TREND Information, Azerbaijan
May 5 2006

EC Human Rights Commissioner to receive full information on refugees
and forced migrants of Azerbaijan – Azeri Ombudsman

Source: “Trend”
Author: S.Agayeva

05.05.2006

CE Human Rights Commissioner will be informed on problems of human
rights protection for refugees and forced migrants of Azerbaijan that
were expelled from

their homeland by Armenians, reportedly said Azeri Ombudsman Elmira
Suleymanova, commenting on new CE Human Rights Commissioner Thomas
Hammerberg’s visit to Azerbaijan.

She said it was Hammerberg’s first visit to Azerbaijan as CE
Commissioner. “It is another chance for us to provide CE Commissioner
additional information on Nagorny Karabakh conflict, its
consequences, over one million of refugees and forced migrants,
losses Azerbaijan suffered in this respect”, – Suleymanova said. She
also expressed her hope for usability of such information for
Commissioner.

Mr Hammerberg arrived in Baku to participate in IV Baku international
conference of Azeri and Russian Ombudsmen. During his visit in Baku,
CE Commissioner is meeting with chairman of Milli Medjlis, Foreign
Minister, Ombudsman, etc.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress