that Azerbaijan has violated human rights standards established in international law. Human Rights Watch issued a 2013 report accusing Azerbaijan of imprisoning...

homophobic views, but it did gain support from Azerbaijani human rights activists. The contest's presence in Azerbaijan also caused diplomatic tensions with neighbouring...

order. The 2004 U.S. Department of State report on Human Rights in Azerbaijan noted some instances in which freedom of religion was violated, such as interference...

Emirates and Kuwait. Human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Azerbaijan, and traffickers exploit victims from Azerbaijan abroad. Women and...

Women in Azerbaijan nominally enjoy the same legal rights as men; however, societal discrimination remains a problem. Baku Research Institute reports...

researcher in October 2015 points to "...the severe deterioration of human rights in Azerbaijan over the past few years. Sadly Azerbaijan has been allowed...

Azerbaijan has been a member of the Council of Europe, an international organization that focuses on strengthening democracy and human rights, since 2001...

June – Day of Reclamation 18 June – Human Rights Day 20 June – Day of the gas sector 2 July – Day of Azerbaijani Police 9 July – Day of the employees...

Protection of children’s rights is guaranteed by the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan and a number of other laws. Children’s rights embrace legal, social...

residents and insisted on their "integration" into Azerbaijan. Some international mediators and human rights organizations have advocated for self-determination...