CALL ON GOVERNMENTS TO BOYCOTT EUROPEAN GAMES IN BAKU
14:58 | April 14,2015 | Politics
45 international human rights organizations, politicians, experts call
on the heads of the states and the international community to boycott
the European Games in Baku and impose sanctions on the Azerbaijani
officials, informs Contact.az.
The published text reads as follows: “Taking into consideration the
alarming human rights situation in Azerbaijan, the Western governments
must impose a visa ban for those Azerbaijani officials, who are
responsible for violations of human rights.”
According to the statement, it is necessary to stop economic
cooperation with Azerbaijani state institutions. Leaders of the
states, which are going to participate in the European Games in Baku,
are called on to boycott the Games and to organize parliamentary
hearings on the situation in Azerbaijan.
The importance to boycott the European Games is discussed in detail in
the document, in particular, the fact of numerous political prisoners
is highlighted in the document.