Georgia’s Public Defender outlines problems on Human Rights Day
By DOMINIK. K. CAGARA Democracy & Freedom Watch TBILISI, DFWatch–On December 10, the International Human Rights Day, the Public Defender as usual published a brief [more >>>]
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Local EU statement on the constitutional referendum in Armenia on 6 December
Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Armenia The European Union Delegation issues the following statement in agreement with the EU Members States [more >>>]
Erasmus Students Warned at Galatasaray University: “Don’t Join Protests”
BIA News Desk Warning email carrying signature of Galatasaray University Vice-Chancellor has been sent to all Erasmus students to not join protests at Galatasaray University. [more >>>]
Turkish officials reject HDP appeal to cancel election results
By ALEX MacDONALD middleeasteye.net The pro-Kurdish political party said there was no atmosphere of ‘free and equal voting’ Turkey’s election body has dismissed an appeal [more >>>]
European Court Rulings Highlight Azerbaijan’s Bleak Record on Human Rights
By MARINA VAN RIEL Open Society Foundations The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg is in principle rightly blind to external political considerations. [more >>>]
Turkey continues to muzzle democracy’s watchdogs
By NOAM CHOMSKY* and CHRISTOPHE DELOIRE** The Washington Post Journalists are the “watchdogs” of democracy, according to the European Court of Human Rights. Anyone who [more >>>]
This Man Has the Toughest Job in Turkey
By JARED MALSIN TIME Selahattin Demirtas heads HDP, Turkey’s main opposition party and a Kurdish force — which means he’s caught in Turkey’s political divide [more >>>]
Severe hearing for official Baku in the UN Committee against Torture
contact.az On 11-12 November in Geneva, the UN Committee against Torture continued discussion of the report on Azerbaijan. According to sources in the international human [more >>>]
National minorities are never ignored in Armenia: Amo Sharoyan says “yes” to Constitutional Reforms
armenpress.am YEREVAN – The Chairman of the Council of “Midia-Shangal” Yazidi National Union NGO Amo Sharoyan is in favor of the Constitutional Reforms and considers [more >>>]
Azerbaijan: Whitewashing of Flawed Parliamentary Elections Through PACE and Other EOMs
European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) Baku – EPDE expresses its concern over international election observation missions delegitimizing the institution of election observation as well [more >>>]