The United Nations Committee Against Torture examined Azerbaijan’s record on torture and ill-treatment on November 11 and 12, 2015, and published its conclusions on 9 December,...
Azerbaijani human-rights defender Leyla Yunus (pictured) has been included on the shortlist of three finalists for this year's Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought, following a...
"We note with dismay that another prominent human rights defender, Rasul Jafarov (pictured), has been arrested in Azerbaijan. The charges against Mr Jafarov relate to his...
