Khalid Agaliev. Photo: RFE/RL

29 June 2016, 11:40

Forum of Azerbaijani civil society calls on authorities to ensure conditions for NGOs

The activities of independent institutions of Azerbaijan are paralyzed. This was stated by participants of the forum, organized by the Civil Society Platform. They put forward the recommendations to address the problems of non-governmental organizations and the creation of normal conditions for their activities.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that the creation of the public association "Civil Society Platform" (CSP) was announced on February 10. Its founders announced the lack of political objectives of the association.

According to Azer Mekhtiev, Chairman of the Centre for Economic Initiatives, in recent years, Azerbaijan has carried out administrative interference in the activities of NGOs, tightened responsibility for their actions, and brought the reactionary amendments to the laws.

Khalid Agaliev, a member of the "Civil Society Platform", has noted that NGOs actually do not have access to grants.

In particular, tax sanctions were imposed on the "Resource Centre for Democracy and Human Rights", the Association of Lawyers of Azerbaijan, the Media Rights Institute, the Centre for Election Monitoring and Democracy Training, and the Centre for Democratic Journalism.

The authorities reject criticism. So, Alimamed Nuriev, a member of the Council for State Support of NGOs, believes that many problems of NGOs in Azerbaijan have been already solved.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.

Author: Faik Medzhid Source: CK correspondent

All news
НАСТОЯЩИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ (ИНФОРМАЦИЯ) ПРОИЗВЕДЕН И РАСПРОСТРАНЕН ИНОСТРАННЫМ АГЕНТОМ ООО “МЕМО”, ЛИБО КАСАЕТСЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ИНОСТРАННОГО АГЕНТА ООО “МЕМО”.

November 14, 2024 22:40

  • Kuban resident fined for pacifist post on Telegram

    The court has fined Anton Timoshenko, a resident of the Pavlovsky District of Kuban (the Krasnodar Territory), for a pacifist video placed by him in a Telegram channel criticizing the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine.

November 14, 2024 19:39

November 13, 2024 23:56

November 13, 2024 23:16

  • Kabardino-Balkarian resident fined for discrediting Russian Army

    The Prokhladnensky District Court has found the allegations that local resident Viktor Marchuk had spoken in a negative way about the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine proven. The man has been fined 30,000 roubles under the article on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.

November 13, 2024 22:25

  • Court in Georgievsk holds hearing on Makhachkala riots

    A court hearing was held in Georgievsk on the case of five residents of Dagestan, whom investigators treat as participants in the riots that broke out at the Makhachkala Airport. At the request of the advocate of one of the defendants, the judge removed a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent from the courtroom.

News archive