European Court Fines Azerbaijan 17,000 EUR in Leyla and Arif Yunus’ Case
European Court of Human Rights has announced its judgment concerning human rights defenders Arif and Leyla Yunus, as reported by lawyer Javad Javadov. The complaint had been submitted to the European Court over the violations of law such as the applicants’ poor detention conditions, including lack of proper medical care.
Leyla and Arif Yunus were arrested in 2014. They were charged with state betray, fraud, tax evasion, illegal business, falsification of documents and deliberate use of fake documents. On June 23, 2015, the criminal case aagainst...