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FORMER BRITISH OFFICIAL REBUKES BAKU OVER HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
00:53, 16.04.2015
Region:World News, Azerbaijan
Theme: Politics
Azerbaijan may be excluded from the organization "The Extractive
Industries Transparency Initiative" (EITI) due to its treatment
with human rights activists, said the Chairman of the organization
and former British Secretary of state for International Development
Clare Short, Financial Times reports. The organization expresses
concern about the use of force by Azerbaijani authorities against
human rights activists.
EITI, which includes state authority representatives, extractive
companies, investors and oil-refining unions, stated that it has
lowered the status of Azerbaijan to the level of state-candidate,
which means that the country will be excluded if it doesn't start
improving the situation within 12 months.
Armenia News - NEWS.am
00:53, 16.04.2015
Region:World News, Azerbaijan
Theme: Politics
Azerbaijan may be excluded from the organization "The Extractive
Industries Transparency Initiative" (EITI) due to its treatment
with human rights activists, said the Chairman of the organization
and former British Secretary of state for International Development
Clare Short, Financial Times reports. The organization expresses
concern about the use of force by Azerbaijani authorities against
human rights activists.
EITI, which includes state authority representatives, extractive
companies, investors and oil-refining unions, stated that it has
lowered the status of Azerbaijan to the level of state-candidate,
which means that the country will be excluded if it doesn't start
improving the situation within 12 months.
Armenia News - NEWS.am