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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Today the Nasimi District Court of Baku considered the submission of the prosecution to extend the arrest of the head of the Legal Education Society Intigam Aliyev. The court granted the request and extended the arrest of well-known lawyer and human rights activist for three months, until February 8, 2015, according to the lawyer Jawad […]
Ahmad Shahidov: “Restoring dialogue between the state and civil society worth appreciations” Following his telephone conversation with Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on August 12 Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe made a statement. The statement reads that human rights working group would be re-established and representative of the […]
The Milli Majlis amended the legislation on NGOs introducing toughened conditions for the activities of foreign donors. In particular, amendments were adopted to the laws “On the non-governmental organizations (public associations and foundations)” and “On Grants.” Thus, the new wording of Article 24.2 of the Law “On NGOs” reads that the work and services provided […]
On October 9, at 15:00 a group of local human rights defenders held a protest action in front of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Moscow demanding freedom of Leyla Yunus arrested in Baku. The protest action was initiated by the well-known Russian human rights activist Svetlana Gannushkina. One of the protesters, Varvara Parkhomenko, wrote on her […]
Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 was given to the Pakistani human rights activist Malala Yousufzai and the Indian fighter for the rights of children Kailash Satyarthi. Malala Yousufzai became world famous after she started a blog for BBC at the beginning of 2009 at the age of 11. In it, she talked about the details […]
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Today the Nasimi District Court of Baku considered the submission of the prosecution to extend the arrest of the head of the Legal Education Society Intigam Aliyev. The court granted the request and extended the ...
Ahmad Shahidov: “Restoring dialogue between the state and civil society worth appreciations” Following his telephone conversation with Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on August 12 Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council ...
The Milli Majlis amended the legislation on NGOs introducing toughened conditions for the activities of foreign donors. In particular, amendments were adopted to the laws “On the non-governmental organizations (public associations and foundations)” and “On ...
On October 9, at 15:00 a group of local human rights defenders held a protest action in front of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Moscow demanding freedom of Leyla Yunus arrested in Baku. The protest action ...
Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 was given to the Pakistani human rights activist Malala Yousufzai and the Indian fighter for the rights of children Kailash Satyarthi. Malala Yousufzai became world famous after she started a ...