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PACE Side Event: Azerbaijan: A year of Attempts to Hide Dire Human Rights Record

Prominent civil society activists, who have spent several months and years in prison or been forced into hiding or exile, will discuss the situation in the country and debunk the myth of progress on human rights.

Published: June 16, 2016

When: Tuesday, 21. June 2016 13:00
Where: Strasbourg, Palace of Europe Room 6
More info: assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=22330&lang=EN

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