">What do the results <span><span>tell us?<\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b89cacf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b89cacf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d79bf69 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d79bf69\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-241727b8 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"241727b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-\">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    1                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>1 out of every 3 respondents has had contact with law enforcement (the police) within the last 3 years. The absolute majority reported being detained by the police rather than seeking help.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df86799 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4df86799\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c954c10 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"4c954c10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-\">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    2                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Contact with the police is predominantly observed in major cities. In particular, Baku and its surroundings rank first by a wide margin (35). Ganja (9) and Sumgait (7) are other notable cities.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bee1004 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4bee1004\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a4de992 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"5a4de992\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-\">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    3                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Among respondents indicating police contact (56):\n4 out of every 5 (46) faced psychological pressure (intimidation, humiliation, and verbal abuse).\n2 out of every 5 (27) were subjected to proposals of a sexual nature.\n1 out of every 5 (16) was subjected to physical violence (beating, torture).<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c3c9c23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c3c9c23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bafb2f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3bafb2f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e01209 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"11e01209\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-\">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    4                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Among respondents indicating police contact (56), only 8 respondents indicated they would seek help from the police, compared to 26 out of 121 among those without recent contact.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5482e205 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5482e205\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10708f32 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"10708f32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-\">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    5                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>9 out of every 10 (159 ) believe that the police are completely ineffective in combating hate crimes and discrimination against LGBTI+ individuals in Azerbaijan, or that the situation has even worsened.\n<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15e1bf44 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15e1bf44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c2e8ab9 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"2c2e8ab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-\">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    6                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>8 out of every 10 (143) state that they do not trust the police at all to protect their rights and would not approach the police if they face any discrimination or violence in the future. As to primary deterrent reasons:\nevery 9 believe they will encounter mistreatment (re-traumatization).\nevery 7 believe that their complaint will remain inconclusive.\nevery 6 believe that their identity will be exposed to their family.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fac05a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1fac05a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d760f17 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d760f17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dca9034 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"4dca9034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-\">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    7                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>The absolute majority of trans respondents believe they would face insults and violence when approaching police, while 3 out of every 4 gay respondents share the same concern.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57e5d740 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57e5d740\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b3c614 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"1b3c614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-\">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    8                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Trans women face the highest rates of all forms of abuse during police contact, with nearly every trans woman reporting psychological, sexual, and physical abuse.\n<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcc2eaa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fcc2eaa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14defc5 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"14defc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-\">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    9                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>9 out of every 10 consider awareness-raising for law enforcement officers necessary, while every 8 believe it is essential to establish safe reporting mechanisms for LGBTI+ and other vulnerable groups under the Ministry of Internal Affairs.\n<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18cc6424 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18cc6424\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-465314ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"465314ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1231af68 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"1231af68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ekit_global_links\">\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text- icon-lef-right-aligin elementor-animation-\">\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    10                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Although support for structural reforms is remarkably high among all respondents, those who have had 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