Hearings on corruption in Azerbaijan
"Where does the corrupt and criminal power lead Azerbaijan?" was the topic of public debate, to be held on January 18 at 12:00 by the "Classical" party of People's Front of Azerbaijan (PKNFA) in its headquarters.
The decision was taken at a meeting of party’s board. The PKNFA also adopted a statement condemning the attack on January 13 in Lankaran on the motorcade of the leader of the party "Musavat", Isa Gambar. The party demanded from the authorities to find and punish responsible for the attack.
PKNFA also called on the government to bring to justice those responsible for the deaths of soldiers, and stop abnormal attitude to people. -16D06-
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The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OPHRD), a joint program of the World Organization against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), has called for the urgent release of activist Rufat Safarov from prison in Azerbaijan. It has launched a campaign in support of the Azerbaijani human rights defender. https://www.omct.org/en/resources/urgent-interventions/arbitrary-detention-and-judicial-harassment-against-rufat-safarov
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