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-
Politics
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On December 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on the occasion of his birthday.
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The U.S. Embassy responded to the host of the "Həftə" ("Week") program, who once again accused the United States of pursuing an anti-Azerbaijani policy, using undiplomatic language.
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On Monday, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, who is currently on a working visit to Belgrade, was received by Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. According to the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs press service, during the meeting, both sides expressed satisfaction with the "strategic partnership between the two countries" and emphasized the importance of mutual high-level visits.
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On December 23, a meeting of the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Serbia took place in Belgrade. During the final press conference, Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Djuric reported that the discussions focused on the development of tourism. "We are strengthening efforts to open direct air routes, as well as economic development and energy," said Djuric. The minister expressed confidence that cooperation between Serbia and Azerbaijan would become even closer and more intensive in the near future.
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