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PACE rapporteur urges Azerbaijani authorities to release "prisoners of
conscience"
15:15, 21 June, 2014
YEREVAN, JUNE 21, ARMENPRESS. Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of
Europe (PACE) rapporteur on human rights activists' protection,
Estonian parliamentarian Maylis Reps expressed strong concerns about
the deteriorating situation of the activists of human rights in
Azerbaijan.
As reports "Armenpress", referring to "Turan" news agency, the
statement spread by Reps on the PACE site on June 20, reads: "In
Azerbaijan the situation of the human rights activists has
deteriorated severely since my last visit to that country in
November 2013".
PACE rapporteur notes that the basic freedoms in Azerbaijan "are
constantly being violated and it is just terrible that this is
happening at a time when Azerbaijan chairs the Council of Ministers of
the European Union, an organization that is based on democracy, human
rights and the rule of law".
Reps expressed concern about the prosecution in respect of civic
activists, journalists and bloggers. "I am very concerned about the
fact that various measures of intimidation are being applied against
the human rights activists, other civil activists, journalists,
bloggers,such as arbitrary arrests, unfair hearings, some of which are
being implemented against our old colleagues" -said Reps.
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/766749/pace-rapporteur-urges-azerbaijani-authorities-to-release-prisoners-of-conscience.html
conscience"
15:15, 21 June, 2014
YEREVAN, JUNE 21, ARMENPRESS. Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of
Europe (PACE) rapporteur on human rights activists' protection,
Estonian parliamentarian Maylis Reps expressed strong concerns about
the deteriorating situation of the activists of human rights in
Azerbaijan.
As reports "Armenpress", referring to "Turan" news agency, the
statement spread by Reps on the PACE site on June 20, reads: "In
Azerbaijan the situation of the human rights activists has
deteriorated severely since my last visit to that country in
November 2013".
PACE rapporteur notes that the basic freedoms in Azerbaijan "are
constantly being violated and it is just terrible that this is
happening at a time when Azerbaijan chairs the Council of Ministers of
the European Union, an organization that is based on democracy, human
rights and the rule of law".
Reps expressed concern about the prosecution in respect of civic
activists, journalists and bloggers. "I am very concerned about the
fact that various measures of intimidation are being applied against
the human rights activists, other civil activists, journalists,
bloggers,such as arbitrary arrests, unfair hearings, some of which are
being implemented against our old colleagues" -said Reps.
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/766749/pace-rapporteur-urges-azerbaijani-authorities-to-release-prisoners-of-conscience.html