Time for Sanctions on Baku
By David J. Kramer and Richard Kauzlarich The American Interest As the West has turned its attention to the Islamic State and the Ukraine crisis, [more >>>]
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Azerbaijani Journalist Fears Arrest As Part Of Continuing Crackdown
By ROBERT COALSON RFE/RL An Azerbaijani investigative journalist has been told that she faces arrest upon her return to Baku from a trip to meet [more >>>]
Azerbaijan: Government Repression Tarnishes Chairmanship. Council of Europe’s Leadership Should Take Action.
Human Rights Watch (Strasbourg) – Azerbaijan’s longstanding repression of independent voices has reached crisis levels, even as it nears the end of its six-month chairmanship [more >>>]
What the 2014 Havel Prize says about the Council of Europe – and what should happen now
By GERALD KNAUS Rumeli Observer Azerbaijani human rights activist and defender of the right to free and fair elections, Anar Mammadli, is the 2014 winner [more >>>]
Azerbaijan: Call for EU Sanctions Raises Activist-Hopes
By SHAHIN ABBASOV Eurasianet.org The United States and European Union appear to be taking a stronger stance against Azerbaijan over Baku’s poor rights record. Recent [more >>>]
Azerbaijan targets human rights defenders
By MALIN EKERSTEDT Kvinna till Kvinna While international attention has been focused on other crisis around the world, the regime in Azerbaijan has intensified its [more >>>]
Azerbaijan: BP Should Address Crackdown
Human Rights Watch As Leader of Transparency Effort, Company Should Speak Out (New York) – BP should tackle a harsh government crackdown on independent groups [more >>>]
UN Sub-Committee on Prevention of Torture visit to Azerbaijan suspended
By HUMAN RIGHTS HOUSE FOUNDATION (HRHF) & ASSOCIATION FOR THE PREVENTION OF TORTURE (APT) Human Rights House In an unprecedented move, the United Nations monitoring [more >>>]
Open letter to PACE President from Azerbaijani civil society
humanrightsaz.wordpress.com Azerbaijan’s civil society open letter to PACE President Anne Brasseur Silence is not an option First Anar Mammadli, then Leyla Yunus, now Rasul Jafarov [more >>>]
Azerbaijan’s Opinion-Shaping Campaign Reaches ‘The New York Times’
By ROBERT COALSON RFE/RL Earlier this month, “The New York Times” published documents demonstrating Azerbaijan’s efforts to expand its relationship with think tanks in the [more >>>]