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31 March 2020
AZERBAIJAN
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United Nations. Cartographic Section.
Date of Document:
September 2014
Accessed Date:
25 June 2015
Title:
Azerbaïdjan. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
8 July 2016
Title:
Azerbaijan. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
10 July 2019
Accessed Date:
24 July 2019
Title:
Common core document forming part of the reports of States parties: Azerbaijan
Date of Document:
5 February 2018
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
Azerbaïdjan. L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
31 October 2017
Accessed Date:
25 July 2019
Title:
Azerbaijan. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
11 March 2020
Accessed Date:
20 March 2020
Title:
Azerbaijan. Amnesty International Report 2017/2018: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
22 February 2018
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
Azerbaijan. World Report 2019: Events of 2018.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2019
Accessed Date:
24 July 2019
Title:
Azerbaijan. Freedom in the World 2019.
Accessed Date:
25 July 2019
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21: Azerbaijan
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/30/AZE/1
Date of Document:
16 February 2018
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
Azerbaijan. Nations in Transit 2018.
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
Compilation on Azerbaijan
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/30/AZE/2
Date of Document:
16 March 2018
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders on his mission to Azerbaijan
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
20 February 2017
Accessed Date:
18 July 2017
Title:
Nagorno-Karabakh. Freedom in the World 2018.
Accessed Date:
23 July 2018
Title:
Harassed, Imprisoned, Exiled: Azerbaijan's Continuing Crackdown on Government Critics, Lawyers, and Civil Society
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
20 October 2016
Accessed Date:
18 July 2017
Title:
III. Démocratie et droits de l'homme: pour une approche équilibrée encourageant l'ouverture de l'Azerbaïdjan. Rapport d'information déposé en application de l'article 145 du règlement.
Source:
France. Assemblée nationale.
Date of Document:
15 February 2017
Accessed Date:
27 July 2017
Title:
Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee). Honouring of obligations and commitments by Azerbaijan. Information note on a fact-finding visit to Baku (12-14 January 2017).
Source:
Council of Europe. Parliamentary Assembly.
Date of Document:
19 February 2017
Accessed Date:
27 July 2017
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on Azerbaijan
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/30/AZE/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
8 March 2018
Accessed Date:
24 July 2019
Title:
Report to the Azerbaijani Government on the visit to Azerbaijan carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 23 to 30 October 2017
Source:
Council of Europe
Date of Document:
18 July 2018
Accessed Date:
24 July 2019
Title:
Response of the Azerbaijani Government to the report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman
Date of Document:
18 July 2018
Accessed Date:
24 July 2019
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Law of the Azerbaijan Republic on Citizenship of the Azerbaijan Republic
Accessed Date:
25 June 2015
Keywords:
citizenship; identity documents; legislation
Title:
Biometric passports, including issuance procedures within the country and abroad
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 June 2014
Accessed Date:
26 June 2014
Keywords:
identity documents; legislation
Title:
Law of the Azerbaijan Republic On Identification Document of Citizen of the Azerbaijan Republic
Accessed Date:
24 June 2014
Keywords:
children; citizenship; identity documents; legislation; military service
Title:
Azerbaijan. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
25 July 2019
Title:
Requirements and procedures for individuals born in the country in the late 1970s to obtain citizenship, if they departed the country in the early 1990s (2015-November 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
25 November 2016
Accessed Date:
17 July 2017
Title:
Whether individuals are required to replace identity documents that include an address, such as identity cards, driver licenses, military cards, and work books, after a change of address; consequences for not replacing these documents (2017-February 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
23 February 2018
Accessed Date:
30 July 2018
Title:
Report on citizenship law: Azerbaijan
Date of Document:
January 2019
Accessed Date:
24 July 2019
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Azerbaijan. Election for President of 11 April 2018.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
Azerbaijan. Election for Milli Məclis (National Assembly) of 1 November 2015.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
25 July 2016
Keywords:
election; political opposition; political organizations; statistics
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Transformation Index 2018 Country Report: Azerbaijan.
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
Information on the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party including its membership, structure, activities, involvement in demonstrations prior to and after the elections of 1 November 2015, including police and government response; treatment of members by the police and by government
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 May 2016
Accessed Date:
14 July 2016
Keywords:
police efficacy; police/security forces; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
Final Report concerning the early Presidential Election in Azerbaijan
Source:
Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Centre
Date of Document:
18 February 2019
Accessed Date:
24 July 2019
Title:
The Republican Alternative (REAL or ReAl) Party, including leadership, activities, and membership; treatment of members by authorities (2016-November 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 November 2018
Accessed Date:
22 July 2019
Title:
Azerbaijan. Preliminary Opinion on the Draft Modifications to the Constitution Submitted to the Referendum of 26 September 2016.
Source:
Council of Europe. Venice Commission.
