Wednesday, September 4 2024 10:44

ArmInfo.Swedish MP Erik Hellsborn has drawn attention of President of the European Commission  Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen to blatant violations of human rights by Azerbaijan. 

His message reads as follows: 

 

-Additional democracy and human rights activists have been detained.  Likely to scare the opposition from protesting during the upcoming  COP29 summit, with many of the world's top politicians in attendance.

- 76 PACE members have been banned from entering the country, after  standing up to the dictatorship.  Including my SD-colleagues Markus  Wiechel and Beatrice Timgren.

- The ruling "New Azerbaijan Party" won the parliamentary elections.  Just as they have won every parliamentary and presidential election  in the last 30 years.

- New cases of aggressive rhetoric against Armenia, with accusations  that the Armenian military have been firing on Azeri border  positions. Armenia denies this, and there are no reasons to distrust  them. Armenia has nothing to gain and everything to lose from such  provocations.

- A thorough article by @CanbackRasmus shows how the regime prevented  the International Red Cross from helping civilians in Artsakh during  last year's blockade and subsequent ethnic cleansing. It also shows  how the Red Crescent operating in Azerbaijan is on the regime's leash  and spreads its propaganda.

This is your "reliable partner", Mrs. von der Leyen.