Azerbaijan: Bogus Drug Charges to Silence Critics

Email Azerbaijani authorities are using spurious drug possession charges to lock up political activists critical of the government. Human Rights Watch documented four recent cases, in three of which the detainees alleged ill-treatment in police custody. (Paris) – Azerbaijani authorities are using spurious drug possession charges to lock up political activists critical of the government, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch documented four recent cases, in three of which the detainees alleged ill-treatment in police custody. read more

© Human Rights Watch - lundi 27 mai 2013