by admin_HRWF | Apr 1, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Sardar Babayev had been in HRWF Database of FORB Prisoners since his arrest. For the first time, there are now no more FORB prisoners in the country HRWF (01.04.2020) – Imam Sardar Babayev has been released at the normal end of his prison term. He had been arrested on...
by admin_HRWF | Mar 10, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
HRWF calls upon the Azerbaijani government to release Shia Imam Sardar Babayev. USCIRF (09.03.2020) – https://bit.ly/2IBv7ig – United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Vice Chairs Gayle Manchin and Nadine Maenza traveled...
by admin_HRWF | Dec 6, 2019 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Conviction of author and editor for article’s remarks on Islam was excessive, breached their freedom of expression Registrar of the European Court (05.12.2019) – www.echr.coe.int – In today’s Chamber judgment in the case of Tagiyev and Huseynov v....
by admin_HRWF | Oct 17, 2019 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Lack of civilian service as an alternative to military service precluded recognition of conscientious objection, in breach of the Convention. Registrar of the European Court (17.10.2019) – In today’s Chamber judgment 1 in the case of Mushfig Mammadov and...
by admin_HRWF | Jun 20, 2019 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
By Felix Corley Forum 18 (17.06.2019) – https://bit.ly/2IX5M1R – On 4 June, Shirvan Appeal Court rejected the appeals of both a husband and wife against massive fines for having religious literature and holding a New Year meeting for children...
