Hearing in the case of Ismailly events scheduled for June 5 in the Sheki Appeal Court is postponed for an indefinite period, said lawyers convicted. On 23-24 January 2013 riots began in Ismailly region after the drunken workers of the hotel “Chirag” insulted local residents. Protesters set fire to a hotel “Chirag ” and ransacked […]
Bakhtiyar Guliyev, a member of the NIDA youth movement, who has been sentenced to 7 years of imprisonment, wrote a statement on leaving the organization. This information, appeared with reference to the press service of the Prison Service and was confirmed by his father, Samandar Guliyev. The statement on the website reads that “while in […]
Nakhchivan is a “laboratory” where repressive tools are practiced, and then are applied to the rest of the country . What is happening now in Baku, a few years ago was used in Nakhchivan. The talk is about open pressure on political activists , illegal searches of homes, offices attacks on public figures , seizure […]
Swiss President and OSCE Chairman Didier Burkhalter who is on visit in Baku met with opposition leaders and representatives of NGOs. The meeting was attended by the leader of the “Musavat” Isa Gambar ; chairman of the Popular Front Party Ali Kerimli; chairman of the National Council Jamil Hasanli; executive director of the REAL Movement […]
The Director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD ) Leila Yunus held June 2 an online press conference at which she responded to questions related to the criminal case against the journalist Rauf Mirkadirov and around the problems of people’s diplomacy in the South Caucasus. At the press conference organized by the Azerbaijani-Armenian […]
Mr. President: Under the leitmotif “Creating a Security Community for the Benefit of Everyone”, Switzerland wants to make a tangible contribution to, inter alia, “improving people’s lives, and strengthening the OSCE’s capacity to act”. The whole point of regional cooperation in the OSCE region is the guarantee of minimum standards of human rights protection for […]
Parents of a soldier Nurlan Aliyev held press conference in the Media Center IRFS due to their son’s health. Father of a soldier Polad Aliyev said that his son was drafted into the army in January 2014 from Astara. He first served in Ganja , and in late February he was transferred to a military […]
On June 2 a lawyer Fariz Namazly visited Anar Mammadov ,the head of the Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center (EMDSC) and executive director of this NGO Suleymanli Bashir , in the jail of Kurdakhani. According to the lawyer, they did not complain about the conditions of detention, but do not agree with their convictions […]
Civil society organisations play a crucial role within their societies in providing policy input, developing new initiatives and in holding governments accountable for their actions. They are major actors in promoting democracy and human rights, the rule of law, good governance and sustainable economic and social development, says EuropeAid Neighbourhood Director Dr Michael Köhler in […]
Ilgar Mamedov, a leader of REAL Movement, who is in the pre-trial jail in Sheki region, is afraid of provocations against him, the executive director of REAL Movement, Natig Jafarli, wrote about it on his Facebook page. According to him, during seven months Mamedov was held in a solitary confinement in jail in Sheki. However, […]
“I have already talked a lot about the reasons for the closure of the newspaper. I say again that currently it is difficult financially to support the independence of the newspaper. There is another point. I myself like to be independent, and if my independence under threat, and this threat creates newspaper, I have to […]
Chief of AIDHR Ahmad Shahidov: “Our main activities will be associated with the provision of human rights, democracy and freedoms” Today was founded new non-governmental organization, which will operate on human rights in Azerbaijan. The main activities of the organization called Azerbaijan Institute for Democracy and Human Rights – AIDHR will be associated with the […]
On 9 May chief of Azerbaijan Institute for Democracy and Human Rights, PhD on Philology Ahmad Shahidov had some meetings in Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland. First of all, Ahmad Shahidov met with Deputy Director of Eastern Department of MFA Mr. Marek Calka and gave information about Azerbaijan Institute for Democracy and Human Rights, […]
On 7 May chief of Azerbaijan Institute for Democracy and Human Rights Ahmad Shahidov met with advicer of premier minister of Chech Republic Mr. Jaromir Novotny. In the meeting Ahmad Shahidov gave information about activities of Azerbaijan Institute for Democracy and Human Rights and expressed his desire to have cooperation with human rights organizations of […]
On 7 May, chief of Azerbaijan Institute for Democracy and Human Rights Dr. Ahmad Shahidov met with chairwoman of Petition Committee of German Bundestag Mrs. Kersten Steinke. During the official reception took place in the Bundestag building, Mrs. Kersten Steinke spoke about activity of Petition Committee and mechanism to investigate complaints and letters received from […]
Hearing in the case of Ismailly events scheduled for June 5 in the Sheki Appeal Court is postponed for an indefinite period, said lawyers convicted. On 23-24 January 2013 riots began in Ismailly region after ...
Bakhtiyar Guliyev, a member of the NIDA youth movement, who has been sentenced to 7 years of imprisonment, wrote a statement on leaving the organization. This information, appeared with reference to the press service of ...
Nakhchivan is a “laboratory” where repressive tools are practiced, and then are applied to the rest of the country . What is happening now in Baku, a few years ago was used in Nakhchivan. The ...
Swiss President and OSCE Chairman Didier Burkhalter who is on visit in Baku met with opposition leaders and representatives of NGOs. The meeting was attended by the leader of the “Musavat” Isa Gambar ; chairman ...
The Director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD ) Leila Yunus held June 2 an online press conference at which she responded to questions related to the criminal case against the journalist Rauf ...
Mr. President: Under the leitmotif “Creating a Security Community for the Benefit of Everyone”, Switzerland wants to make a tangible contribution to, inter alia, “improving people’s lives, and strengthening the OSCE’s capacity to act”. The ...
Parents of a soldier Nurlan Aliyev held press conference in the Media Center IRFS due to their son’s health. Father of a soldier Polad Aliyev said that his son was drafted into the army in ...
On June 2 a lawyer Fariz Namazly visited Anar Mammadov ,the head of the Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center (EMDSC) and executive director of this NGO Suleymanli Bashir , in the jail of Kurdakhani. ...
Civil society organisations play a crucial role within their societies in providing policy input, developing new initiatives and in holding governments accountable for their actions. They are major actors in promoting democracy and human rights, ...
Ilgar Mamedov, a leader of REAL Movement, who is in the pre-trial jail in Sheki region, is afraid of provocations against him, the executive director of REAL Movement, Natig Jafarli, wrote about it on his ...
“I have already talked a lot about the reasons for the closure of the newspaper. I say again that currently it is difficult financially to support the independence of the newspaper. There is another point. ...
Chief of AIDHR Ahmad Shahidov: “Our main activities will be associated with the provision of human rights, democracy and freedoms” Today was founded new non-governmental organization, which will operate on human rights in Azerbaijan. The ...
On 9 May chief of Azerbaijan Institute for Democracy and Human Rights, PhD on Philology Ahmad Shahidov had some meetings in Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland. First of all, Ahmad Shahidov met with Deputy ...
On 7 May chief of Azerbaijan Institute for Democracy and Human Rights Ahmad Shahidov met with advicer of premier minister of Chech Republic Mr. Jaromir Novotny. In the meeting Ahmad Shahidov gave information about activities ...
On 7 May, chief of Azerbaijan Institute for Democracy and Human Rights Dr. Ahmad Shahidov met with chairwoman of Petition Committee of German Bundestag Mrs. Kersten Steinke. During the official reception took place in the ...