The U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan responded to our inquiry related to the Council on State Support to Non-Governmental Organizations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan hearing on human rights situation in the United States: "We are aware of the recent discussion on human rights in the United States held by the Council on State Support to Non-Governmental Organizations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. We respect the right of individuals everywhere to express their views and believe it is always worthwhile to have a fact-based dialogue on fundamental freedoms. The United States takes the issue of human rights very seriously, both at home and abroad. We do not claim to be perfect, AND we are proud of our history of self-review and self-correction. We are constantly looking for ways to improve, and we welcome dialogue on our progress."
Politics
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The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OPHRD), a joint program of the World Organization against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), has called for the urgent release of activist Rufat Safarov from prison in Azerbaijan. It has launched a campaign in support of the Azerbaijani human rights defender. https://www.omct.org/en/resources/urgent-interventions/arbitrary-detention-and-judicial-harassment-against-rufat-safarov
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This year, the laureate of the annual Nargiz Prize, awarded for efforts in the fight for democracy, was Akif Gurbanov, chairman of the board of the Resplatforma (Platform of the III Republic) movement, who is under arrest.
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The U.S. will prohibit the issuing of visas for nearly a dozen more individuals responsible for undermining democracy in Georgia, bringing the total number to over 100, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has expressed condolences to the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, following the tragic incident in the city of Magdeburg. "We are deeply shocked by the news of the deaths and injuries resulting from the tragic incident that took place at the Christmas market in Magdeburg," the message reads.
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