The situation with Human Rights in Azerbaijan and Turkey in the context  of “Turkic Model” of democracy was the main subject of the conference on “Human Rights in Azerbaijan and Turkey: Evaluating Prospects of “Turkish Model” in the East”, held by the Center for National and International Studies (CNIS) with the financial support of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), at the Caspian Plaza on April 20, 2012. The conference brought together prominent human rights activists, lawyers and defenders, political parties, NGOs, journalists and international organizations. The event...


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Baku, June 2, 2012. On June 2, 2012 Center for National and International Studies held  a conference on “Modernization of Azerbaijan and Turkey in the context of global processes "in Sheki. Leila Aliyeva, President of CNIS, in her opening speech stressed, that “we conducted our first conference in the framework of this project in Sheki as well. Today, the democratization and modernization processes are topic of special interest. For example, before the Arab spring there was an opinion, that modernization is more typical for East, especially for Arab countries, then democratization. However,...


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Johannesburg. 4 June 2012: Global civil society network CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation and Azerbaijan CSO the Center for National and International Studies (CNIS) are deeply concerned about the safety of Azeri civil society activists who raised awareness of human rights violations during the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, held last month in Baku, Azerbaijan. Civil society in Azerbaijan was highly vocal ahead of the contest, demanding the release of political prisoners and the removal of restrictions on freedoms of speech and assembly under the banner of the Sing for Democracy...


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CIVICUS, Feb 28, 2012 Dr Leila Alieva, President of the Center for National and International Studies (CNIS) in Baku, Azerbaijan, spoke to CIVICUS recently about the deteriorating civil society environment in her country and what international civil society can do to assist colleagues in Azerbaijan. Dr Alieva has published extensively on issues of security, conflict and politics in Central Asia, and has long years of experience as a civil society activist. The environment for civil society in Azerbaijan has progressively deteriorated over the past few months. Can you tell us a little about the course...


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Human Rights House Foundation made a statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council on the human rights situations in Azerbaijan, Belarus and Russia, on 13 March 2012. Worrying human rights situation in Azerbaijan One year ago, the Azerbaijan Human Rights House was asked to cease all activities until an agreement with the authorities was adopted. Despite regular communication with the Azerbaijani authorities, the Azerbaijan Human Rights House remains closed. The Azerbaijan Human Rights House was registered as an international branch of the Human Rights House Foundation in 2007....


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