France Should Face up to Azerbaijan’s Rights Record

In Paris this week on an official visit, Azerbaijan’s autocratic President Ilham Aliyev has already scored one photo op. Anyone reading yesterday’s Azeri media could see dozens of photos of Aliyev posing with leaders of top French companies, including Airbus, Suez, and Credit Agricole. Expand Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev (L) shakes hands with his French counterpart Francois Hollande as they visit a local French school under construction in Baku, May 11, 2014. © 2014 Reuters Today, President Hollande will receive President Aliyev and host an official dinner at Palais de l’Elysee.…

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