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  • Helsinki Foundation For Human Rights Calls On Atletico Madrid To Ann

    HELSINKI FOUNDATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CALLS ON ATLETICO MADRID TO ANNUL ITS CONTRACT WITH AZERBAIJAN

    18:08 21/08/2014 >> LAW

    Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights calls on the Atletico Madrid
    football team to stop its cooperation with authoritarian regime of
    Azerbaijan, as reported by Azerbaijani newspaper Azadliq.

    According to the article the Vice-president of the organization
    Adam Bodnar and Project coordinator Dominica Bychawska-Siniarska in
    their letter have described the appalling condition of human rights
    in Azerbaijan and have called for the revision of the sponsorship
    agreement with Azerbaijan.

    In their letter they also reminded of the arrests of human rights
    defenders and politicians, journalists and civic activists within
    the last few months for criticizing the government.

    "After all this we do not understand why such as outstanding European
    football team as Atletico Madrid would agree to promote on its shirts
    one of the most repressive countries in the world," says the letter.

    The organization expresses hope that the football team will not stay
    indifferent to their call.

    "The Atletico Madrid players wear the logo 'Land of Fire Azerbaijan'
    on their shirts; however the situation in this country is such that
    the slogan should read "the land of fire which burns democratic values
    and human rights principles". It is our deep regret that Azerbaijani
    government's oil has so much power to fuel democratic values and
    human rights," says the letter.

    The full text of the letter can be found here.

    http://www.hfhr.pl/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/List_HFPC_AtleticoMadrid_20082014.pdf

    http://www.panorama.am/en/law/2014/08/21/atletico-de-madrid-azerbaijan/

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