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EHRAC briefs Council of Europe diplomats on repression of human rights defenders in Azerbaijan
EHRAC participated in a European Implementation Network briefing given to the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers about the Ilgar Mammadov group of cases.
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Council of Europe must urge Azerbaijan to improve situation for human rights defenders
EHRAC and Amnesty International have urged the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers to call upon the Government of Azerbaijan to end the restrictive situation for human rights defenders in the country, as part of its obligations to comply with legally- binding judgments of the European Court of Human Rights.
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Azerbaijani human rights defender Rasul Jafarov cleared of all charges
Azerbaijan’s Supreme Court granted full acquittal to the prominent human rights defender Rasul Jafarov, who EHRAC represents, ordering him to be compensated.
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UN women’s rights body concludes “satisfactory implementation” of first ever international decision on domestic violence in Georgia
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (“CEDAW”) has officially confirmed the “satisfactory implementation” of its recommendations to the Georgian Government in the first ever case on domestic violence in the country to be decided by an international body.
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Azerbaijan fails to execute European Court judgment as human rights defender is prevented from standing in 2020 parliamentary elections
On 7 January 2020, EHRAC filed a submission to the Committee of Ministers (CoM) of the Council of Europe in a case concerning the prominent human rights defender Rasul Jafarov, after the Azerbaijani authorities` refused to register him as an electoral candidate in the upcoming parliamentary elections on 9 February 2020.
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Resource | EHRAC Bulletin | 15 Oct 2019
EHRAC Autumn Bulletin 2019
It’s been a busy summer! We won 4 cases on behalf of 13 applicants...
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CoE Committee of Ministers call upon Azerbaijan to quash convictions of leading human rights defenders
The Committee of Ministers at the Council of Europe today urged Azerbaijan to quash the conviction decisions and delete the criminal records of eight applicants known collectively as the 'Ilgar Mammadov group'.
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What future for settlements and undertakings in international human rights resolution?
Who assesses whether an undertaking made in friendly settlements or unilateral declarations has been met? What happens when governments do not comply?
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Damages for pain and suffering before the European Court of Human Rights
Dr. Veronika Fikfak explores how the European Court awards non-pecuniary damages in judgments finding violations of the European Convention on Human Rights.
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‘Fluid and evolving’: The European Court of Human Rights’ approach to specifying remedies
How far does—or should—the European Court of Human Rights recommend, or require, states to take specific non-monetary measures after the finding of a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights?