Human Rights

Council of Europe's Human Rights Report on Georgia

Council of Europe's Human Rights Report on Georgia

Dunja Mijatović, the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights, issued her report during her visit to Georgia in February 2022 to assess the condition of human rights and provide recommendations for the LGBTI community, religious minorities, and the fields of labour and the environment.
U.S. Department of State Report for 2021 on Azerbaijan

U.S. Department of State Report for 2021 on Azerbaijan

The section on Azerbaijan states that there are serious human rights violations in the country. The report cites illegal or arbitrary killings, torture, ill-treatment by law enforcement, illegal or arbitrary arrests, political prisoners, political repression of individuals abroad, police violence against individuals for sexual orientation, and severe prison conditions.
U.S. Department of State Report for 2021 on Armenia

U.S. Department of State Report for 2021 on Armenia

"The government took only limited steps to investigate and punish alleged abuses by former and current government officials and law enforcement authorities," according to a new report on Armenia released by the US Department of State and spanning the years 2021.
Anti-Torture Research Centre on Azerbaijan

Anti-Torture Research Centre on Azerbaijan

According to the monitoring and observations researchers at the Centre for the Study of Torture, the most violations occurred in the realm of political rights, freedom of opinion and personal immunity, a fair trial, property, and the right not to be subjected to torture or discrimination have been violated in Azerbaijan in recent months.

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