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7 juli 2020

Continued detention of lawyer Elchin Mammad

Azerbaijan

According to our information human rights lawyer Elchin Mammad from Azerbaijan remains in custody. On 31 March 2020, the Sumgait City Court remanded Elchin Mammad in custody for three months. The court was supposed to meet on 27 June 2020

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29 juni 2020

Judgement of the ECtHR in the case of Bagirov v. Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

On 25 June 2020, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), found that the suspension from legal practice and disbarment of laywer Khalid Bagirov from Azerbaijan violated his rights to freedom of expression and to respect for private life, laid

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15 juni 2020

COVID-19 Series: The impact of the crisis on lawyers in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

The COVID-19 crisis poses huge challenges to human rights and the rule of law. The pandemic also affects lawyers all around the world in their daily professional activities, which causes a great impact on the legal profession. Lawyers for Lawyers

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10 juni 2020

Arrest and continued detention of lawyer Elchin Mammad

Azerbaijan

On 30 March 2020, Elchin Mammad, a human rights lawyer from Azerbaijan, was arrested after publishing a critical report about the human rights situation in Azerbaijan. He remains detained amidst the COVID-19 crisis in Azerbaijan. Elchin Mammad is a human

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