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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Transparency International’s 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) has once again highlighted the persistent challenge of corruption worldwide, underscoring its damaging impact on governance, economic growth, and climate action. The CPI, which evaluates 180 countries based on perceived levels of public sector corruption, assigns each a score from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). The latest report reveals little overall improvement, with the global average score stagnating at 43. Over two-thirds of countries continue to score below 50, indicating that corruption remains a significant and unresolved global issue.
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According to information from the Telegram channel "Nezygar," the Russian Security Council, with the participation of relevant agencies, is considering options for retaliatory measures "in response to the aggressive escalation from Baku, which contradicts the spirit and letter of the agreements and treaties signed between the countries, including the Treaty on Allied Interaction of 2022."
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Last week, two more prominent journalists were arrested in Azerbaijan. Shahnaz Beylargisi became the eighth female journalist to be imprisoned in recent months. Beylargizi and her former colleague Shamshad Aga worked for Toplum TV, an independent news outlet that was shut down in 2024.
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Moscow wants Armenia and Azerbaijan developing a peace treaty that would signify a long-term settlement of their relations, the Deputy Head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mikhail Galuzin, told in an interview with Izvestiya. Earlier, officials from Armenia and Azerbaijan stated that the peace treaty was almost 90% agreed upon.
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