Suma Çakrabarti
Baku / 05.03/19 / Turan: The President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Suma Chakrabarti, is planning to visit Baku on 5 March 2019.
The EBRD President, who regularly travels to the Bank"s countries of operations, wishes to familiarise himself with the recent political and socio-economic developments as well as the progress of EBRD operations in the country. During his visit to Azerbaijan, the President will meet with representatives of the government, private sector, Bank"s clients, international financial institutions and representatives of the civil society.
CSO interventions and roundtable discussion Topics: Media freedom, operating conditions for civil society, civil and political rights, transparency and good governance
Mehman Aliyev, Director and Editor in Chief, Turan Information Agency
Mahammad Guluzade, Director, MG Consulting LLC (formerly, Senior Legal
Advisor, Eurasia, The International Center for Not‐for‐Profit Law)
Shahla Ismayil, Chairperson, Women's Association for Rational Development
Rasul Jafarov, Chairman, Human Rights Club
Ingilab Ahmadov, Director, Eurasia Extractive Industries Knowledge Hub
and Dean, School of Economics and Management at Khazar University
Mammad Mammadzada, Executive Director, Election Monitoring and
Democracy Studies Centre (EMDS).-0-
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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