AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesMarch 2017
Azerbaijan: Crackdown on free expression accelerates with conviction of prominent blogger
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) has joined a coalition of 24 human rights NGOs in condemning the conviction of prominent Azerbaijani journalist and...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesJune 2017
Azerbaijan: EU official should press rights issues – European Parliament resolution calls for release...
A European Union official visiting Baku on June 16, 2017, should press President Ilham Aliyev to free unjustly imprisoned political activists, journalists, and other...
AzerbaijanCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsFebruary 2018
Azerbaijan: Human rights concerns over EIB loan to TANAP
Human Rights Watch, Crude Accountability and International Partnership for Human Rights prepared a joint letter to the President of European Investment Bank (EIB) Dr....
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesMay 2016
Azerbaijan: Independent media under unprecedented attack
On World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2016, Azerbaijan’s independent media is under greater attack than ever before. The undersigned members of the Sport...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesDecember 2016
Azerbaijan – Stop crackdown on freedom of expression
The government of Azerbaijan is carrying out a multi-pronged attack on freedom of expression, including introducing harsh penalties for critical speech online, imprisoning young...
ArmeniaAzerbaijanBelarusKazakhstanMoldovaRussiaTajikistanTurkmenistanUkraineUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2014
Statement to OSCE conference: Unfair trials used to clamp down on dissent in the...
Statement by members of the Civic Solidarity Platform to 2014 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Working Session 5, Wednesday 24 September 2014: Rule of...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesSeptember 2015
Azerbaijan: Sport for Rights coalition condemns sentencing of journalist Khadija Ismayilova
The Sport for Rights coalition strongly condemns the sentencing of Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova to a staggering 7.5 years in jail. On 1 September,...
AzerbaijanCampaigns, Open Letters and News AlertsMarch 2019
Meet your defender: Rasul Jafarov on human rights, his arrest and love for his...
Meet Rasul Jafarov, a lawyer and a leading human rights defender from #Azerbaijan. He is the first to tell his story for #meetyourdefender campaign.
https://youtu.be/rItz-7wXo1I
Rasul's...
AzerbaijanStatements & Press ReleasesMarch 2019
Azerbaijan: 51 political prisoners released during Novruz celebrations
On 16 March 2019, 51 political prisoners were released from prison following a pardon issued by the President of Azerbaijan in relation to the...
ArmeniaAzerbaijanBelarusGeorgiaKazakhstanKyrgyzstanMoldovaRussiaTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistanStatements & Press ReleasesReports & Briefing PapersApril 2015
Freedom of association: A downward spiral – An update on developments in the countries...
Last December participants of the Civil Society Parallel Conference issued recommendations to OSCE participating states, political bodies and institutions prior to the OSCE Ministerial...