1,522 Complaints Sent from Azerbaijan to ECHR in 2015
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) issued a report on the results of 2015. The document says that the majority of complaints to the Strasbourg Court, involve a violation of Art. 5 (right to liberty and security) and 6 (right to a fair trial).
Total ECHR adopted 823 decisions last year. Communications were initiated on 15,965 cases.
From Azerbaijan 1,522 complaints were received, of which 268 were passed into production and 123 declared inadmissible. In 106 cases communication started with the Azerbaijani government.
Compared to 2014, the number of complaints from Azerbaijan decreased. However, if in 2014 the ECHR adopted 11 decisions on Azerbaijan, in the past year there were 19.
In most cases, the ECtHR found a violation of the rights to a fair trial. Most decisions were taken on Russia - 116. -16D-
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Politics
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova has decided to unilaterally terminate the Moldovan-Russian agreement from 1998 on the creation and operation of cultural centers.
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By the order of the head of state, Rufat Mahmud has been appointed the new head of the historical and architectural reserve "Icheri Sheher" – the historic center of Baku.
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On February 13, the Appeal Court did not satisfy the defense's appeal against the decision of the Khatai Court regarding the arrest of journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi. According to the lawyer, the journalist herself did not participate in the trial due to poor health. The defense intends to submit a petition to replace the arrest with house arrest.
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Azerbaijan will limit 'Sputnik Azerbaijan' and 'BBC News Azərbaycanca' editorial offices. This was reported by the country's pro-government media on 13 February, citing an informed source.
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