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AZERBAIJAN
No Rule of Law in Azerbaijan
Abusive Security Forces, Corruption, Must be Brought under Control

(August 5, 1999)-- Azerbaijani security forces regularly torture those in custody, and get away with it, according to a report released by Human Rights Watch. The international monitoring group charged that Azerbaijan has failed to enact legal reforms and that corruption is rampant in the criminal justice system.
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