Carl Schreck
Thursday, December 17, 2015 - 06:20
A U.S. lawmaker has introduced legislation that would deny U.S. visas to senior Azerbaijani officials due to what he calls Baku's "appalling human rights violations."
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 - 05:55
A British human rights activist says Azerbaijani authorities on June 9 prevented her from entering the country and marooned her at the airport, adding to evidence that Baku is systematically barring critics from appearing at the upcoming European Games.
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 - 05:36
A prominent Uzbek rights activist says she was detained by police and subjected to violence and sexual humiliation after she gathered evidence of forced labor in the Central Asian nation’s cotton sector.
Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 07:47
A senior U.S. official says civil liberties in Azerbaijan have steadily worsened over the past five years and continue to deteriorate.
Friday, May 2, 2014 - 12:44
“I feel strongly that as we work closely with Azerbaijan on energy issues, we must also engage them just as forcefully on the declining human rights situation as part of our overall concern for energy security in the region,” U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, a Maryland Democrat, said in a statement to RFE/RL.
Thursday, March 27, 2014 - 08:45
On March 24, U.S. Senator Dan Coats, a Republican from the state of Indiana, introduced an amendment to the Ukrainian aid bill that would levy sanctions on Rosoboronexport.