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 the evening of February 5, it was reported that journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi had been arrested. She had been a presenter on the Toplum TV channel for several years. After a criminal case was initiated against the channel in March 2024 and nearly all of its staff were arrested, Beylargizi was questioned multiple times. According to relatives, the police conducted a search of her apartment.
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By a presidential decree dated February 5, Mukhtar Babaev has been appointed the presidential representative for climate issues.
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On February 5, President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine. According to the document, the Ministry of Energy has been allocated 1 million US dollars to purchase and send electrical equipment, manufactured in Azerbaijan, to Ukraine.
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The trial of Aziz Orudjev, the head of the online publication Kanal-13, continued on February 5 at the Sabail District Court.
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