Shrinking Space for Civil Society in Azerbaijan

The report recognises the importance of the role that Azerbaijan’s international partners, including the Council of Europe, the United Nations, the European Union, the International Financial Institutions, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), the Open Government Partnership (OGP) and the United States, play in promoting the respect for human rights and democratic values. It reiterates how crucial it is to place the issue of human rights at the core of their partnership with the Government of Azerbaijan and provides recommendations to them and to the Government of Azerbaijan.