United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

Statement by Maria Dahle, Human Rights House Foundation’s Director in reaction to today’s sentencing of human rights defender Anar Mammadli in Azerbaijan.

Uttalelse fra Direktør i Human Rights House Foundation Maria Dahle etter dagens dom mot menneskerettighetsforsvarer Anar Mammadli i Aserbajdsjan:

Mariia Tsypiashchuk is a Ukrainian human rights defender who has worked for over a decade to advance human rights through human rights education, protection mechanisms during armed conflict, countering discrimination, access to information, and protecting cultural heritage. As a human rights expert, Tsypiashchuk often works with Educational Human Rights House Chernihiv on events including its international human rights school and human rights education festival.