Human rights in Azerbaijan

Human rights in Azerbaijan - Amnesty International

No substantive progress was reported in investigating alleged war crimes and violations of international humanitarian law in previous years, including ...

Azerbaijan - United States Department of State

Political prisoners and detainees included an academic and anti-corruption advocate, democracy and human rights activists, journalists and bloggers, opposition ...

Human rights in Azerbaijan - Wikipedia

against prisoners of war and other protected persons of Armenian ethnic or national origin, including extrajudicial killings, torture and other ill-treatment ...

World Report 2024: Azerbaijan | Human Rights Watch

Long-term human rights concerns persisted in Azerbaijan in 2023. The government severely restricted freedoms of expression, assembly, and association.

2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Azerbaijan

The Azerbaijani constitution provides for a republic with a presidential form of government. Legislative authority is vested in the Milli Majlis (National ...

Azerbaijan: Country Profile | Freedom House

Power in Azerbaijan's authoritarian regime remains heavily concentrated in the hands of Ilham Aliyev, who has served as president since 2003, and his extended ...

MEPs denounce violations of human rights and international law by ...

On Thursday, Parliament denounced Azerbaijan's poor human rights record and called on the EU to end its gas dependency on Baku.

Azerbaijan | Country Page | World - Human Rights Watch

The Azerbaijani government remains hostile to dissenting voices, targeting government critics and political opponents with dubious charges, undermining its ...

Azerbaijan's human-rights record is under fire as it prepares ... - NPR

Azerbaijan has carried out an “escalating crackdown” on government critics and activists over the past two years, according to Human Rights ...

UN Human Rights in Azerbaijan | OHCHR

OHCHR operates as part of the OHCHR Regional Presence in the South Caucasus supporting the work of the OHCHR Senior Human Rights Adviser for the South Caucasus, ...

Human rights in Azerbaijan - Amnesty International

Azerbaijan's blockade of a key route into the breakaway territory of Nagorno-Karabakh endangered the lives of thousands of people.

Azerbaijan: Freedom in the World 2022 Country Report

Power in Azerbaijan's authoritarian regime remains heavily concentrated in the hands of Ilham Aliyev, who has served as president since 2003, and his extended ...

Azerbaijan - Country work - Commissioner for Human Rights

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, will visit Armenia and Azerbaijan, including the Karabakh region, from 16 to 23 October ...

Azerbaijan: Expert concerned about prosecution of human rights ...

Mary Lawlor today expressed serious concern over the ongoing detention and prosecution of six human rights defenders and journalists in Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan's Human Rights Abuses Should Overshadow COP29

Azerbaijan will use the COP29 to greenwash its image, all while jailing political prisoners and critics within its borders.

Human rights

The provision of human rights and freedoms is proclaimed as a highest goal of the State in the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan | Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission - House.gov

Country Profile On September 19-20, Azerbaijan conducted a military operation to gain full control over Nagorno-Karabakh. Since December 2022, Azerbaijan ...

Azerbaijan - Amnesty International USA

The civilian population suffered widespread human rights abuses as a result of heavy fighting that erupted between Azerbaijan and Armenian forces in Nagorno- ...

Statement by the Spokesperson on the human rights situation - EEAS

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed on Saturday 25 May a decree pardoning 154 prisoners. This year, unlike in the past, the decree ...

Back off, Azerbaijan tells human rights critics ahead of COP29

Baku has come under fire for a crackdown on dissidents ahead of hosting the prestigious climate change talks.