"Azerbaijan: UN Working Group visit must focus on situation of human rights defenders", 19 Aug 2014

A group of United Nations experts on business and human rights should raise serious concerns about the repression of civil society when they visit Azerbaijan this week, the International Service for Human Rights said today. The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights is conducting a visit to Azerbaijan from 18 to 27 August to examine implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The visit comes as Azerbaijan intensifies a year-long crackdown on human rights defenders and non-governmental organisations, including those working on issues of corporate transparency and accountability...