Human rights breaches in Crimea, Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan

Human rights breaches in Crimea, Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan   Press Releases   Plenary session   DROI   1 hour ago     MEPs condemn the illegal occupation of Crimea and denounce severe human rights violations   Grave concern over the Kyrgyzstan government’s attacks on freedom of expression and intimidation of political opposition   Azerbaijan authorities must stop the repression against media and civil society representatives, including Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu   On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions related to the respect for human rights in Crimea, Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan. Deteriorating human rights situation in occupied Crimea on the 11th year of the occupation by Russia The European Parliament condemns the illegal occupation of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol by Russia, in the 11th year of the illegal annexation. MEPs say Crimeans experience significant human rights violations, with Crimean Tatars, ethnic Ukrainians and other ethnic minorities particularly targeted. Parliament points to political prisoners Iryna Danylovych, Tofik Abdulhaziiev, and Amet Suleymanov as examples of the persecution of journalists, civil society activists, and human rights defenders by the Russian occupiers and demands their immediate and unconditional release. MEPs also call on the international community to continue its policy of non-recognition of the illegal annexation of Crimea and for the strengthening of sanctions against individuals and legal...