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The right to be a human rights defender has been reinforced by the resolution adopted by consensus at the Human Rights Council. The resolution focuses on legislation affecting, restricting and criminalising the work and activities of human rights defenders.

On 10 March 2011, the Azerbaijan Human Rights House was ordered to cease its activities by the authorities of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Since, Azerbaijani authorities have delayed to make an agreement and hence maintain the Azerbaijan Human Rights House closed.

Once again, Sunday 10 March in Baku, peaceful protestors were met with police violence. Last Sunday, families and relatives of soldiers killed at the army in non-conflict situations were violently dispersed and more than 50 people were detained. Earlier this year, on Saturday 26 January 2013, 47 people were arrested for peacefully protesting in Baku.

In its intervention on 5 March 2013 at the Human Rights Council, the Human Rights House Foundation called upon Azerbaijan to stop harassing human rights defenders, including Intigam Aliyev who was awarded with the Homo Homini Award on 4 March 2013.

Intigam Aliyev, human rights lawyer from Azerbaijan, is receiving the Award for his personal courage and exceptional committment to defending persecuted individuals.

Members and partners of the Human Rights House Network and the South Caucasus Network of Human Rights Defenders condemn further restrictions to the right to freedom of association in Azerbaijan, especially affecting the work and activities of human rights defenders, and call for the end of harassment of human rights organisations.

People in Need will present its annual Homo Homini human rights award for 2012 to Intigam Aliyev, human rights lawyer from Azerbaijan, for his personal courage and exceptional commitment to defending persecuted individuals.

Priorities of the Human Rights House Network at this session: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Russia, and human rights defenders and peaceful protests.

Hundreds of people peacefully protested in the streets of Baku on Saturday 26 January 2013 and 47 were arrested, including prominent human rights defenders and journalists.