JuHi was organized by a group of the journalist in 1997 and passed the state registration the Ministry of Azerbaijan Justice on 28 March in 2000. At present JuHi uniting 125 journalists in its row is closely connected with several international organizations which taking active part as journalist organization all over the world. The main goal of organization and its direction activity: JuHi's main goal is to help the protection social, economic and labour rights of people working in mass media as to its own regulations and also the development the freedom of expression and press. The organization holds different seminars and conferences for achieving it and on needing it interferes to solve the conflicts happening in mass media. At the same time it works together with both government and Non-governmental Organization for reaching its aim. The organization refuses (turn down, reject) violent struggle ways, always prefers calm discussion in its activity under the law. JuHi also realizes several projects for enlightening the journalists in this direction. The organization does not any work with political parties and political tendentious organization and won't plan it in future. International activity JuHi is the only organization of Azerbaijan that represents in 3 authoritative international organizations. These are International Federation of Journalists (IFJ- http://www.ifj.org, the head office is in Brussels), International Freedom Expression Exchange (IFEX- http://www.ifex.org, the head office is in Toronto, Canada) and International News Safety Institute also situated in Brussels. Juhi represents in the two last leader organizations. Use from Information Communication Technology and knowing of Azerbaijan: The first journalist organization JuHi has made use its web page in country since 1998. At the same time JuHi has helped and is helping in this direction other NGO. We use from ICT to establish international relations of journalists. We use great possibilities of ICT for knowing our country and journalism too. The co-operation with other journalist organization of the country: JuHi prefers co-operation with other NGO according to its activity. From this point of view we work with the knowing journalist organizations Azerbaijan Journalist Unity, Azerbaijan Journalists Confederation, “Yeni Nasil” Journalist Unity, Ruh Journalist Protection Committee and Democratic Journalist League. At the same time JuHi is one of the builder member of Press Council. It cooperates with Citizens' Protection League of Labour Rights to protect social – economic rights and to conduct enlightening work in this field. From the history of JuHi activity International Activity: JuHI is already the member of several authoritative international organizations such as International Federation of Journalists (IFJ- http://www.ifj.org, the head office is in Brussels), International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX- http://www.ifex.org, the head office is in Toronto, Canada) and also International News Safety Institute. On JuHI's initiative, the eleventh annual meeting of IFEX was held in Baki, the capital of the Azerbaijan in june, 2004. This high-level conference of the International Journalist organizations was not held in Azerbaijan until this time. The successful conduction of the conference raised great echo in journalist community in the country. Being the member of the authoritative international organizations and taking advantage of their experience JuHI is spreading gained its experience among the journalists of the country and the regions. Now JuHI is the only organization, relying on the help of the activity of the international organizations in Central Asia and South Caucasus regions. On the basis of the JuHI's project and organizational activities Central Asia and South Caucasus Freedom of Expression Network (CASCFEN- www.cascfen.org) was founded in march, 2003 with support of International Press Institute and it includes 8 journalist organizations from Central Asia and South Caucasus countries. CASCFEN’s activity was sufficiently successful in the past years. In 2004 it was awarded a “Freedom Forum” prize by the International Press Institute. Activity inside the country: JuHI's main goal is to protect the social-economic and labour rights of the people working in mass media as to its own regulations, also to help developing the freedom of expression and press freedom. In order to reach this goal JuHI is holding seminars and conferences and interferes to solve the conflicts inside the mass media when needed. With US Embassy's financial assistance and JuHI's organizational activities a seminar was held under the theme of ”Mass media and Human Rights" in 1998. In 2001 with Eurasia Fund’s financial assistance and JuHI's organizational activities, a seminar was held under the theme of “Labour Legislation and protection of Mass media workers’ labour rights”. In each seminar lasted 6 months adequate number of journalists participated from 25 mass media. They were enlightened about the labour legislation and were given a certificate. JuHI continued its activity in this sphere in 2003-2005. In may and august, 2005 JuHi realized “practical help for the Trade Union activists” programme among the mass media workers in Azerbaijan regions with the financial assistance of the “Open Society Institute Assistance Fund” – “Soros”. The main objective of the programme lasting from 05.01.2005 to 08.01.2005 was to stimulate the establishment of free, independent trade unions in Azerbaijan. As a result, primary trade union organizations have been established in two of Azerbaijan’s four regions. We are planning to establish primary organizations in all of Azerbaijan regions till the end of this year. JuHI always tried hard to investigate and solve all the appeals came about the labour conflicts. That's why a special department is founded inside JuHI to deal with these appeals in march, 2003. 2003 was the year of elections in Azerbaijan. It became a tradition that at the eve of every election a persecution campaign against the free media and the journalists for free expression is carried out by the government. Such kind of events took place in presidential elections in 2003. As the result of the persecution 3 well-known opposition newspapers had to stop their activity for some time and 4 editorial offices forever. As a result 80 journalists and 200 mass media worker with the technical staff were unemployed. With the direct intervention of JuHI 30 of these journalists were provided with a job. Besides, nearly 70 journalists were arrested when preparing reportage on the protest action of opposition. JuHI applied to the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) to help to free them. The representatives of these organizations came to Azerbaijan. As the result journalists were discharged. Once a month since 2004, organization's report is spread in order to enlighten the people about the social-economic processes. During election processes JuHi realized several programmes for tanning habits of preparing the materials from process, preventing from limiting the activity of journalist writing about election process. In 2003 Press Election Center was founded for carrying on operative productive work in this field in AJK this was employed Yadigar Mammadli, the chief of GJL and Mushfig Alasgarli, the chief of JuHi. The activity was successful. The seminars were held with journalists and journalist disturbing rights were given a help. Later juHi continued the activity in Election Monitoring Center (EMC) in 2004-2005 years the representative of JuHi lead the media programme of EMC. JuHI acted with an initiative to bring into the connection the activity of all the journalist organizations in the country, to help protect and develop the freedom of expression and as a result succeeded in establishing Azerbaijan journalists Confederation (AJK- www.ajk.org) in January, 2001. At present 11 journalist organizations join AJK. JuHI representative governs AJK's executive board. At present JuHI is engaged in strengthening its interior structure, establishing of primary organizations in regions, and also spreading information about the ways of setting up free, independent trade unions. And it sets up additional responsibility in front of JuHi. However Journalist Trade Union must not be engaged in the construction of local trade organizations, at the same time it must carry on enlightening work in the field of free trade union in the whole country and it must spread its own experience in other sphere. The main responsibility falls on JuHi being the only independent trade union in the country either to spread information about the ways of setting up free, independent trade unions or to estimate the processes taking place in the social-economic life of the country and the citizens in sphere of enlightening. JuHi is carrying on wide enlighted work for succeeding in this sphere. At present JuHi realized the edition of the newsraper “Hamkarlar” and the materials are printing on its pages. JuHI doesn’t collaborate with any political organization.