Former political prisoners are concerned about the conditions of the "prisoners of conscience," said Elshan Hasanov, the coordinator of the Public Alliance "Azerbaijan has no political prisoners."
Despite old age and disease, a known human rights activist Leyla Yunus is kept in intolerable conditions. She is not provided with proper medical care, cannot receive the dietary food and medicine.
Arif Yunus is kept in the basement of the Ministry of National Security, and this is the only information about him; there is no information about his health, and he is not allowed to meet with a lawyer, Hasanov said.
NO medical assistance is provided for another arrested human rights activist, Intigam Aliyev.
The fate of Emin Huseynov - IRFS Director is also unknown; his office was sealed after the search and seizure of equipment and documentation.
"We are concerned for the lives of human rights defenders due to certain reasons: the Penitentiary Service repeatedly documented the torture and deaths from torture.
Azerbaijan ratified the CE Convention on the Prison Rules, and we demand that the treatment of "prisoners of conscience" be in line with the standards of this Convention," said Hasanov.—06D--
Politics
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The United States said Monday it would be a dangerous development for North Korea to send troops to fight for Russia in Ukraine, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The United States on Monday commended the Moldovan people for their participation in the October 20th election and referendum, urging for investigations into reported meddling, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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At an opposition rally in Freedom Square in Tbilisi yesterday, Azerbaijani activist Samira Bayramova urged ethnic Azerbaijanis in Georgia to vote for the opposition in the upcoming parliamentary elections, which advocates for Euro-integration. The majority of her speech was in Georgian, but she concluded in Azerbaijani, saying: "Dear Azerbaijanis! On October 26, let us all choose Europe for the future of our country, especially for its diversity and equality," she stated in Azerbaijani.
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Tehran Abdullayev, an activist from the Surakhani District branch of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PNFA), has been placed in a detention facility for administrative offenders, his lawyer, Nemat Kerimli, reported after meeting with him on October 21. According to the lawyer, Abdullayev stated that he was detained for his political activities.
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