Azerbaijan Institute for Democracy and Human Rights

Human rights defender appealed to Amnesty International: “Your bias on Azerbaijan is felt”

Amnesty International, headquartered in London, UK, published a biased report on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan on April 16. In its report, Amnesty International seeks to label those held in special quarantine administrative detention as political prisoners and describes the necessary restrictive measures applied in the country as a suppression of human rights and […]

Armenian separatists’ attempt in PACE was prevented – protest against the “ombudsman” of so-called regime

The Autumn Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe began its work on September 30 in Strasbourg, France. During the session, the Armenian delegation tried to provoke. The Armenian delegation, which organized a side event in the PACE building, tried to present the separatist regime under the name of “Universal Human Rights”. […]

Ahmad Shahidov met with the president of YUCOM, the leading human rights organization in Serbia

A well-known human rights defender Ahmad Shahidov, who is on a working visit to Belgrade, capital of Serbia, has met with Ms. Katarina Golubovic, the head of YUCOM, Serbia’s largest human rights organization, on June 20. During the meeting, prospects of mutual cooperation and joint activities in the field of human rights were discussed. Ahmad […]

Ahmad Shahidov met with the Serbian Ombudsman Mr. Zoran Pashalich

On November 8, the Head of the Azerbaijan Institute for Democracy and Human Rights Dr. Ahmad Shahidov, who is on a working visit in Europe, met with the Ombudsman of Republic of Serbia Mr. Zoran Pashalich in Belgrade. Speaking about the activities of his organization, Mr. Ahmad Shahidov informed his Serbian counterpart about the projects, […]

Ahmad Shahidov speaks about the truths of Azerbaijan at a meeting with Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina

On November 7, the Head of the Azerbaijan Institute for Democracy and Human Rights Dr. Ahmad Shahidov, who is on a working visit in Europe, met with the Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mrs. Jasminka Dzumhur in Sarajevo. During the meeting, the Human Rights Defender who spoke about the truths of Azerbaijan – the Nagorno-Karabakh […]

Ahmad Shahidov talked about the international support to Azerbaijani hostages – CBC Azerbaijan Channel

On February 1, Head of Azerbaijan Institute for Democracy and Human Rights Dr. Ahmad Shahidov gave an interview to CBC Azerbaijan Channel and talked about the work done for sake of defending rights of the Azerbaijani hostages Dilgam Askarov and Shahbaz Gouliyev. Talking about the last meeting with Member of the Verkhovna Rada (the Ukrainian […]

Ahmad Shahidov talked about Azerbaijani hostages in the meeting with the Chair of Mahatma Gandhi Human Rights Organisation

Human Rights Defender gave an information about the Azerbaijani displaced persons to Mr. Gibril Deen During his working visit to Europe on January 24, Head of Azerbaijan Institute for Democracy and Human Rights Ahmad Shahidov met with Chairman of Mahatma Gandhi Human Rights Organisation Mr. Gibril Deen in Budapest, capital of Hungary. Gave detailed information […]

“The official institutions and civil society are working systematically on hostages from Kalbajar” – Ahmad Shahidov gave an interview to “Sahar” channel

In his live interview to “Free Arena” program in Hamburg, Germany, Head of AIDHR informed about the 23rd Meeting of OSCE Ministerial Council and spoke about the work being done within the framework of the meeting During his working visit to Germany, Head of Azerbaijan Institute for Democracy and Human Rights Ahmad Shahidov gave an […]

“Let’s save our children!” – Ahmad Shahidov addresses to the Gulf countries

Head of AIDHR talks to international human rights conference to be held in Qatar about killings of children in conflict-ridden countries The international human rights conference to be organized by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and Qatar National Human Rights Committee has been held in Doha, Qatar on January 13-14, […]

UN brings together human rights advocates around Muslim countries for conducting discussions in Qatar

Head of AIDHR Ahmad Shahidov also attends international human rights conference to be organized in Doha The international human rights conference to be organized by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and Qatar National Human Rights Committee has kicked off in Doha, Qatar on January 13, 2016. The regional conference on […]

Ahmad Shahidov meets with PACE President Anne Brasseur

Head of AIDHR informed PACE President on the state of human rights in Azerbaijan The Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) met in Sofia, Bulgaria on November 27. The Standing Committee featured discussions on human rights, influx of refugees, discrimination and election related issues. Joining the meeting, Ahmad Shahidov, Head of the […]

Ahmad Shahidov meets with head of Justice and Peace Netherlands

On November 23 Ahmad Shahidov, Head of the Azerbaijani Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (AIDHR) visited Justice and Peace Netherlands headquartered in Hague, the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Being received by Sebastiaan Van Der Zwaan, Executive Director of Justice and Peace Netherlands, head of AIDHR touched upon mutual cooperation and perspective of future collaboration. […]

