Amnesty International has published its latest report on the human rights situation in the world in 2016. The part relating to Azerbaijan says that in this country as well as in Tajikistan and Turkmenistan have been amended made amendments to the Constitution that expand and increase the powers of the presidents. Azerbaijan continued repression against opposition activists, human rights organizations and independent media.
Despite the fact that 12 activists were released in 2016, many people, including the leader of the movement REAL Ilgar Mamedov, remain in prison.
A journalist Khadija Ismayilova and human rights defender Intigam Aliyev released from prison are not allowed to leave the country.
According to local human rights activists, more than 100 people - youth representatives, journalists, opposition activists have been imprisoned for their political views. Azerbaijani press particularly suffers from repression. Journalists face harassment, intimidation, physical pressure.
Amnesty International pointed out that the police and security forces repressed protests against the devaluation of the manat. Detainees are arrested and subjected to ill-treatment, torture.
Examples are the defendants in the "case of Nardaran" and "prisoners of the monument" (Bayram Mammadov and Gias Ibrahimov). Amnesty International representatives were not allowed to Azerbaijan.
The report also touches the problems with rights of the Azerbaijanis in Iran, their discrimination, deprivation of civil and political rights, the absence of opportunity to receive education in their native language.-16D06-
Politics
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On November 26, the Baku Court of Appeals reviewed the appeal of human rights defender Anar Mammadli, who contested the extension of his detention. Mammadli's lawyer, Javad Javadov, stated that Mammadli argued the extension of his pre-trial detention was unfounded and linked the criminal prosecution to his human rights activities, Turan reported.
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On November 26, a group of reserve officers from the Nakhchivan special forces held a protest near the Azerbaijani presidential administration. The protesters participated in the 44-day war and were discharged after sustaining injuries. They claim that the payments they are entitled to have not been provided.
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On November 26, the Baku Court of Appeals heard a complaint regarding the extension of the detention of former diplomat Emin Ibrahimov. During the hearing, the investigator requested that the complaint be rejected, while Ibrahimov's lawyer, Aghil Laidj, pointed out the lack of grounds for keeping Ibrahimov in custody.
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Arrested economist Fazil Gasimov has reportedly faced pressure after protesting the interruption of a phone call with his family on November 16. "The phone call was cut off, and Fazil demanded that the connection be restored. Then, Jalal Alizadeh, a detention center officer, along with his colleagues, forcibly removed Fazil from the phone room in the medical unit of the facility, tearing his jacket and dragging him across the floor before throwing him into a cell.
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