Yunus encouraged the former political prisoners, their family members to attend the Center. To develop specific tactics Yunus has scheduled discussion on June 11 on this topic in the IPD. The date was not chosen randomly - on this day, in the Helsinki Commission of the U.S. Congress U.S. Helsinki Commission, hearings on topic of the human rights’ situation in Azerbaijan are to be held, said the agency. Speaking about the reasons for the establishment of the Center for resistance to repressions, Yunus explained that there is lack of an independent judiciary system in Azerbaijan and there is practice of fabrication of criminal cases on political grounds. The law enforcement is subordinated not to the laws, but to the orders and the political will. In this case, there remains no other way to combat the lawlessness except resisting it, Yunus states. Referring to her involvement into the criminal case in connection with the arrest of the famous Azerbaijani journalist Rauf Mirkadirov, Director of IMD noted that the illegally confiscated passports are not yet returned. Arif Yunus is still not getting the money from his bank account and the couple is constantly subjected to surveillance. According to the agency, Elsen Hasanov, former prisoner of conscience, declared he has joined the Center for resistance to repressions.
Posted on: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 02:13:54 +0000
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