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Our new report examines how the European Union deprioritised human rights in its relationship with Azerbaijan at the very moment the country is undergoing its most intense period of repression since independence.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/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” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n As we document and analyse in our new report<\/a>, the EU shifted from a values-based partnership to a transactional approach centred on energy, trade and connectivity. 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