Introduction 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 72/189, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to report to it at its seventythird session. The report provides information on progress made in the implementation of the resolution and draws on observations made by the United Nations …

Ankara,Turkey,Aug 16 The PKK terror group’s Syrian affiliate the People’s Protection Units (YPG) is recruiting children from displacement camps in the country’s northeast in violation of international law, Human Rights Watch said Friday. According to Daily Sabah news agency, Thousands of people live in camps scattered across parts of Syria …

Ankara,Turkey,June 21 Turkey has the largest refugee population in the world, according to a two-year study conducted by the Turkish Parliament’s Refugee Subcommittee that operates under the Human Rights Committee. According to report of HDN , Turkey currently hosts approximately 4.3 million refugees. Of the millions taking refuge in Turkey, 3.4 million reside in the country …

Southern Azerbaijan National Liberation Front (GAMAC) has released a Statement  in three languages: Turkish, English and Farsi for supporting Turkish Olive Branch Operations in Afrin-Syria. The statement also referred to the PKK’s terrorist policies and actions of Democratic Party of Kurdistan in West Azerbaijan and the alignment of the policies of the Iranian …

Baku, North Azerbaijan, Dec. 16 Policy pursued by Armenia aimed at resettling Syrian refugees of Armenian origin on the occupied territories of Azerbaijan is a grave breach of the international humanitarian law, reads a statement by the Delegation of Azerbaijan at the United Nations High Commissioner’s Dialogue on Protection Challenges. …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Dec 3  A tenth session of the forum, based on minority issues was organized by  the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland on the first of Dec 2017. In this meeting two of AHRAZ members represent South Azerbaijan and gave a speech about South Azerbaijan …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Nov 28 Not only the European Union is trying to release the well-known South Azerbaijani medical practitioner Ahmad Reza Jalali. Also, Nobel Prize winners, including Elfriede Jelinek, are involved in the case. According to Gunaz Tv (the official media of South Azerbaijan), the European Union has been involved in the case …

Domestic unrest: Iran’s worst nightmare-By: Keyvan Salami The threats posed by Iran in the Middle East through its support for terrorism, extremism and Islamic fundamentalism are undeniable. Its continued backing of various militias has established for Tehran a so-called Shiite crescent across the region. Growing domestic unrest, especially after the …

Thirty-four Iranian and international NGOs, including the Association for the Human Rights of the Azerbaijani people in Iran (AHRAZ), have sent a joint letter to UN General Assembly member states urging them to support Resolution A/C.3/72/L.41, on human rights in Iran, which will be voted on next week before the …

Azerbaijanis remain skeptical of Rouhani’s Tabriz visit- By:Farzin Farzad Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was in the city of Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, on May 20 to garner support for the nuclear negotiations, as a predominantly ethnic Azerbaijani crowd of 40,000 gathered in Takhti Stadium to watch Rouhani speak of national unity and express his …