[governance] On the eve of IGF Azerbaijani parliament proposes to toughen legislation surrounding freedom of assembly

[Chaitanya Dhareshwar]

Hope they're not trying to cause trouble for the IGF. Fingers crossed all
goes well.

-C

On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 11:30 PM, Narine Khachatryan <
ms.narine.khachatryan at gmail.com> wrote:

>  *On the eve of IGF Azerbaijani parliament proposes to toughen
> legislation surrounding freedom of assembly *
>
> On Tuesday, October 23 Azerbaijani parliamentarians suggested to toughen
> the legislation surrounding freedom of assembly in the country, Caucasus
> Elections Watch wrote. (
> http://electionswatch.org/2012/10/30/ahead-of-presidential-elections-in-2013-azerbaijani-government-proposes-to-toughen-legislation-on-public-protests/
> ). During a joint  session held by parliamentary committees for “Legal
> Policy and State building”, and “Human Rights” parliamentarians expressed
> their concerns that so-called “unauthorised actions”, which have been on
> the rise in recent years in Azerbaijan,  have had a negative impact on
> Azerbaijan’s international image. This trend, the  lawmakers say, is
> likely  a result of the fact that the penalties are not a big enough
> deterrent for protesters.The lawmakers suggested to increase the fines
> for participating in unsanctioned mobilizations up  to 5000 and 8000
> manat  (up to 7-9 thousand USD).  The proposed amendments to be sent to
> parliament for further deliberation.
>
> Opposition argues these amendments do not comply with country’s
> obligations before Council of Europe and OSCE,  contradict the European
> Convention on Human Rights and Freedoms, the OSCE Copenhagen Document, the
> Council of Europe’s basic principles on freedom of expression and freedom
> of association.  Read more…
>
>
> http://electionswatch.org/2012/10/30/ahead-of-presidential-elections-in-2013-azerbaijani-government-proposes-to-toughen-legislation-on-public-protests/#more-961
>
> Narine Khachatryan
>
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