An authorized of the UN Human Rights Council special rapporteur Michel Forst who arrived in Baku with an assessment mission met on September 16 with representatives of the civil sector. He listened to the assessment and recommendations on the situation with human rights and civil liberties. The meeting was attended by Bashir Suleymanli, Shahla Ismail, Mehman Aliyev, Akif Gurbanov, Gunay Ismayilova, Ogtay Gyulalyev and Samir Kazimli. Forst’s visit began on September 14 and will end on September 22 of by the final press conference. The independent expert, authorized of the UN Human Rights Council will gather first-hand information about the problems faced by civil society in Azerbaijan. The visit is at the invitation of the Azerbaijani government. During the trip, Special Rapporteur will meet with government officials, the judiciary, human rights activists, civil society representatives and diplomats. Forst will submit a final report on the visit in March 2017 on the Rights of the Council for human righst.—0—
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The head of the British intelligence service MI 6 Richard Moore arrived in Baku on 14 September and delivered a lecture at the ADA University.
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Mehman Aliyev, an activist of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP), attempted suicide on September 13 in the Kurdakhani Detention Center No. 1. As a result, he was hospitalized in the Penitentiary Service Medical Facility, according to Turan, citing Aliyev’s father, Aydin Aliyev. According to Aydin Aliyev, his son called him today and reported the suicide attempt as a protest against what he perceives as unjust criminal prosecution.
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A serviceman of the No. military unit of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan, soldier Nurbala Asif oglu Bagirov, was killed by a gunshot. This was reported by the Military Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan.
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Another U.S. senator has addressed the Azerbaijani authorities on the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) in connection with Qubad İbadoğlu's 53rd birthday.
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