“Human rights are becoming less important in the UN agenda” – Ahmad Shahidov

Attending United Nations Forum in Geneva on November 16-18, Ahmad Shahidov, head of AIDHR shared his views on conducted discussions The 4th Annual United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights has been organized in Geneva, Switzerland. Participants to the Forum held discussions on recent developments and processes worldwide. Ahmad Shahidov, Head of the Azerbaijani […]

Ahmad Shahidov joins United Nations forum in Geneva which seeks to discuss human rights issue worldwide

The 4th Annual United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights has kicked off in Geneva on November 16 Human rights advocates gathered in Geneva to attend the 4th Annual United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights for holding discussions over the recent developments all over the world and make exchange of views on relevant […]

Giorgi Gogia detained at Baku airport for a day

Georgi Georgiev, a member of Human Rights Watch, held at Baku airport for more than a day, according to the  representative of the human rights organization Rachel Denber. According to her, Gogia arrived in Baku on March 30 at 1:30. Giorgi was planning to attend today’s trial hearing of Intigam Aliev and Rasul Jafarov. –When […]

Leyla Yunus’s Lawyer about Her Condition

The lawyer of the human rights activist Leyla Yunus, Elchin Gambarov in an interview with Turan told about the state of her health and about the investigation. Question: What is the state of health of Leyla Yunus and what are the results of her survey by foreign doctors? A: The last time I met Leyla […]

Human rights defenders around the world got together in Geneva

7th Annual Geneva Summit on  Human Rights and Democracy kicked off The 7th Summit for Human Rights and Democracy took place in Geneva, on 24 February. High level international summit which brought together about two thousand human rights defenders worldwide featured debates on human rights, democracy and harrasment of human rights defenders. Along with human rights […]

New charges against Khadija Ismayilova

Arrested on 5 December last year, A journalist Khadija Ismailova, who was arrested on 5 December last year, now is facing new charges, according to the lawyer Fariz Namazly. According to him, Ismailov  is charged under the  Article: 179.3.2 (large-scale embezzlement), 192.2.2 (illegal business), 213.1 (tax evasion) and 308.2 (abuse of power.)  Accusations  were put […]

Civil Rights Defenders defend Emin Huseynov

International human rights organization Civil Rights Defenders called on the Azerbaijani authorities to drop charges against well-known Azerbaijani activist Emin Huseynov. The statement says that Huseynov was forced to seek asylum in the Embassy of Switzerland to escape the repression of the authorities. Civil Rights Defenders and other international human rights organizations believe that the […]

Intigam Aliyev protesting against the actions of the court refused to testify

At the trial in the case of Intigam Aliyev  the  defense made a new application. According to  the lawyer Shahla Humbatova, in particular, was put forward a request for an examination of handwriting signatures delivered on behalf of Aliyev on the payment instructions  on transference funds to the account of the sister of the accountant […]

IBAHRI Calls on Azerbaijan Court Not to Disbar Defense Lawyer Khalid Bagirov

The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) calls on Azerbaijan’s Nizami District Court not to disbar criminal defense lawyer Khalid Bagirov, and to ensure that the hearing, scheduled for 2 February 2015, respects his right to a fair trial as enshrined in Article 6 of the European Convention of Human Rights, to which Azerbaijan is party. […]

Rasul Jafarov: Court will prove my innocence

On February 2will be the sixth  month since the arrest of human rights activist Rasul Jafarov. In  the interview with Turan, he shared his impressions of his criminal case, and life in captivity. Q: Six months passed after your arrest, what does this period mean for you? Answer: The only thing I regret is that I […]

Arrested activist initiates campaign “Voices of Victims”

Arrested human rights activist Rasul Jafarov initiated the campaign “Voices of Victims”. The purpose of the initiative  is  to assess the mass murder of civilians in Baku on 20 January 1990 the Soviet troops from the perspective of human rights. It is planned to draft  relevant reports as well as the creation of a working […]

Representatives of Working Group Call on Attorney General to Release Intigam Aliyev

NGO representatives in the joint working group (JWG) on Human Rights appealed to the General Prosecutor’s Office to release the human rights defender Intigam Aliyev and create the conditions for his treatment. Turan was reported by a member of the JWG, head of the Society for Women’s Rights Novella Jafaroglu. According to her, Aliyev is […]

Prison Service: State of Leyla Yunus Normal

The Prison Service has denied the statement of lawyers on the deteriorating health status of the human rights activist Leyla Yunus. “Reports of health problems at Leyla Yunus are unfounded. Leyla Yunus is in a normal state of health, any there are no issues of concern for her health,” the public relations department of the […]