[governance] Economist on abuses committed by Azerbaijan along way to hosting Eurovision Song Contest

[Robert Guerra]

Thought i'd share the following tweet just posted online by the Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, Ken Roth on Azerbaijan.


https://twitter.com/#!/KenRoth/statuses/175988951767724032
Economist on abuses committed by #Azerbaijan along way to hosting #Eurovision Song Contest. References @HRW report. http://econ.st/yaxkOS


http://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2012/03/eurovision-song-contest

The Eurovision Song Contest
Can Engelbert Humperdinck free Azerbaijan?
Mar 2nd 2012, 16:46 by G.E. | TBILISI


ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, the 75-year old chosen by the BBC to represent Britain at the Eurovision song contest, is more famous for such hits as “After the Lovin’” than for political campaigning. But some activists hope that when he showcases his crooning in Baku in Azerbaijan on May 26th, the event will be made memorable for another reason. With some 120m people expected to tune in, they want to highlight the country’s deteriorating human-rights record.

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