Amnesty International submitted a report to the Council of Europe on human rights in Azerbaijan.
It is entitled 'Azerbaijan: No sign of hope for the human rights situation in Azerbaijan: Systemic and serious breaches of human rights must be strongly condemned'.
Amnesty International has longstanding concerns on Azerbaijan’s human rights record, including undue restrictions of the rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly; reprisals against human rights defenders and journalists; an effective ban on independent human rights monitoring and reporting in the country; widespread violations of the right to a fair trial; and abuse of the criminal justice system for political purposes.
