FIDH published recently three notes on the human rights situation in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan (see links below) and stressed out the need of quick and effective reactions of the authorities in order to improve the human rights situation in those countries.
Despite the diversity of the situations in the region and the various intensity of violations, FIDH is preoccupied by worrying trends within the three countries and particularly by:
– the persistence of torture, ill-treatments and excessive use of force by public authorities ;
– the culture of impunity including for many serious human rights violations and which is a main hurdle to the promotion and protection of human rights ;
– the repression of human rights defenders, journalists, political opponents, and the obstacles to the right to freedom of assembly and to the freedom of the media.
Furthermore, FIDH regrets that NGOs have not been sufficiently associated by the European Commission to the preparation of the Action Plans and hopes that their views will be taken into account in the framework of the follow-up of the Action Plan. NGOs should be systematically consulted in the process of preparation of the Commission’s regular report on the Action Plans’ implementation.
See FIDH notes on the situation of human rights:
– in Georgia
– in Azerbaijan
– in Armenia