Document #1082941

AI – Amnesty International (Author)

Azerbaijan: Another prominent human rights defender thrown behind the bars [EUR 55/010/2014]

http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/EUR55/010/2014/en/37d9b561-a076-45af-be80-85c5707fdf52/eur550102014en.pdf

ecoi.net description:
Human rights defender Rasul Jafarov, who is also a founder of the Human Rights Club (HRC), arrested on 2 August 2014; he was sentenced to 3 months in pre-trial detention on charges of tax evasion, illegal business and abuse of authority
Country:
Azerbaijan
Source:
AI – Amnesty International (Author)
Original link:
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/EUR55/010/2014/en/37d9b561-a076-45af-be80-85c5707fdf52/eur550102014en.pdf
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Published:
4 August 2014
Document ID:
1082941 (former ID 282680)

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