Baku / 05.05.19 / Turan: A public committee against torture and repression is being created in Azerbaijan. This was reported by human rights activist Ogtay Gyulaliyev.
"We didn"t keep silence due to the rampant repressions and torture and we don"t intend to put up with it and will actively fight to put an end to this vicious practice," said the activist.
According to him, the purpose of creating the committee is to achieve a cessation of repression, to stop torture against innocent people, and to bring those responsible to justice.
The decision to create the committee was made at a meeting of a group of activists and parents of persons subjected to torture in custody.
The committee is created with the aim of public resistance to repression and torture.
A working group of 18 people has been set up for the preparatory work. -06D--
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