Judicial harassment faced by Ms. Leyla Yunus- AZE 001 / 0109 / OBS 008

The Observatory has been informed by the Human Rights Center of Azerbaijan (HRCA) about the judicial harassment of Ms. Leyla Yunus, Director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy in Azerbaijan, for slanderous statements causing “moral damage” and “attacking honour and dignity” of the police and of the Interior Minister. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against (...) - Azerbaijan / Urgent Appeals

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