Human Rights Watch Issues Commentary: Rights Defender Sentenced to 8 Years in Azerbaijan
June 17, 2026
June 17, 2026
NEW YORK, June 17 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following commentary by Giorgi Gogia, deputy director in the Europe and Central Asia Division:
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Rights Defender Sentenced to 8 Years in Azerbaijan
Authorities Should Free Rufat Safarov, Quash Conviction
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A Baku court's June 12 decision to convict prominent human rights defender Rufat Safarov on bogus criminal charges and sentence him to eight ye . . .
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Rights Defender Sentenced to 8 Years in Azerbaijan
Authorities Should Free Rufat Safarov, Quash Conviction
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A Baku court's June 12 decision to convict prominent human rights defender Rufat Safarov on bogus criminal charges and sentence him to eight ye . . .