AzerbaijanReports & Briefing PapersJanuary 2014
EU-Azerbaijan human rights discussions: briefing note on civil society concerns
The EU and Azerbaijan will hold a new round of their annual human rights-focused discussions at a meeting in Brussels on 3-4 February 2014....
AzerbaijanCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsDecember 2019
Open Letter to the Presidium of the Azerbaijani Bar Association
The undersigned organisations condemn the disproportionate disciplinary measures by the Azerbaijani Bar Association against Azerbaijani human rights lawyer Shahla Humbatova on 27 November 2019....
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2016
Azerbaijan: Singers urged to cancel F1 performances over human rights concerns
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) has joined other members of the Sport for Rights campaign in urging singers Pharrell Williams, Enrique Iglesias and...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesApril 2015
Azerbaijan: Leading human rights defender convicted on politically motivated charges
Prominent Azerbaijani human rights defender Rasul Jafarov has been sentenced by the Baku Court of Grave Crimes to six and a half years in...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesCovid-19Reports & Briefing PapersJuly 2020
Human rights impact assessment of the state response to COVID-19 in Azerbaijan
A new report, prepared by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and Baku Human Rights Club (BHRC), examines the measures taken by Azerbaijan’s government in...
AzerbaijanEventsJune 2014
Azerbaijan’s Council of Europe Chairmanship: A Case for Human Rights
Join us for a fascinating discussion on the persecution and on-going harassment of human rights defenders, journalists and activists in Azerbaijan.
At this event, independent...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersOctober 2017
EU: Seek concrete commitments for improvements at human rights dialogue with Azerbaijan
The EU will hold its annual human rights dialogue with Azerbaijan’s government in Brussels on 17 October 2017. International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR)...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2015
Azerbaijan: UN Committee against Torture urged to intervene to stop torture and save...
On the eve of Azerbaijan’s hearing by the UN anti-torture body, the OMCT and IPHR provided a detailed briefing on torture and other forms...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesNovember 2015
Sport for Rights refutes PACE statement, highlights unprecedented repression during Azerbaijan’s parliamentary elections
The Sport for Rights campaign refutes the preliminary statement of findings of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) monitoring delegation to...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2015
Anniversary of journalist Khadija Ismayilova’s arrest highlights Azerbaijani regime’s unprecedented repression in 2015
On the eve of the anniversary of the arrest of journalist Khadija Ismayilova, members of the Sport for Rights coalition and the Civic Solidarity...