Human Rights Crisis in Azerbaijan in the shadows of COP29

As Azerbaijan prepares to host COP29, the UN’s 29th Annual Climate Change Conference, the country faces growing scrutiny from the international community regarding its human rights record.

The NHC sat down with Samed Rahimli, a prominent Azerbaijani human rights lawyer, to reflect on the growing repression and systematic stifling of civil society in the country – against the backdrop of a public facing event framing Azerbaijan as host country committed to facilitating cooperation and collective action to address the environmental, social, and economic challenges posed by climate change.

For further reading, click here.