<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n The statement highlights Azerbaijan\u2019s escalating repression of civil society, independent media, and political dissent continues to violate the principles and values of the Council of Europe (CoE).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Since November 2023 and ahead of and after COP29 in November 2024, the Azerbaijani authorities have intensified their crackdown on dissent, targeting civil society, journalists, and activists with politically motivated arrests on fabricated charges. Many of those arrested complain about ill-treatment in custody.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As the Campaign has underlined in its report<\/a> \u201cAzerbaijan\u2019s Defiance: A Decade of Contempt for the Council of Europe\u201d, PACE action is neecssary to push the Council of Europe as a whole to seriously address the unprecedented levels<\/a> of repression in Azerbaijan.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/free-anar.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jan-21-Joint-Azerbaijan-Letter_PACE.pdf” button_text=”READ FULL STATEMENT” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#f3dc95″ button_bg_color=”#d32329″ button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”11px” button_font=”–et_global_heading_font||||||||” button_icon=”9||divi||400″ animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”bottom” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/free-anar.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Azerbaijans-Defiance-FINAL-Design-1.png” alt=”Cover page of the December 2024 report titled \u201cAzerbaijan\u2019s Defiance: A Decade of Contempt for the Council of Europe,\u201d highlighting Azerbaijan\u2019s human rights challenges post-COP29. Includes the logos of the Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan and the International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR).” title_text=”Azerbaijan\u2019s Defiance: A Decade of Contempt for the Council of Europe – Report Cover Page (December 2024)” url=”https:\/\/free-anar.site\/azerbaijans-defiance-a-decade-of-contempt-for-the-council-of-europe\/” _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/free-anar.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Azerbaijans-Defiance-FINAL-Design-7.png” alt=”Infographic by the Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan, questioning whether Azerbaijan satisfies the Council of Europe standards, emphasizing rule of law, human rights, and collaboration. Visit endrepression-az.org for more information.” title_text=”Azerbaijan\u2019s Defiance: Council of Europe Standards Infographic” url=”https:\/\/free-anar.site\/azerbaijans-defiance-a-decade-of-contempt-for-the-council-of-europe\/” _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”6px|6px|6px|6px|false|false” custom_padding=”12px|12px|3px|12px|false|false” border_radii=”on|3px|3px|3px|3px” border_width_all=”3px” border_color_all=”#D32329″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”] Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan<\/p>\n Committee to Protect Journalists<\/p>\n Freedom Now<\/p>\n Human Rights House Foundation\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n Human Rights Watch<\/p>\n International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders<\/p>\n International Partnership for Human Rights<\/p>\n Netherlands Helsinki Committee<\/p>\n Norwegian Helsinki Committee<\/p>\n World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders<\/p>\nAhead of the January session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, international human rights organisations urge the Assembly to confirm the suspension of Azerbaijan\u2019s credentials and develop clear and measurable benchmarks for their restoration.<\/strong><\/h4>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”11px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]
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