On Tuesday British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, who arrived in Baku to attend the ceremony of signing the investment agreement for the field "Shah Deniz 2", met with civil society activists in Azerbaijan - Khadija Ismailova , Emin Huseynov, Turgut Gambar , Bakhtiyar Hajiyev, and Ali Novruzov.
During the meeting they discussed the state of human rights, civil liberties in Azerbaijan. According to one of the participants of the meeting, Hague was informed about gross violations by the Azerbaijani government the national legislation and international obligations in the field of human rights and freedoms. "But it was obvious that the Minister is aware about what is happening in the country,"- said the source.
Civil society activists have called the UK to use its influence, and take a principled stand in relations with the Azerbaijani government on the issue of human rights. In particular, it was suggested to include Azerbaijan into the list of countries whom the UK considers human rights violators, and tracks in its annual report "Human Rights and Democracy." The list includes 27 countries , four of which are post-Soviet: Russia , Belarus, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.—0—
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Economist Fazil Gasimov, who is on hunger strike for the 35th day, has been transferred to the medical and sanitary unit of the Baku pre-trial detention center-1, lawyer Rovshana Rahimova told Turan on the afternoon of July 19.
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The Tbilisi-based Institute for the Protection of Rights and Freedoms issued a statement in connection with the ban to Afghan Sadigov, the founder of the Azerbaijani website Azel.tv on travel from Georgia to third countries to the founder of the Azerbaijani website Azel.tv. The statement of the organization, established in 2018 by a group of Azerbaijani political emigrants, notes that Sadigov moved to Georgia in connection with the repression in Azerbaijan against human rights defenders, journalists and opposition activists.
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The preliminary investigation against economist Fazil Gasymov, who has been on a hunger strike for 35 days in the pre-trial detention centre, has been completed. At present, Gasymov and his lawyers are familiarising themselves with the seven-volume criminal case, his defender Rovshana Rahimova told Turan.
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Amendments have been made to the "Rules on the Form, Content, and Submission of Annual Financial Reports of Non-Governmental Organizations."
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