Human Rights
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 07:28
Companies, government officials, all sorts of stakeholders meet together to talk about energy and the importance of energy coming from Azerbaijan, the importance of the southern corridor, and the incredible role that Azerbaijan is playing and will continue to play in European energy security as well as world energy security.
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 06:45
"Today, I met with a group of Azerbaijani contacts to thank them for their contributions to the recently released U.S. State Department 2012 Human Rights Report on Azerbaijan, to discuss the report and to hear their opinion on the current situation of human rights in Azerbaijan."
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 00:00
El organismo senala que el exfuncionario fue objeto de tortura por parte de elementos de Seguridad del Cefereso 1, en "represalia por haber pertenecido a un organismo defensor de los derechos humanos"
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 00:00
Que Santos sea mas uribista que Uribe en estos temas merece una explicacion.
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 00:00
As the conflict has become more violent, the Colombian government has moved from conciliatory statements to painting the demonstrations as illegal and as being infiltrated by Marxist guerrillas
Monday, July 22, 2013 - 12:33
Since the early 20th century the Nagorno Karabakh region and its people have been subject to the territorial squabbling and political gamesmanship of a number of foreign powers. In spite of this fact, the proud people of the Nagorno Karabakh have steadfastly asserted their desire for political autonomy, overwhelmingly approving a popular referendum declaring independence from Azerbaijan in 1991 and thereby affirming a distinct national identity driven by deep ethnic, cultural, and religious bonds.
Monday, July 22, 2013 - 12:07
In this year, which marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of another anti-Armenian atrocity--the Sumgait pogroms--we pay homage to the Armenian people and particularly the people of Nagorno Karabakh, who bravely struggle to maintain their right to self-determination.
Monday, July 22, 2013 - 12:04
This ungodly massacre in 1988 resulted in the murder of scores of Armenians. ... It was from the ashes of these terrible fires that arose the Nagorno Karabakh democracy movement that has, after many terrible years of Azerbaijani war, blockades, and aggression, resulted in hard-won freedom and democracy for the proud citizens of this ancient Christian land.
Monday, July 22, 2013 - 11:53
Since declaring its independence from the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan has been a reliable friend and valuable ally of the United States in a turbulent region. In this true spirit of friendship, it seems appropriate for Congress to commemorate the victims of the Khojaly tragedy as Azerbaijani people mark the 21st anniversary of this event.
Monday, July 22, 2013 - 11:18
The extent of the cruelty of this massacre against women, children and the elderly was unfathomable. This anniversary reminds us of the need to redouble efforts to help resolve the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict. The United States as a Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group should intensify its efforts to reach a resolution of this protracted conflict.