Rufat Safarov

Before his arrest, human rights defender Rufat Safarov was pressurised to give up an award of the US State Department. This is stated in Safarov's appeal, published on the account of the human rights...

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 cal...

“As a human rights defender, I strongly condemn the repressive operations against individuals imprisoned on fabricated charges. Unfortunately, I cannot follow the politically motivated trials that wer...

On December 11, the Baku Court of Appeal considered an appeal regarding the detention of human rights defender Rufat Safarov.  Safarov’s lawyer, Bahruz Bayramov, stated that the defense requested the...

Human rights activist Rufat Safarov highly appreciated being honoured by the US State Department with an award for his contribution to the human rights protection.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken Tuesday urged the Azerbaijan government to release human rights champion Rufat Safarov 'immediately' – as well as all the other journalists, rights defenders, po...

On December 10, International Human Rights Day will be observed. Ahead of this day, Azerbaijani human rights defender Rufat Safarov has been arrested. On December 4, the Binagadi District Court impose...

The family of human rights defender Rufat Safarov refuted false information spread in some pro-government media aimed at discrediting him.