Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan

The Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan is a joint project of human rights defenders and NGOs highlighting the systemic nature of the practice of arbitrary detention for over two decades.

The Campaign is managed by Progress & Change Action Lab, at the behest of Azerbaijani lawyers, human rights defenders, and their organisations.

The number of political prisoners has surged by 321.5%, increasing from 93 individuals in February 2023 to 392 in October 2025.

Human rights groups urge International Association of Judges to act on Azerbaijan

Human rights groups urge International Association of Judges to act on Azerbaijan Baku/Geneva, 29 September 2025 – A coalition of human rights groups has written to the International Association of Judges (IAJ) ahead of its annual meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, calling...

ECtHR strikes out Azerbaijani cases

ECtHR strikes out new batch of Azerbaijani cases:Unilateral declarations undermine justice On 25 September 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued another decision in a series of cases against Azerbaijan concerning politically motivated administrative...

1 Year Detention: Call for the Release of Anar Mammadli

One Year in Detention:Call for the Immediate and Unconditional Release of Anar Mammadli 29 April 2025 marks one year since human rights defender Anar Mammadli's arrest in Azerbaijan.Human rights defender Anar Mammadli was arrested on 29 April 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan....

Submission to United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of association and assembly in the “super election year” (2024)

Electoral Repression in Azerbaijan: Systemic Violations of Freedom of Association Submission of the Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan tothe United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association.The Campaign to End...

Urgent call to confirm the suspension of Azerbaijan’s PACE credentials

Urgent call to confirm the suspension of Azerbaijan’s PACE credentials Ahead of the January session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, international human rights organisations urge the Assembly to confirm the suspension of Azerbaijan’s credentials...

Council of Europe Must Act to Address Azerbaijan’s Neglect of Its Commitments and Obligations

Council of Europe Must Act to Address Azerbaijan’s Neglect of Its Commitments and Obligations For immediate release: Baku, Brussels and Geneva, 14 January 2025 — Today, International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and the Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan...