The Narimnanov District Court presided over by the judge Mazahir Sadykhov is coming to end a court process in the case over a group of believers who were arrested for taking part in a protest in defense of the hijab on October 5, 2012. According to the lawyer Anar Gasymly, 29 May, 2013 the prosecutor […]
Late evening 28 May 2013, after intensive consultations between the major opposition parties and organizations, it was reached an agreement on the establishment of the National Council. The decision was taken at a meeting of opposition politicians, which began immediately after the end of the rally on an occasion of the Republic Day in the […]
The Director of the Institute of Peace and Democracy Leyla Yunus became the Order of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor of France – for services to human rights activity is initiated to the Knights of Honour. The ceremony of initiation will be held on May 22, 2013 in the building of the Embassy of […]
In an interview with TV Objective similar statement was made by a head of legal firm “Chalkhan” Gurban Mammadov, commenting the act of amnesty in honor of the 90th anniversary of the former President Heydar Aliyev. On opinion of G. Mammadov, the local judicial system is not independent, as it is dependent on the whim […]
The Bar Association is not able to take their own decisions, Aslan Ismaylov, well-known lawyer, said in an interview with Objective TV, commenting his exclusion from the Bar Association. According to him, the reason is that over the last two years he focuses on illegal activities and corruption by Ramiz Mehdiyev, the Head of the […]
The well-known lawyer Gurban Mammadov condemned physical pressure on youth activists Turgut Gambar, Abulfaz Gurbanly and Ilkin Rustamzade in the temporary detention facility. They were arrested on April 30 during a protest in connection with the fourth anniversary of the massacre of the Oil Academy, and have been sentenced to 10 days of administrative arrest. […]
In the good old days, leaders of the state at least twice a year made decisions on early release from prison of certain categories of prisoners, which was called “unloading”. Prisons were overcrowded and the ones had been released to make room for others. Something similar happened May 7, 2013 in Azerbaijan, but unloading has […]
On May 5, 2013 Leyla Yunus, the Director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy, was awarded the international prize award named after Theodore Hacker. Lord Mayor of the city Jürgen Seeger, speaking at the ceremony, praised the contribution of Leyla Yunus in the protection of human rights and civil freedoms in Azerbaijan. He noted […]
An American analyst on democracy and international affairs Michael Tkacik urges that pressure on international vote monitors in Azerbaijan ahead of the presidential elections brings a legitimacy of the elections into question. In an interview with TURAN’s Washington DC correspondent, Professor of University a Texas-based town Austin Mr. Tkacik described the possible outcomes of growing […]
