Human Rights Defenders Are in Critical Condition

  The director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy, human rights defender Leyla Yunus and her husband Arif Yunus are both in critical condition, reported a family friend, psychologist Azad Isazade.   Arif and Leyla Yunus were arrested in 2014. On August...

Leyla Yunus released

  Human rights defender Leyla Yunus was released by the Baku Court of Appeal on December 9. The court overturned the penalty given under Article 320 of the Criminal Code (falsification of documents) due to the expiry of the prosecution deadline, and...

Leyla Yunus’ trial continues

 Summary: Hearing 6 (December 07)   *Leyla Yunus' lawyer Elchin Sadigov requested the court to commute his client’s prison sentence; *  Leyla Yunus' other lawyer Ramiz Mammadov said his client needed to be acquitted as she had not been proven guilty; *  Rana Safaraliyeva's...

Lawyer warns of deteriorating health of Leyla Yunus in jail

    The medical condition of imprisoned human rights defender Leyla Yunus remains serious, reported her lawyer, Elchin Sadigov, on November 24.   According to the lawyer, Yunus suffers from digestive problems, which are exacerbated by her diabetes and liver cirrhosis.   Sadigov says that they...

Arif Yunus advised not to talk to the media

  Arif Yunus, the human rights defender released on recognizance, has been advised against talking to the media, said Azad Isazade after visiting Arif Yunus on November 18.   According to Isazade, Arif Yunus’ blood pressure is subject to frequent fluctuations, and he...
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