Another Chance to Right Wrong in Azerbaijan
November 17, 2017
November 17, 2017
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following report:
Today, the Azerbaijani government has another chance to free a wrongfully imprisoned political activist and thereby halt a process that could potentially lead to its expulsion from Europe's top human rights body, the Council of Europe.
The activist is Ilgar Mammadov. In early 2013, when he was planning a long-shot run for Azerbaijan's presidency, he and another political activist, Tofig Yagublu, went . . .
Today, the Azerbaijani government has another chance to free a wrongfully imprisoned political activist and thereby halt a process that could potentially lead to its expulsion from Europe's top human rights body, the Council of Europe.
The activist is Ilgar Mammadov. In early 2013, when he was planning a long-shot run for Azerbaijan's presidency, he and another political activist, Tofig Yagublu, went . . .