Today the Commissioner made public two written contributions sent to the European Court of Human Rights concerning the cases of human rights defenders Rasul Jafarov and Anar Mammadli.

Following the amicus curiae submissions on the cases of Hilal Mammadov and Intigam Aliyev, today's interventions further illustrate the serious and systemic human rights problems faced in Azerbaijan by journalists, lawyers and rights activists who are often subject to reprisals and judicial harassement.

A fifth intervention on the case of Leyla and Arif Yunus is forthcoming.

• Read the Commissioners contribution sent to the European Court of Human rights on the case of Rasul Jafarov
• Read the Commissioners contribution sent to the European Court of Human rights on the case of Anar Mammadli
• Read more on the Commissioner’s work in Azerbaijan