The human rights situation in Azerbaijan is deteriorating, this was the leitmotif of today's press conference by the members of the Monitoring Group of human rights organizations.
The group protested against the continuing arrests of public and youth activists, opposition party members, journalists and bloggers. In particular, human rights activists strongly condemned the arrest on trumped-up charges in Ganja a representatives of intellectuals and activist Hasan Huseynli.
Currently, according to the monitoring group, there are 29 political prisoners in Azerbaijan. Their lists were passed by the human rights defenders to the presidential administration and the Attorney General.
The potential increase in the number of political prisoners was noted. Thus, on trumped-up charges of drug possession were arrested the brothers Faraj and Siraj Kerimli; Faraj is an activists of "Musavat" party and a blogger.
In the Tartar region a local activist Khagani Mamedov was arrested on perjury of two women who accused him of disorderly conduct. The Court ruled a house arrest, but the prosecutor appealed the verdict, insisting on the arrest of Mamedov.
"Since 2013, the arrests have become very common from the capital to the regions,"- said the head of the Bureau of Human Rights and legality Saida Gojamanli.
Public and political activists are arrested or charged either with drug possession, or disorderly conduct. Courts pass ruling on political order. "All this testifies to the need for major reforms in the law enforcement and judicial systems of the country", said the head of the Society on the protection of women's rights, Novella Jafaroglu. She criticized the work of the courts and the protection of civil rights.
Thus, a resident of Yevlakh region, Shahla Mukhtarova, being pregnant committed murder to defend herself against rape, but the court sentenced her to seven years' imprisonment.
" Until the courts serve the corrupt officials, there situation will not improve," said the head of the Azerbaijani representation of the International Committee for Human Rights, Saadat Bananyarly.-05C06-
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