The European Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the arbitrary arrests and sentences handed down to Azerbaijani scholars Bahruz Samadov and Igbal Abilov. The resolution expresses concern over the growing number of political prisoners in Azerbaijan, which, according to the European Parliament, has reached 400.
ECtHR considers over 2,000 complaints from Azerbaijan
As of early May, 2,100 applications from Azerbaijan are awaiting consideration at the European Court of Human Rights. This is 2.7% of all complaints filed for investigation. At the end of 2022, 2,150 applications from Azerbaijan were waiting in line for consideration by the ECtHR. Over the past four months, the ECtHR has announced judgments in 140 cases.
In total, the ECtHR will consider 76,700 applications, at the end of last year there were 74,650. Most of the complaints come from Turkey (23,250), followed by Russia (15,700) and Ukraine (9,950).
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