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Panel discussion: “traditional (national) values versus universal human rights norms – How can human rights defenders react?”

The South Caucasus Network of Human Rights Defenders was founded in 2009 and unites NGOs from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. The Human Rights House Foundation has from the start been an international associated member invited to take part in the selection of member organizations and the development of the Network.

On Human Rights Day, 10 December, Human Rights House Network participates in launching the European campaign “Stand 4 Human Rights” with a short film called “What should the EU do for Human Rights?”.

Members of the Human Rights House Network (HRHN) express their concern to learn that the European Union is aiming at further reducing the ordinary budget of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The NGOs call upon the European Union to support the work of the Office, by increasing its ordinary budget as a way to strengthen the impact of its work and cooperation by all States.

Members of the Human Rights House Network (HRHN) express their concern to learn that the European Union is aiming at further reducing the ordinary budget of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The NGOs call upon the European Union to support the work of the Office, by increasing its ordinary budget as a way to strengthen the impact of its work and cooperation by all States.

International and Azerbaijani NGOs express in a joint call to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe their dismay of the Assembly’s findings in regard to the Presidential election in Azerbaijan.

Members and partners of the Human Rights House Network (HRHN) and the South Caucasus Network of Human Rights Defenders condemn the continued harassment of the Azerbaijani Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Centre in the aftermath of the Presidential elections of 9 October 2013.

In Azerbaijan, there is a new old president. According to the official results of the elections held in the country last weeek, Ilham Aliyev has received almost 85% of the votes and was re-elected for the third term. If we take into account the two presidential terms of his father, Heydar Aliyev, then the whole Aliyev era in the independent Azerbaijan lasts for twenty years now.

-The observations on the pre-election period and the election day reported by Organisation for Cooperation and Security in Europe (OSCE) are also reflected in the reports by independent national observers in Azerbaijan, says Maria Dahle, executive director of Human Rights House Foundation.