The situation with human rights in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (NAR), is deteriorating, and becomes even worse that in the world's most notorious dictatorships like North Korea; thus seriously ill people are not provided medical assistance on political grounds.
Hospitals of NAR refuse to make surgery on the wife of the regional correspondent of the Institute for Reporters Freedom and Safety (IRFS) Hakimeldostu Mehdiyev; his wife is suffering severe gynecological diseases.
According to him, medical examination for his wife in Sharur regional hospital was deliberately delayed for a month, and finally, operation was scheduled for the last Friday. However, on the day of operation he was "advised" to take his wife to the Nakhchivan Maternity Hospital on the pretext that "there are best conditions."
"There she was also examined, and later we were told that they will not make operation. Head physician did not receive me, sent me to doctor named Nazakat, who is, as far as I know, the wife of one of the employees of the Regional Ministry of National Security.
She told me there is no need for operation, and that my wife “ is healthy”, although all analyzes and conclusions of ultrasound showed severe disease.
Other surgeons said that they could do nothing because I have problems with the “top.” it means that they would not provide medical care to my wife because of my citizenship and professional journalism. One of the doctors said that under the Popular Front the situation was very bad. But why do they mix politics with the health of the people? "said Mehdiyev in an interview with Turan agency.
According to him, the situation is difficult, because his wife is non-transportable, and he can not take her to Baku.
Mehdiyev asked for help from international organizations to help his wife.
The head of the NGO Regional Resource Center and Democracy Development, Malahat Nasibovs called such situation an arbitrariness. "Life and health of activists and their relatives in Nakhchivan is in danger, because they are not provided health care. This is political pressure and a gross violation of fundamental constitutional rights to life and health," said Nasibova.
The situation with human rights in NAR is deteriorating. Autonomy as connecting vessel quickly masters the negative impulses that come from Baku, where the government has recently started another attack on civil society by legislative restrictions on the activities of NGOs, internet censorship, arrest and prosecution of activists.
Ongoing pressure on society have shown that Aliyev’s administration have again ignored categorical criticism of Baku policy by the EU.-0-
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