PACE Winter Session 2026:The Council of Europe must act on Azerbaijan; launch the Joint Complementary Procedure Azerbaijan has spent the past decade disregarding the Council of Europe’s standards, institutions, and judgments. The cost is borne by people in Azerbaijan,...

The European Parliament Adopts New Resolution on Azerbaijan, Reinforcing Calls for Conditionality and Accountability On 18 December 2025, the European Parliament adopted a new resolution condemning the arbitrary arrest and imprisonment of Azerbaijani scholars Bəhruz...

The European Parliament Must Continue to Act against the Backdrop of the Human Rights Crisis in Azerbaijan A new European Parliament resolution on Azerbaijan is urgently needed. Repression has deepened, political prisoners now number over 400 people, and EU engagement...

EU-Azerbaijan: Trading Away Principles Our new report examines how the European Union deprioritised human rights in its relationship with Azerbaijan at the very moment the country is undergoing its most intense period of repression since independence. As we document...

Human Rights Crisis in Azerbaijan:EU Must Stop Trading Away its Principles For immediate release: Baku, Brussels, Geneva, 9 December 2025 — Azerbaijan’s geopolitical relevance has grown through its control of energy routes and its balancing act in the oil and gas...

Weekend Crackdown in Azerbaijan, including Arrest of Opposition Leader, Ali Karimli Azerbaijan has entered one of its most serious crackdowns on political opposition in recent years. Over the weekend, the National Security Agency raided the home of Ali Karimli, leader...