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Azerbaijan: Rights Abuse Stains International Standing

Press release
Jan 22, 2012

Azerbaijan’s human rights record deteriorated in 2011 as the government cracked down on all forms of protests even as it sought to enhance its international prestige, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2012.
Send the Caucasus a Strong Message from Paris

Commentary
Oct 6, 2011

Human rights need to be high on President Sarkozy’s agenda for his lightning-trip through the South Caucasus.
Azerbaijan: Letter to Minister of Justice Regarding Lawyers' Rights

Letter
Sep 23, 2011

I am writing to express concern regarding apparently politically motivated disciplinary and criminal sanctions taken against two lawyers in Azerbaijan, which undermine their independence as members of the legal profession and create obstacles to their work.
Azerbaijan: Rights Defender, 6 Activists Convicted

Press release
Aug 29, 2011

Azerbaijani courts sentenced a human rights defender to three years in prison following a flawed trial on dubious charges of interference with parliamentary elections.
Azerbaijan: Government Demolishes Human Rights Groups’ Offices

Press release
Aug 11, 2011

The Azerbaijani authorities, without warning, illegally demolisheda building housing three leading human rights organizations in the capital, Baku, on August 11, 2011.
Azerbaijan: Halt Illegal House Demolitions, Forced Evictions

Press release
Jun 13, 2011

The Azerbaijani authorities should immediately halt illegal expropriations, forcible evictions, and home demolitions in the capital, Baku, in the name of “beautification.”
Azerbaijan: Open Letter to President Aliyev regarding House Expropriation and Demolition

Letter
Jun 9, 2011

We are writing to you because we are concerned about reports of human rights abuses related to the ongoing property expropriations and destruction of homes in central Baku carried out by the Baku City Executive Authority (Baku mayor's office).
Azerbaijan: Wrongfully Imprisoned Journalist Freed

Press release
May 27, 2011

Authorities in Azerbaijan on May 26, 2011, released Eynulla Fatullayev, a prominent journalist and outspoken government critic who had been in prison since 2007 on politically motivated charges.
Azerbaijan: Activist Sentenced in Political Trial

Press release
May 19, 2011

The Nizami District Court of Ganja city sentenced a youth activist to two years in prison for military draft evasion on May 18, 2011, in a politically motivated trial.
Azerbaijan: Government Stifling Critics

Press release
May 4, 2011

Azerbaijani courts sentenced an opposition social media activist to two-and-a-half years in prison on bogus drug possession charges on May 4, 2011.