Ambassador Daniel B. Baer , US representative at the OSCE has made a statement about arrest of Anar Mamedli December 19.
“ The United States is deeply troubled by recent developments affecting civil society in Azerbaijan, including the December 16, 2013 arrest of Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies (EMDS) Chairman Anar Mammadli on charges of illegal entrepreneurship and subsequent sentencing to three months' pre-trial detention. The details of the charges are still unclear, but we question whether Mr. Mammadli’s detention is related to his organization’s election monitoring and reporting activities. The United States has raised this case with senior members of the Government of Azerbaijan and will continue to do so.
We urge that Mr. Mammadli be released immediately while the legal process continues.
As we have stated throughout this year, we urge the Government of Azerbaijan to observe due process of the law and ensure transparency and fairness in the judicial process.
We will continue to closely monitor the investigation of EMDS and the International Cooperation of Volunteers Public Union.
We also take this opportunity to urge President Aliyev to return the draft NGO legislation to parliament and to request ODIHR and United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association Maina Kiai to identify opportunities to bring it in line with international standards and OSCE commitments”, – reads the statement. -0-
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The European Union (EU) will support the COP29 Global Pledge for the development of green energy grids and storage, aimed at boosting global investments in renewable energy development, according to a statement by the EU Directorate-General for Energy on November 18.
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The Advisory Committee of the Council of Europe's Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities has published its fifth periodic report on Azerbaijan.
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On November 18, during COP29 in Baku, a press conference was held with European Commissioner for Climate Action, Wopke Hoekstra. Turan Agency asked her: How can the EU assist in the implementation of projects for transporting green energy from Azerbaijan to Europe?
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On November 18, a single-person protest took place in the "Green Zone" at COP29. The protest was held by Ismail Djafarsoy, a technical staff member at the event. Djafarsoy claimed that the rights of over 500 workers were being violated, as they had not been paid their wages. According to him, workers hired for the month of November were promised a daily payment of 20 manats.
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