Baku, Oct 8, 2024 (AFP) - HRW slams 'crackdown' by Azerbaijan ahead of COP29

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2024-10-08
Azerbaijan faced fresh criticism Tuesday over its crackdown on critics and journalists in a Human Rights Watch report, as it prepares to host the United Nations COP29 climate change summit. International rights groups have urged the UN to use the momentum of next month's conference to put an end to the persecution of critical voices in the Caspian country. In a report released Tuesday, Human Rights Watch documented Azerbaijan's use of "politicall......
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