A new human rights organization "Azerbaijan without political prisoners"

A group of former "prisoners of conscience" announced today the creation of a new human rights organization  "Azerbaijan without political prisoners."

According to the co-founder of the organization, staff coordinator of civil society "Kura", Oktay Gyulalyev, the goal of the new organization  is the release of political prisoners, the protection of the rights of wrongfully convicted, assistance to conditions in detention.

The former "prisoner of conscience",  head of the  staff to the party "Musavat", Arif Hajili, said that  Azerbaijan is among the world leaders among political prisoners. The organization will work with international structures.

Another former "prisoner of conscience" Sahib Kerimli noted the violent suppression of protest in  N 14 on September 14.  He expressed concern for the fate of  "prisoners of conscience" Shahin Hasanli  and Vidadi Iskenderli serving their terms there.

Coordinator of Human Rights Club, Rasul Jafarov, offered to appeal to members of the PACE calling them to approve at the October session the report of Christopher Strasser of political prisoners in Azerbaijan. —05C--