Fatullayev’s Fate Lies with the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers
The Committee of Ministers’ Deputies are set to discuss the case of imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist Eynulla Fatullayev, who remains in jail despite a European Court of Human Rights judgment on 22 April ordering the Azerbaijani government to release him immediately.
“The ongoing imprisonment of investigative journalist Eynulla Fatullayev is totemic of the Azerbaijani government’s disregard for its obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights. Council of Europe Member States cannot continue to turn a blind eye to Azerbaijan’s alarming freedom of expression record,” said Rebecca Vincent, Europe Programme Manager, ARTICLE 19.
“Given the clear court order to release journalist Fatullayev, the Committee of Ministers needs to recall the State’s obligation to abide by the judgments of the European Court and that such is unconditional and is a requirement for the membership of the Council of Europe,” said Florian Irminger, Head of the Geneva office of the Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF).
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