Frank Schwabe
Head of the German delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Frank Schwabe responded to the arrest of human rights activist Rufat Safarov in Azerbaijan.
‘The detention of Rufat Safarov shows no readiness of Ilham Aliyev's dynasty to fulfil the conditions of Azerbaijan's return to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
PACE will respond to this in January,’ he wrote in his account on Platform X.
Recall that Schwabe is one of the initiators of deprivation of voting rights for one year of the Azerbaijani delegation in PACE. This decision was adopted in PACE January 2024 because of systematic and gross violations of human rights and democracy in Azerbaijan.
The resolution noted that the right to vote could be returned if political prisoners are released and human rights violations cease.
Politics
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On December 4, the embassies of the European Union, Great Britain and Switzerland organized a reception with the participation of human rights defenders, members of civil society, media, lawyers and public activists of Azerbaijan.
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On December 4, human rights activist Rufat Safarov was charged at the Binagadi District Police Department.
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Hafiz Babaly, the investigative journalist arrested in the Abzas Media case, previously filed a complaint with the Ombudsman's Office regarding the lack of medical care for his varicose veins. The response he received stated that the Main Medical Department of the Ministry of Justice had replied to the Ombudsman's inquiry on this matter.
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Elnur Hasanov, an activist of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP), who was sentenced to three years in prison on drug-related charges, began a hunger strike on December 3. According to the APFP, Hasanov is protesting against his failure to be transferred to a correctional facility and the denial of meetings with his relatives.
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