Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Azerbaijan: Eurovision is deaf to human rights abuses

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Headline Title: Azerbaijan: Eurovision is deaf to human rights abuses 22 May 2012 The refusal of the organization behind Eurovision to condemn human rights abuses in Azerbaijan provides a carte blanche to the government’s crackdown, Amnesty International said after another two peaceful protests were violently dispersed.Azerbaijan is hosting the song contest – the flagship event of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) – from 22-26 May.“Despite publicly committing to support free expression in Azerbaijan, the EBU has maintained a deathly silence on recent repeated violations of that…

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