During his meeting with Ambassador Maria Leissner, Dr. Ahmad Shashidov gave detailed information concerning AIDHR activities and discussed perspectives on mutual cooperation Head of AIDHR Ahmad Shahidov visited “Community of Democracy”, one of the European leading organizations in Warsaw, Poland in September 10, 2014 and met with Maria Leissner, Secretary General of the organization. Being […]
Ahmad Shahidov holds discussions with his Polish counterpart on human rights issue Head of the Azerbaijani Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (AIDHR) Ahmad Shahidov conducted a meeting with Aleksandra Viktorov, Polish Ombudsman in Warsaw on September 9. During the meeting which held at the Ombudsman office Ms. Viktorov talked about the official institution under […]
EU Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Fule had a Monday evening meeting with a group of civil society representatives in Baku. He expressed concern about the current situation and the facts of restrictions on human rights in Azerbaijan. “The European Union admires your dedication, despite the restriction you are facing. We are watching closely the situation […]
On September 8 Baku will host the fourth informal meeting of energy ministers of the member countries of the EU “Eastern Partnership.” The meeting will be held at the Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan. According to the press service of the Ministry, the meeting will be attended by the Minister of Energy of Azerbaijan – […]
Today, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received copies of credentials of the new Ambassador of Norway, Ivar Svendsen Bard. During the meeting, they expressed satisfaction with the current level of the bilateral relations, in particular, the successful cooperation in the energy sphere. The sides noted the importance of the development of the political dialogue between […]
Two days conference called “Intercultural dialogue: interaction between culture and religion” has opened today at the Hilton Baku Hotel. Deputy Secretary General Gabriella Battaini Dragoni attends the event. Plenary sessions of the conference has three panels: 1) “Tolerance of religion and non-religious convictions in culturally diverse societies: a social capital”; 2) “Contribution of religions and non-religious […]
«Since July this year another and more systematic narrowing the scope of the activities of civil society in Azerbaijan is observed,” stated former PACE rapporteur on political prisoners in Azerbaijan ,Christopher Strasser. Currently, he is the Ombudsman of the German government. In an interview with German television station N-TV, he recalled the arrests of human […]
The brutal attack on the journalist Ilgar Nasibov, in Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan, is an outrage and Azerbaijan’s authorities should ensure a prompt, effective and impartial investigation, Front Line Defenders, Human Rights House Foundation, Norwegian Helsinki Committee, Rafto Foundation for Human Rights, People in Need, Human Rights Watch, ARTICLE 19 and Reporters without borders said today. The […]
The Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS) stated that it is in shock after a near-fatal attack on the well-known journalist Ilgar Nasibov in Azerbaijan. With this attack, which was particularly shocking in its violence, the alarming deterioration of human rights record has reached the point of no-return. According to the statement, a journalist […]
In a statement today the Secretary General called on both sides to deescalate the violence: “I welcome the meeting held today in Sochi between President Aliyev of Azerbaijan, President Sargsyan of Armenia and President Putin of the Russian Federation. Following the latest armed incidents along the Line of Contact and the Armenian-Azerbaijani State border, this […]
Azerbaijani Institute for Democracy and Human Rights sent a letter to Strasburg on the occasion of 65th anniversary of PACE The letter says: “It has already passed 65 years over the establishment of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. It was on August 10, 1949 that PACE, inter-parliamentary institution held its first meeting. Hardly […]
In a letter sent to the members of the Assembly, marking the 65th anniversary of the Assemblywhich met for the first time on 10 August 1949, PACE President Anne Brasseur today paid tribute to the past members and Presidents. She thanked them for “not giving up on the European dream, for keeping it inclusive and open […]
Rasul Jafarov, a founder of the Human Rights Club (HRC) and a coordinator of the human rights campaign during 2012 Eurovision song contest hosted by Azerbaijan, was arrested on 2 August. The same day, Baku court sentenced him to three months pre-trial detention, on charges of tax evasion (article 213 of the Criminal Code of […]
(Interview with a senior fellow at the American Research Institute for Foreign Policy (FPRI), expert on the Caucasus, Central Asia and Turkey Gerald Robins) – The United States Congress passed a Russian Aggression Prevention Act (RAPA) of 2014, which granted Ukraine together with Moldova, and Georgia major non-NATO ally status. It was also proposed to […]
Azerbaijani should immediately secure the release of leading human rights defender Leyla Yunus from pretrial custody, and drop the politically motivated charges against her and her husband Arif Yunus, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should also end their ongoing harassment against the couple. “The context leading up to these recent charges, including the […]
During his meeting with Ambassador Maria Leissner, Dr. Ahmad Shashidov gave detailed information concerning AIDHR activities and discussed perspectives on mutual cooperation Head of AIDHR Ahmad Shahidov visited “Community of Democracy”, one of the European ...
Ahmad Shahidov holds discussions with his Polish counterpart on human rights issue Head of the Azerbaijani Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (AIDHR) Ahmad Shahidov conducted a meeting with Aleksandra Viktorov, Polish Ombudsman in Warsaw ...
EU Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Fule had a Monday evening meeting with a group of civil society representatives in Baku. He expressed concern about the current situation and the facts of restrictions on human rights ...
On September 8 Baku will host the fourth informal meeting of energy ministers of the member countries of the EU “Eastern Partnership.” The meeting will be held at the Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan. According ...
Today, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received copies of credentials of the new Ambassador of Norway, Ivar Svendsen Bard. During the meeting, they expressed satisfaction with the current level of the bilateral relations, in particular, ...
Two days conference called “Intercultural dialogue: interaction between culture and religion” has opened today at the Hilton Baku Hotel. Deputy Secretary General Gabriella Battaini Dragoni attends the event. Plenary sessions of the conference has three panels: ...
«Since July this year another and more systematic narrowing the scope of the activities of civil society in Azerbaijan is observed,” stated former PACE rapporteur on political prisoners in Azerbaijan ,Christopher Strasser. Currently, he is ...
The brutal attack on the journalist Ilgar Nasibov, in Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan, is an outrage and Azerbaijan’s authorities should ensure a prompt, effective and impartial investigation, Front Line Defenders, Human Rights House Foundation, Norwegian Helsinki Committee, ...
The Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS) stated that it is in shock after a near-fatal attack on the well-known journalist Ilgar Nasibov in Azerbaijan. With this attack, which was particularly shocking in its ...
In a statement today the Secretary General called on both sides to deescalate the violence: “I welcome the meeting held today in Sochi between President Aliyev of Azerbaijan, President Sargsyan of Armenia and President Putin ...
Azerbaijani Institute for Democracy and Human Rights sent a letter to Strasburg on the occasion of 65th anniversary of PACE The letter says: “It has already passed 65 years over the establishment of Parliamentary Assembly ...
In a letter sent to the members of the Assembly, marking the 65th anniversary of the Assemblywhich met for the first time on 10 August 1949, PACE President Anne Brasseur today paid tribute to the past ...
Rasul Jafarov, a founder of the Human Rights Club (HRC) and a coordinator of the human rights campaign during 2012 Eurovision song contest hosted by Azerbaijan, was arrested on 2 August. The same day, Baku ...
(Interview with a senior fellow at the American Research Institute for Foreign Policy (FPRI), expert on the Caucasus, Central Asia and Turkey Gerald Robins) – The United States Congress passed a Russian Aggression Prevention Act ...
Azerbaijani should immediately secure the release of leading human rights defender Leyla Yunus from pretrial custody, and drop the politically motivated charges against her and her husband Arif Yunus, Human Rights Watch said today. The ...