Date of Document:
20 September 2016
Accessed Date:
18 July 2017
Title:
Assessment Report on preparation and results of 26 September 2016 Referendum on the Amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Source:
Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Centre
Date of Document:
2 April 2017
Accessed Date:
18 July 2017
Title:
The Future Azerbaijan Party (FAP), including leadership, activities, and office locations; information on membership cards, including description and designated signing authority; treatment of members by authorities (2014-March 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
21 March 2017
Accessed Date:
18 July 2017
Title:
Whether the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP) provides membership documents, including identification cards and letters; appearance of such documents (2015-January 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 January 2017
Accessed Date:
18 July 2017
Title:
A Unified List of Political Prisoners in Azerbaijan
Source:
The Working Group on “A Unified List of Political Prisoners in Azerbaijan”
Date of Document:
22 March 2018
Accessed Date:
25 July 2018
Title:
Civic Freedom Monitor: Azerbaijan
Source:
International Center for Not-for-Profit Law
Date of Document:
15 February 2019
Accessed Date:
25 July 2019
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Azerbaijan. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Accessed Date:
12 February 2019
Title:
The Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Prevention of Domestic Violence
Accessed Date:
2 November 2012
Keywords:
domestic violence; gender-based violence; legislation; social services
Title:
Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Azerbaijan
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Date of Document:
12 March 2015
Accessed Date:
18 July 2017
Title:
Azerbaijan. Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. ILGA-Europe.
Date of Document:
February 2019
Accessed Date:
24 July 2019
Title:
Azerbaijan: Anti-Gay Crackdown
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
3 October 2017
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Azerbaijan: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2019.
Source:
États-Unis. Department of State.
Date of Document:
20 June 2019
Accessed Date:
26 July 2019
Title:
Azerbaijan. 2019 Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
15 March 2019
Accessed Date:
25 July 2019
Title:
Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan. Fourth Round of Monitoring: Azerbaijan. Progress Update.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Date of Document:
13 September 2017
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
Compulsory military service, including requirements and exemptions; penalties for evasion and desertion (2011-May 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 June 2016
Accessed Date:
26 July 2016
Keywords:
military service
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Explanatory memorandum by Mr Stefan Schennach and Mr Cezar Preda, co-rapporteurs.The functioning of democratic institutions in Azerbaijan.
Source:
Council of Europe. Parliamentary Assembly.
Accessed Date:
30 July 2019
Title:
Explanatory memorandum by Mr Stefan Schennach and Mr Cezar Preda, co-rapporteurs. The functioning of democratic institutions in Azerbaijan. Addendum to the report.
Source:
Council of Europe. Parliamentary Assembly.
Date of Document:
10 October 2017
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Azerbaijan
Source:
United Nations. Committee against Torture.
Date of Document:
27 January 2016
Accessed Date:
13 July 2016
Title:
Continuing Erosion of the Right to a Fair Trial
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
1 December 2017
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
The Functioning of the Judicial System in Azerbaijan and its Impact on the Right to a Fair Trial of Human Rights Defenders
Source:
Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
Date of Document:
September 2016
Accessed Date:
18 July 2017
Title:
Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Azerbaijan. Addendum: Information received from Azerbaijan on follow-up to the concluding observations.
Code:
CAT/C/AZE/CO/4/Add.1
Source:
United Nations. Committee against Torture.
Date of Document:
29 June 2018
Accessed Date:
23 July 2018
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Politics and Security Hold Each Other Hostage in Nagorno-Karabakh
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
17 January 2018
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
False Friends: How Fake Accounts and Crude Malware Targeted Dissidents in Azerbaijan
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
10 March 2017
Author:
Claudio Guarnieri et al.
Accessed Date:
20 July 2017
Title:
Azerbaijan. Freedom of the Press 2017.
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
Azerbaijan. Freedom on the Net 2018.
Accessed Date:
25 July 2019
Title:
Joint submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Azerbaijan by ARTICLE 19, Freedom Now, Index on Censorship, Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety, International Media Support, PEN International and Reporters without Borders
Source:
Article 19 et al.
Date of Document:
9 October 2017
Accessed Date:
12 July 2018
Title:
Azerbaijan. International Religious Freedom Report for 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
21 June 2019
Accessed Date:
24 July 2019
Title:
Azerbaijan. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom 2019 Annual Report. Source: United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
April 2019
Accessed Date:
24 July 2019
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Azerbaijan. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
March 2018
Accessed Date:
9 July 2019
Title:
Query response on Azerbaijan: Information about the Talysh community (rights and treatment)
Source:
Austrian Red Cross. Austrian Centre for Country of Origin & Asylum Research and Documentation.
Date of Document:
16 May 2017
Accessed Date:
27 July 2017
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Law of the Azerbaijan Republic about exit from the Country, entry into the Country, and about Passports
Accessed Date:
20 July 2017
Title:
Readmission, return and reintegration: Legal framework in the Republic of Azerbaijan
Source:
European University Institute. Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies.
Date of Document:
June 2013
Accessed Date:
20 July 2017
Title:
Security procedures prior to boarding an international flight; whether authorities require a list of passengers for international flights (2015-September 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 September 2017
Accessed Date:
30 July 2018
Title:
Exit procedures and documents required for citizens leaving the country; whether passports are scanned and interviews are conducted by customs officials; whether persons wanted by authorities are able to leave the country legally or without...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 June 2017
Accessed Date:
27 April 2018
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 31 July 2019:
Title:
Azerbaijan. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
13 March 2019
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2018-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/azerbaijan/
Accessed Date:
19 March 2019
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